Scouring products

Abstract

A hand-held scouring product is disclosed. The hand-held scouring product is hand-sized in three dimensions and, throughout. The hand-held scouring product consists essentially of abrasive material comprising non-woven, autogenously-bonded fibres.

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       17 . A hand-held scouring product that is hand-sized in three dimensions and, throughout, consists essentially of abrasive material comprising non-woven, autogenously-bonded fibers. 
   
   
       18 . The product as claimed in  claim 17 , in which the size of the product is substantially the same in the three dimensions. 
   
   
       19 . The product as claimed in claim  1 , in which the size of the product is at least 5.0 cm in the three dimensions. 
   
   
       20 . The product as claimed in claim  1 , in which the size of the product is in the range of from 5.0 to 12.0 cm in the three dimensions. 
   
   
       21 . The product as claimed in claim  1 , in which the abrasive material comprises polymeric fibers or natural fibers. 
   
   
       22 . The product as claimed in claim  1 , in which the abrasive material comprises polymeric fibers having a titre of at least 20 dtex. 
   
   
       23 . The product as claimed in claim  1 , in which the abrasive material is a lofty material having a density no greater than about 60 kg/m 3 . 
   
   
       24 . The product as claimed in claim  1 , comprising substantially the same abrasive material throughout. 
   
   
       25 . The product as claimed in claim  1 , including abrasive particles bonded to the fibers. 
   
   
       26 . The product as claimed in claim  1 , which is substantially cube-shaped. 
   
   
       27 . The product as claimed in claim  1 , the product being formed from a single web of non-woven material. 
   
   
       28 . The product as claimed in claim  1 , the product being formed from a plurality of adjacent layers of abrasive material that are attached to one another. 
   
   
       29 . The product as claimed in  claim 28 , in which some, at least, of the layers are separable from the others. 
   
   
       30 . The product as claimed in  claim 29 , the product being formed from a length of non-woven material that is Z-folded to form a cube-shaped stack. 
   
   
       31 . The product as claimed in claim  1 , which is substantially spherical, ellipsoidal or cylindrical in shape.