Cleaning cloth comprising cleaning islands

Abstract

Cleaning device comprising a support ( 1 ) with at least one cleaning surface ( 2 ) on which raised cleaning islands ( 3 ) are arranged at certain distances ( 4, A, B, C, D, E, 9 ) from each other such that the cleaning islands ( 3 ) are surrounded on all sides by storage spaces ( 5 ) for holding dirt. The size of the storage spaces ( 5 ) decreases steadily from at least one edge ( 6 ) of the cleaning surface at least to the middle of the cleaning surface ( 2 ) in the cleaning direction ( 7 ).

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         22 . A cleaning device comprising: a carrier with at least one cleaning surface on which a plurality of raised cleaning islands are disposed in spaced relation to each other, each cleaning island being surrounded by storage spaces for holding soil, wherein the storage spaces become steadily smaller in a wiping direction starting from at least one edge of the cleaning surface and extending at least up to a middle of the cleaning surface. 
     
     
         23 . The cleaning device as in  claim 22 , wherein the cleaning islands are arranged into a plurality of rows each extending in a direction transverse to the wiping direction, the storage spaces that are arranged adjacent to each other in the direction transverse to the wiping direction having a uniform size. 
     
     
         24 . The cleaning device as in  claim 22 , wherein the cleaning islands become steadily larger in the wiping direction starting from at least one edge of the cleaning surface and extending at least up to the middle of the cleaning surface. 
     
     
         25 . The cleaning device as in  claim 24 , wherein the cleaning islands are arranged into a plurality of rows each extending in a direction transverse to the wiping direction, the cleaning islands that are arranged adjacent to each other in the direction transverse to the wiping direction having a uniform size. 
     
     
         26 . The cleaning device as in  claim 22 , wherein the cleaning surface has a substantially centrally disposed central cleaning island that is concentrically surrounded by other cleaning islands. 
     
     
         27 . The cleaning device as in  claim 26 , wherein adjacent cleaning islands are spaced a radial distance from each other that becomes steadily larger in directions starting from the central cleaning island and extending towards each edge of the cleaning surface. 
     
     
         28 . The cleaning device as in  claim 22 , wherein each of the cleaning islands is substantially round. 
     
     
         29 . The cleaning device as in  claim 22 , wherein the cleaning islands are arranged in a plurality of rows each extending in a direction transverse to the wiping direction and wherein the cleaning islands of each row are staggered in gaps between the cleaning islands of the next island row in the wiping direction. 
     
     
         30 . The cleaning device as in  claim 22 , wherein the distance between adjacent cleaning islands is 0.1 mm to 50 mm. 
     
     
         31 . The cleaning device as in  claim 22 , wherein the cleaning islands cover 1% to 80% of the cleaning surface. 
     
     
         32 . The cleaning device as in  claim 22 , wherein the cleaning islands cover 5% to 50% of the cleaning surface. 
     
     
         33 . The cleaning device as in  claim 22 , wherein the cleaning islands comprise flock fibers. 
     
     
         34 . The cleaning device as in  claim 33 , wherein at least some of the flock fibers of each cleaning island have different lengths and wherein the flock fibers of each cleaning island are disposed perpendicular to the cleaning surface. 
     
     
         35 . The cleaning device as in one of  claims 34 , wherein each cleaning island has some flock fibers that are approximately 1 mm in length and some flock fibers that are approximately 3 mm in length. 
     
     
         36 . The cleaning device as in one of  claim 34 , wherein the flock fibers are substantially homogeneously distributed to form the cleaning islands. 
     
     
         37 . The cleaning device as in  claim 33 , wherein the flock fibers of each cleaning island include viscose fibers and polyamide fibers. 
     
     
         38 . The cleaning device as in  claim 37 , wherein the mixture ratio of viscose fibers to polyamide fibers of each cleaning island is between 80:20 and 20:80. 
     
     
         39 . The cleaning device as in  claim 22 , wherein the carrier is flocked with flock fibers. 
     
     
         40 . The cleaning device as in  claim 22 , wherein the carrier comprises a nonwoven material. 
     
     
         41 . The cleaning device as in  claim 22 , wherein the carrier is a towel. 
     
     
         42 . The cleaning device as in  claim 22 , wherein the carrier is a sponge.