Duster system for damp and dry dusting

Abstract

A duster pad comprising at least one layer comprising hydrophilic non-woven fibers capable of contacting a surface to be cleaned and at least one non-woven layer capable of being attached to a handle wherein the at least one layer comprises at least one free end.

1 . A duster pad comprising:
 a) at least one layer comprising hydrophilic non-woven fibers capable of contacting a surface to be cleaned;   b) at least one non-woven layer capable of being attached to a handle wherein the at least one layer comprises at least one free end.   
   
   
       2 . The disposable substrate in  claim 1  wherein the duster pad has a wet kinetic coefficient of friction on glass using de-ionized water is at least about 0.75. 
   
   
       3 . The disposable substrate in  claim 1 , wherein the at least one layer comprises at least about 20% hydrophilic fibers. 
   
   
       4 . The duster pad of  claim 1  further comprising at least one fiber bundle layer. 
   
   
       5 . The duster pad of  claim 1  further comprising at least one absorbent core 
   
   
       6 . The duster pad of  claim 4  further comprising at least one absorbent core. 
   
   
       7 . The duster pad of  claim 1  wherein the at least one layer comprising hydrophilic non-woven fibers comprises a plurality of strips. 
   
   
       8 . The duster pad of  claim 1  further comprising a second non-woven layer. 
   
   
       9 . The duster pad of  claim 1  wherein the at least one layer comprising hydrophilic non-woven fibers is bonded using a single seal, said single seal being continuous or discontinuous along the length of the substrate. 
   
   
       10 . The duster pad of  claim 9  wherein the at least one layer comprising hydrophilic non-woven fibers is further bonded using one or more sets of staggered continuous or discontinuous double seals. 
   
   
       11 . The duster pad of  claim 1  wherein the at least one layer comprising hydrophilic non-woven fibers comprises a laminate. 
   
   
       12 . The duster pad of  claim 1  wherein the at least one layer comprising hydrophilic non-woven fibers comprises a bi-laminate. 
   
   
       13 . The duster pad of  claim 1  comprising a ratio of fluffed thickness to flat thickness from about 3 to 1 to about 100 to 1. 
   
   
       14 . The duster pad of  claim 14  comprising a ratio of fluffed thickness to flat thickness from about 2 to 1 to about 50 to 1. 
   
   
       15 . The duster pad of  claim 11  further comprising one or more stiffening layers. 
   
   
       16 . The duster pad of  claim 7 , wherein the plurality of strips form at least one loop. 
   
   
       17 . The duster pad of  claim 1 , further comprising at least one scrubbing zone. 
   
   
       18 . The duster pad of  claim 1  comprising from 2 to 20 hydrophilic non-woven layers. 
   
   
       19 . The duster pad of  claim 1  comprising from 3 to 15 hydrophilic non-woven layers. 
   
   
       20 . The duster pad of  claim 1  wherein the basis weight of at least one layer comprising hydrophilic non-woven fibers is from about 10 g/m 2  to about 125 g/m 2 . 
   
   
       21 . The duster pad of  claim 1  wherein the at least one layer comprising hydrophilic non-woven fibers has an absorbency of from about 2 g/m 2  to about 10 g/m 2 . 
   
   
       22 . The duster pad of  claim 1  wherein the at least one layer comprising hydrophilic non-woven fibers has an absorbency of from about 2 g/m 2  to about 7 g/m 2 . 
   
   
       23 . The duster pad of  claim 5  wherein the basis weight of the at least one absorbent core is from about 75 g/m 2  to about 300 g/m 2 . 
   
   
       24 . The duster pad of  claim 5  wherein the at least one absorbent core has an absorbency of from about 7 grams per gram non-woven to about 20 gram per gram non-woven. 
   
   
       25 . The duster pad of  claim 1 , further comprising a handle. 
   
   
       26 . A kit comprising the duster pad of  claim 1  and a cleaning solution. 
   
   
       27 . The kit of  claim 26  wherein the cleaning solution has a solids content of at most about 1% by weight of the cleaning solution. 
   
   
       28 . The kit of  claim 27  wherein the cleaning solution has a solids content of at most about 0.5% by weight of the cleaning solution. 
   
   
       29 . The kit of  claim 26 , wherein the cleaning solution further comprises a non-ionic surfactant. 
   
   
       30 . The kit of  claim 29  wherein the non-ionic surfactant comprises alkyl polyglycosides, polyamphoterics and polyzwitterionics and mixtures thereof. 
   
   
       31 . The kit of  claim 26 , wherein the cleaning solution further comprises a hydrophilic polymer. 
   
   
       32 . The kit of  claim 31  wherein the hydrophilic polymer comprises acrylate and methacrylate polymers and copolymers, polystyrene sulfonate polymers, polyamphoterics, polyzwitterionics, and mixtures thereof. 
   
   
       33 . The kit of  claim 32  wherein the hydrophilic polymer comprises: 
     
       
         
         
             
             
         
       
     
     wherein x has a mean value of 0 to 50 mol %, y has a mean value of 10 to 95 mol %, and z has a mean value of 3 to 80 mol %. 
   
   
       34 . The kit of  claim 26  wherein the cleaning solution is dispensed at most about 0.9 g per second. 
   
   
       35 . The kit of  claim 26  wherein the cleaning solution is dispensed from about 0.15 to about 1.0 mls per actuation. 
   
   
       36 . The kit of  claim 26  wherein the duster pad is pre-moistened. 
   
   
       37 . The kit of  claim 36  wherein the duster pad has a load factor of from about 1.5 to about 7. 
   
   
       38 . The kit of  claim 37  wherein the duster pad has a load factor of from about 2.0 to about 6.0. 
   
   
       39 . The kit of  claim 26 , further comprising a handle. 
   
   
       40 . A duster comprising
 a) a handle;   b) an adapter operatively attached to the handle;   c) the duster pad of  claim 1 , operatively attached to the adapter.   
   
   
       41 . A duster comprising
 a) a handle;   b) optionally an adapter operatively attached to the handle;   wherein at least one of the handle and the optional adapter further comprises at least one gripper capable of attaching the duster pad of  claim 1 .   
   
   
       42 . A duster pad comprising:
 a) at least one layer of fiber bundles;   b) at least one layer of absorbent core;   wherein said duster pad is capable of being attached to a handle.   
   
   
       43 . The duster pad of  claim 42 , further comprising at least one layer comprising hydrophilic non-woven fibers capable of contacting a surface to be cleaned. 
   
   
       44 . A duster comprising:
 a) optionally a handle, said handle optionally comprising a swivel joint;   b) a first duster pad comprising a first cleaning surface, said first duster pad comprising at least one layer comprising hydrophilic non-woven fibers;   c) a second duster pad comprising a second cleaning surface, said second duster functionally attached to the first duster pad and/or the handle;
 wherein said first cleaning surface and said second cleaning surface are capable of being engaged without change to the handle, the first duster pad, or the second duster pad. 
   
   
   
       45 . A duster pad for two sided use comprising:
 a) at least one layer comprising hydrophilic non-woven fibers located on a first side of the cleaning substrate;   b) at least one layer of fiber bundles located on a second side opposite the first side;   c) optionally, at least one non-woven layer between the at least one layer comprising hydrophilic non-woven fibers and the at least one layer of fiber bundles;   d) optionally, a handle, said handle optionally comprising a swivel joint.