Article for household or industrial cleaning made of a fabric of the knitted type

Abstract

The present invention relates to an article for household or industrial cleaning comprising one or more flexible elements intended for contacting a surface to be cleaned manufactured as a fabric of the knitted type. The fabric may be both weft knit and warp knit and is made into strips that are assembled for forming the desired cleaning articles.

1 . Article for household or industrial cleaning comprising one or more flexible elements intended for contacting a surface to be cleaned, characterized in that said flexible elements comprise a fabric of the knitted type. 
     
     
         2 . Article for cleaning according to  claim 1 , characterized in that said flexible elements comprise a fabric of the warp knitted type. 
     
     
         3 . Article for cleaning according to  claim 1 , characterized in that said flexible elements comprise a fabric of the weft knitted type. 
     
     
         4 . Article for cleaning according to  claim 1 , characterized in that said fabric is manufactured with knitting looms of the Raschel type, circular machines or circular machines for sliver knitting. 
     
     
         5 . Article for cleaning according to  claim 1 , characterized in that said fabric is manufactured in strips. 
     
     
         6 . Article for cleaning according to  claim 1 , characterized in that said article is selected from the group consisting of:
 Mops   Fringes   Dry fringes   Plates   Brooms   Large brushes   
     
     
         7 . Article for cleaning according to  claim 6 , characterized in that said plates consist of a flat textile support comprising one or more threads of a plastic material. 
     
     
         8 . Article for cleaning according to  claim 7 , characterized in that said thermo-setting plastic material is polypropylene. 
     
     
         9 . Article for cleaning according to  claim 7 , characterized in that the knitted fabric strips are applied to said flat textile support by a tufting method. 
     
     
         10 . Article for cleaning according to  claim 1 , characterized in that said fabric consists of at least one material selected from the group consisting of:
 Yarns of natural fibres, preferably organic CO/CO, KL, LI, HA, JU, RA, SI, AB, CC, Bamboo, Wooden fibre, Fibre obtained from soy, Corn fibre.   Yarns of animal fibres, preferably WO Wv WL WG WU WK WN WA WM WS WY HR HS HZ SE ST.   Yarns of chemical fibres obtained from natural polymers, preferably CV, CMD, CLY, CUP, CA, CTA, PES, PE, PP, PVAL.   Yarns of chemical fibres obtained from synthetic polymers, preferably EL, ED, PTFE, PAN, MAC, PA, AR, CLF, PES, PE, PP, PVAL.   Yarns obtained from inorganic substances, preferably GF, CF, MTF.   Antibacterial and/or bactericide yarns.