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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 26, 2017
Filed:
Jan. 27, 2014
Applicant:
The Procter & Gamble Company, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Inventors:
Gavin John Broad, Liberty Township, OH (US);
Mark Mason Hargett, Liberty Township, OH (US);
Richard Matthew Giachetto, Loveland, OH (US);
Patrick John Healey, West Chester, OH (US);
Assignee:
The Procter & Gamble Company, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 71/00 (2006.01); A47L 13/26 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 71/009 (2013.01); A47L 13/26 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method of and apparatus for fluffing a cleaning article. The cleaning article has a layer of tow fibers and a layer of sheet material, joined together in a layered construction. The apparatus and process spray a fluid blast onto the article, disrupting the tow fibers. The fluid may be air and causes different fibers to react so as to increase the volume of the cleaning article.