US 11,930,976 B2
Cleaning pads for autonomous floor cleaning robots
John Reimels, Scituate, MA (US); Marcus R. Williams, Newton, MA (US); Adam Goss, Lincoln, MA (US); Isaac Fowler, Boston, MA (US); and Lucile Driscoll, Boston, MA (US)
Assigned to iRobot Corporation, Bedford, MA (US)
Filed by iRobot Corporation, Bedford, MA (US)
Filed on Feb. 27, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/114,334.
Application 18/114,334 is a continuation of application No. 17/060,818, filed on Oct. 1, 2020, granted, now 11,589,724.
Application 17/060,818 is a continuation of application No. 16/205,611, filed on Nov. 30, 2018, granted, now 10,791,902.
Prior Publication US 2023/0277028 A1, Sep. 7, 2023
Int. Cl. A47L 11/40 (2006.01); A47L 11/28 (2006.01)
CPC A47L 11/4011 (2013.01) [A47L 11/28 (2013.01); A47L 11/4036 (2013.01); A47L 11/4066 (2013.01); A47L 11/4088 (2013.01); A47L 2201/04 (2013.01); A47L 2201/06 (2013.01)] 21 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A cleaning pad assembly securable to a pad holder of a cleaning robot, the cleaning pad assembly comprising:
a cleaning pad engageable with a floor surface; and
a mounting card connected to the cleaning pad, the mounting card including a pair of tabs located at an end portion of the mounting card, the pair of tabs insertable into respective side rails of the pad holder to secure to the mounting card and the cleaning pad to the pad holder and the cleaning robot, the mounting card including an aperture configured to receive a protrusion of the pad holder when the pair of tabs are inserted into the respective side rails of the pad holder.