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Title: US7240391: Manual wiping system and method
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Country: US United States of America

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Inventor: Boze, James C.; Elkhart, IN, United States of America 46514
Lenz, Manfred K.; Mt. Vernon, NY, United States of America 10550

Assignee: None

Published / Filed: 2007-07-10 / 2005-08-05

Application Number: US2005000198739

IPC Code: Advanced: A47L 13/18;

ECLA Code: A47L13/18;

U.S. Class: 015/227; 015/104.94; 002/158;

Field of Search: 015/104.94,227 002/158,159,161.6 D28/063 D32/035,40

Priority Number:
2005-08-05  US2005000198739
2004-08-11  US2004000600519P

Abstract:     A wipe, comprising a hollow shell formed of a flexible sheet, having a first end and a second end having a cuff; and at least one side port, the side port being formed in a wall of the shell at a distance from the sealed first end, the hollow shell being adapted for at least one of cleaning, wiping, polishing, applying a liquid to a surface, and treating a surface, the cuff being adapted to retain the hollow shell about the wrist of a human wearer, and the at least one side port being adapted for insertion of a human thumb therethrough when the hollow absorbent fabric shell is placed over a human hand. The hollow shell is preferably an absorbent fabric.

Attorney, Agent or Firm: Milde & Hoffberg LLP ;

Primary / Asst. Examiners: Spisich, Mark;

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Parent Case: CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION
    The present application claims benefit of priority from U.S. Provisional Patent Application 60/600,519, filed Aug. 11, 2004.

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    1. A wipe, comprising:

(a) a substantially rectangular hollow shell having a closed first end and an open second end, said hollow shell formed by providing a substantially rectangular microfiber sheet and folding the sheet at a mid-portion thereof to define the closed first end bridging opposite ends of the sheet together to define the open second end, the folding of the sheet forming a pair of panels, the side portions of which between the closed first end and the open second end being heat sealed to define at least one side port in said shell spaced from said first end;

(b) the second end of the shell having a constricted cuff formed by folding over a free edge of the microfiber sheet and heat sealing a portion of the sheet to itself to envelope a band having a relaxed diameter less than a relaxed diameter of the hollow shell;

(c) the side port being reinforced by providing at least two thicknesses of said microfiber material by overfolding the material at a free edge of the side port and heat sealing the thicknesses of material to each other;

(d) said hollow shell being adapted for at least one of cleaning, wiping, polishing, applying a liquid to a surface, and treating a surface,

(e) said cuff being adapted to retain said hollow shell about the wrist of a human wearer, and

(f) said at least one side port being adapted for insertion of a human thumb therethrough when said hollow shell is placed over a human hand.



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Get PDF - 9pp EP0068516 1982-01  A41D 19/00 Barbey, Bertrand F. Pocket-shaped disposable washing pad 
Get PDF - 6pp EP0820705 1998-01  A41D 19/01 Gibert Genis, Jorge Improved mitt 


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Application Number Filed Notes

US2005000198739 2005-08-05  is a non-provisional of provisional
US2004000600519P  2004-08-11


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