US 12,390,075 B2
Cleaning article with double bonded tow tufts
Nicola John Policicchio, Mason, OH (US)
Assigned to The Procter & Gamble Company, Cincinnati, OH (US)
Filed by The Procter & Gamble Company, Cincinnati, OH (US)
Filed on Jan. 9, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/407,859.
Application 18/407,859 is a continuation of application No. 15/943,739, filed on Apr. 3, 2018, granted, now 11,903,542.
Prior Publication US 2024/0138647 A1, May 2, 2024
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. A47L 13/16 (2006.01); A47L 13/20 (2006.01); A47L 13/38 (2006.01); B32B 5/02 (2006.01); B32B 5/26 (2006.01); D04H 1/435 (2012.01); D04H 11/00 (2006.01)
CPC A47L 13/16 (2013.01) [A47L 13/38 (2013.01); D04H 1/435 (2013.01); A47L 13/20 (2013.01); B32B 5/022 (2013.01); D04H 11/00 (2013.01)] 4 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A cleaning article bounded by edges defining an XY plane and a Z-direction perpendicular thereto, said article comprising:
a carrier sheet having a first side and a second side opposed thereto, and
a plurality of discrete tow fibers joined to said first side of said carrier sheet by a plurality of primary bonds and extending outwardly therefrom in the Z-direction to have a tow thickness in the z-direction,
a plurality of slits, wherein said slits extend from one said primary bond to an adjacent said primary bond, and
at least one elongate secondary bond disposed on at least one plurality of tow fibers and having a secondary bond thickness in the Z-direction, said secondary bond thickness being less than said tow thickness in the Z-direction, said secondary bond bridging at least two adjacent pluralities of tow fibers that are not joined to said carrier by the same primary bond.