US3221356A
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Disposable cleaning swab
Assignee: Johnson and Johnson
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Filing: 1963-02-05
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Granted: 1965-12-07
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Expires: 1983-02-05
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Henry G Schirmer
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-04 19:11
CPC Classifications
A; A47; A47L; A47L13/00; A47L13/10; A47L13/20; A47K; A47K11/00; A47K11/10; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T156/00; Y10T156/10; Y10T156/1002; Y10T156/1036; Y10T428/00; Y10T428/24; Y10T428/2419; Y10T428/24215; Y10T428/24231; Y10T428/24355; Y10T428/24446; Y10T428/24455; Y10T428/24463
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
147 words
A DISPOSABLE CLEANING SWAB COMPRISING AN OUTSIDE SCRUB SHEET OF A FLEXIBLE MATERIAL FLUSHABLE IN A TOILET BOWL BUT NEVERTHELESS IMMUNE TO WATER DISINTEGRATION DURING NORMAL PERIOD OF USE OF THE SWAB, AND SUFFICIENTLY WEAR-RESISTANT AND TEAR-RESISTANT WHEN WET TO MAINTAIN ITS INTEGRITY DURING SAID PERIOD OF USE, SAID SHEET BEING FOLDED TO DEFINE A POCKET FOR RECEIVING A HOLDER, AND DEFINING TWO SUBSTANTIALLY FLAT OPPOSING SCRUB FACES, SAID SHET HAVING ITS OPPOSED MARGINAL SECTIONS SECURED TOGETHER FACE TO FACE ALONG ONE OF SAID SCRUB FACES IN A REGION INTERMEDIATE THE SIDES OF THE SWAB TO FORM A LAMINATION ALONG THE LATTER SCRUB FACE CONSTITUTING A SEAM AND OUTSTANDING FROM THE LATTER SCRUB FACE TRANSVERSELY OF THE GENERAL PLANE THEREOF, SAID SEAM HAVING SUFFICIENT RIGIDITY TO PERMIT THE SEAM TO BE INSERTED INTO CLOSE CORNERS AND RECESSES WITH SUFFICIENT STIFFNESS TO CLEAN SAID CORNERS AND RECESSES EFFECTIVELY.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
147 words
A DISPOSABLE CLEANING SWAB COMPRISING AN OUTSIDE SCRUB SHEET OF A FLEXIBLE MATERIAL FLUSHABLE IN A TOILET BOWL BUT NEVERTHELESS IMMUNE TO WATER DISINTEGRATION DURING NORMAL PERIOD OF USE OF THE SWAB, AND SUFFICIENTLY WEAR-RESISTANT AND TEAR-RESISTANT WHEN WET TO MAINTAIN ITS INTEGRITY DURING SAID PERIOD OF USE, SAID SHEET BEING FOLDED TO DEFINE A POCKET FOR RECEIVING A HOLDER, AND DEFINING TWO SUBSTANTIALLY FLAT OPPOSING SCRUB FACES, SAID SHET HAVING ITS OPPOSED MARGINAL SECTIONS SECURED TOGETHER FACE TO FACE ALONG ONE OF SAID SCRUB FACES IN A REGION INTERMEDIATE THE SIDES OF THE SWAB TO FORM A LAMINATION ALONG THE LATTER SCRUB FACE CONSTITUTING A SEAM AND OUTSTANDING FROM THE LATTER SCRUB FACE TRANSVERSELY OF THE GENERAL PLANE THEREOF, SAID SEAM HAVING SUFFICIENT RIGIDITY TO PERMIT THE SEAM TO BE INSERTED INTO CLOSE CORNERS AND RECESSES WITH SUFFICIENT STIFFNESS TO CLEAN SAID CORNERS AND RECESSES EFFECTIVELY.
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