US4448704A
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Article suitable for wiping hard surfaces
Assignee: Lever Brothers Co
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Filing: 1982-05-24
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Granted: 1984-05-15
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Expires: 2002-05-24
Abstract
Abstract An article is disclosed which is suitable for wiping hard surfaces such as glass to give a streak-free finish. The article comprises a substrate (preferably paper or non-woven fabric) carrying a homogeneous aqueous composition having a surface tension below 45 mNm-1 and which on drying does not form discrete droplets or particles larger than 0.25 mu m. The liquid composition advantageously includes a (preferably nonionic) surface-active agent and a partially esterified resin such as a partially esterified styrene/maleic anhydride copolymer. The article may be wet (for example, coated or impregnated with the liquid composition) or dry up to the point of use (for example, the liquid may be within pressure-rupturable microcapsules). Preferably the article is produced by a process which includes prewashing the substrate to remove any potentially streak-forming impurities.
Inventors
- 👤 Donald Barby
- 👤 David E. Clarke
- 👤 John Lloyd
- 👤 Zia Haq
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-31 17:02
CPC Classifications
A; A47; A47L; A47L13/00; A47L13/10; A47L13/16; A47L13/17; B; B08; B08B; B08B1/00; B08B1/10; B08B1/14; B08B1/143; C; C11; C11D; C11D17/00; C11D17/04; C11D17/049
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 18
Claim 1
Independent Claim
141 words
An article suitable for wiping hard surfaces to give a substantially streak-free result, said article comprising: (a) a homogeneous aqueous liquid composition having a surface tension of less than 35 mNm -1 , which composition when applied to a surface and allowed to dry, dries substantially without the formation of discrete droplets or particles larger than 0.25 μm, said composition including at least one surface-active agent in a concentration not exceeding 1.5% by weight of total liquid composition; (b) a substrate, for carrying said liquid composition, of a flexible sheet material selected from the group consisting of paper, woven, knitted and non-woven fabrics, the substrate being pre-washed with demineralized water or said homogeneous aqueous liquid composition; the loading of the liquid composition (a) on the substrate (b) being within the range of from 0.5 to 10 grams per gram of substrate.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
141 words
An article suitable for wiping hard surfaces to give a substantially streak-free result, said article comprising: (a) a homogeneous aqueous liquid composition having a surface tension of less than 35 mNm -1 , which composition when applied to a surface and allowed to dry, dries substantially without the formation of discrete droplets or particles larger than 0.25 μm, said composition including at least one surface-active agent in a concentration not exceeding 1.5% by weight of total liquid composition; (b) a substrate, for carrying said liquid composition, of a flexible sheet material selected from the group consisting of paper, woven, knitted and non-woven fabrics, the substrate being pre-washed with demineralized water or said homogeneous aqueous liquid composition; the loading of the liquid composition (a) on the substrate (b) being within the range of from 0.5 to 10 grams per gram of substrate.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
21 words
The article of claim 1, wherein the liquid composition (a) has a surface tension of less than 35 mNm -1 .
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
31 words
The article of claim 1, wherein the liquid composition (a), when applied to a surface and allowed to dry, dries substantially without forming discrete droplets or particles larger than 0.1 μm.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
15 words
The article of claim 1, wherein the substrate (b) is impregnated with the composition (a).
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
33 words
The article of claim 1, wherein the substrate comprises at least one sheet of paper or woven, knitted or nonwoven fabric having a base weight of from 20 to 100 g/m 2 .
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
21 words
The article of claim 5, wherein the substrate comprises a sheet having an area of at least 0.03 m 2 .
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
28 words
The article of claim 5, wherein the loading of the liquid composition on the sheet substrate is from 0.5 to 3.0 times the base weight of the substrate.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
16 words
The article of claim 1, wherein the liquid composition includes at least one nonionic surface-active agent.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
15 words
The article of claim 1, wherein the liquid composition comprises at least one film-forming resin.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
16 words
The article of claim 9, wherein the film-forming resin is an at least partially esterified resin.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
26 words
The article of claim 9, wherein the concentration of film-forming resin(s) in the liquid composition is within the range of from 0.001 to 5% by weight.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
29 words
The article of claim 9, wherein the liquid composition comprises one or more surface-active agents and one or more film-forming resins in a ratio of from 15:1 to 1:2.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
24 words
The article of claim 1, wherein the liquid composition (a) comprises not more than 35% by weight of one or more non-aqueous water-miscible solvent(s).
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
25 words
The article of claim 13, which comprises a solvent selected the group consisting of from C 2 and C 3 aliphatic alcohols, cellosolves and carbitols.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
43 words
A process for the production of the article of claim 1, which includes the steps of (i) prewashing the substrate (b) with a solvent capable of removing streak-free impurities therefrom, and (ii) applying to the prewashed substrate (b) the liquid cleaning composition (a).
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
15 words
The process of claim 15, wherein step (i) comprises washing the substrate in demineralised water.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
18 words
The process of claim 15, wherein step (i) comprises washing the substrate in the liquid cleaning composition (a).
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