Cleaner holder and cleaning tool

Abstract

A cleaning element holder of a cleaning tool includes a handle to be held by user's hand, and a pair of holding parts which extend from the handle in a longitudinal direction of the cleaning element holder. Each of the holding parts has deflection displacement characteristics around a connection between the handle and the holding part, at least in a first direction transverse to an extending direction of the holding parts and a second direction transverse to the first direction. When a load of 2.5 N is applied in the first direction to an end, the holding part deflects 15 to 80 degrees in the first direction, and when a load of 2.5 N is applied in the second direction to the end, the holding part deflects 25 to 55 degrees in the second direction.

1 . An elongate cleaning element holder for holding a cleaning element to be used for cleaning an object to be cleaned comprising:
 a grip part to be held by user's hand, and a holding part which extends from the grip part in a longitudinal direction of the cleaning element holder and holds the cleaning element, wherein:   the holding part has deflection displacement characteristics at least in a first direction transverse to an extending direction of the holding part and a second direction transverse to the first direction, and when a load of 2.5 N is applied in the first direction to an end of the holding part in the extending direction, the holding part deflects 15 to 80 degrees in the first direction, and when a load of 2.5 N is applied in the second direction to the end of the holding part, the holding part deflects 25 to 55 degrees in the second direction.   
     
     
         2 . The cleaning element holder as defined in  claim 1 , wherein, when a load of  0 . 5  N is applied to the end in the first direction, the holding part deflects 6 to 50 degrees in the first direction, and when a load of 0.5 N is applied to the end in the second direction, the holding part deflects 8 to 35 degrees in the second direction. 
     
     
         3 . The cleaning element holder as defined in  claim 1 , wherein, when a load of 4.7 N is applied to the end in the first direction, the holding part deflects 35 to 85 degrees in the first direction, and when a load of 4.7 N is applied to the end in the second direction, the holding part deflects 45 to 83 degrees in the second direction. 
     
     
         4 . The cleaning element holder as defined in  claim 1 , wherein an extent of the holding part along the first direction decreases toward the end from a connection. 
     
     
         5 . The cleaning element holder as defined in  claim 1 , wherein an extent of the holding part along the first direction is constant in the extending direction of the holding part. 
     
     
         6 . The cleaning element holder as defined in  claim 4 , wherein one side of the holding part along the first direction is recessed in the first direction. 
     
     
         7 . The cleaning element holder as defined in  claim 1 , wherein a plurality of the holding parts are provided, and the holding parts are disposed side by side in the second direction and extend from the grip part in the longitudinal direction of the cleaning element holder, and an insert space for the object to be cleaned is provided between the holding parts disposed side by side. 
     
     
         8 . The cleaning element holder as defined in  claim 7 , wherein a distance between the holding parts disposed side by side is constant in the extending direction of the holding element and an extent of each of the holding parts along the second direction increases toward the end from the connection between the holding part and the grip part. 
     
     
         9 . The cleaning element holder as defined in  claim 7 , wherein, when a load of 2.5 N is applied to the end, the holding part deflects such that an amount of displacement in the second direction is smaller than an amount of displacement in the first direction. 
     
     
         10 . An elongate cleaning element holder for holding a cleaning element to be used for cleaning an object to be cleaned, comprising:
 a grip part to be held by user's hand, and a plurality of holding parts which are disposed side by side in a second direction and extend from the grip part in the longitudinal direction of the cleaning element holder and hold the cleaning element, wherein:   each of the holding parts has deflection displacement characteristics at least in the second direction and a first direction transverse to the second direction.   
     
     
         11 . A cleaning tool, having a cleaning element to be used for cleaning an object to be cleaned, and an elongate cleaning element holder for holding the cleaning element, wherein:
 the cleaning element includes a fiber assembly formed by a plurality of fibers extending in a direction transverse to a longitudinal direction of the cleaning element, a nonwoven fabric laminate formed by a plurality of nonwoven fabric sheets, a bonded part for bonding the fiber assembly and the nonwoven fabric laminate which are overlaid one on the other, and an insert region, and   the cleaning element holder comprises the cleaning element holder as defined in  claim 1 .