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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 27, 2007
Filed:
Nov. 25, 2000
Frank Kresse, Hilden, DE;
Heiko Faubel, Wermekskirchen, DE;
Frank Kresse, Hilden, DE;
Heiko Faubel, Wermekskirchen, DE;
Ecolab Inc., St. Paul, MN (US);
Abstract
The invention relates to an absorbent structure for cleaning surfaces. The absorbent structure has areas or sections or mixtures comprising different material, these areas, sections or mixtures having either a primarily absorbent effect or a primarily cleaning effect. The structure has a support structure to which the cleaning material has been applied. The aim of the invention is to provide an absorbent structure with greater potential for variation and variants in terms of its cleaning and absorbency properties and/or effects. To this end, the inventive absorbent structure has a pocket or bag-shaped cavity in which pieces or strips of highly absorbent materials are located.