Cleaning tool

Abstract

Disclosed is a cleaning cloth that is constructed from a single yarn but has multiple cleaning functions. The cleaning cloth comprises base material, a looped pile formed of a yarn extending from the base material a first distance at a working surface, and a cut pile formed of the yarn extending from the base material a second distance at the working surface. The first distance is greater than the second distance by at least 0.5 mm. The longer looped pile is able to perform a sweeping action, while the shorter cut pile is a more dense arrangement of the fiber to capture and retain fine dust and debris. The disclosed cleaning cloth is therefore highly suitable for cleaning highly textured surface, such as tile floors.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A cleaning cloth comprising:
 base material;   a looped pile formed of a yarn extending from the base material a first distance at a working surface;   a cut pile formed of the yarn extending from the base material a second distance at the working surface;   wherein the first distance is greater than the second distance by at least 0.5 mm.   
     
     
         2 . The cleaning cloth of  claim 1 , wherein the first distance is greater than the second distance by at least 1.5 mm. 
     
     
         3 . The cleaning cloth of  claim 1 , wherein the working surface comprises at least 25% loop pile. 
     
     
         4 . The cleaning cloth of  claim 1 , wherein the working surface comprises at least 25% cut pile. 
     
     
         5 . The cleaning cloth of  claim 1 , wherein the working surface comprises at least 40% cut pile and at least 40% loop pile. 
     
     
         6 . The cleaning cloth of  claim 1 , wherein the working surface comprises a plurality of rows of the looped pile and a plurality of rows of the cut pile. 
     
     
         7 . The cleaning cloth of  claim 1 , wherein the cleaning cloth is attached to a cleaning implement for cleaning a textured surface.