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(12) Patent Application: (11) CA 2490769
(54) English Title: CURVED CLEANING DUSTER
(54) French Title: ESSUIE-MEUBLE INCURVE
Status: Deemed Abandoned and Beyond the Period of Reinstatement - Pending Response to Notice of Disregarded Communication
Bibliographic Data
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):
  • A47L 13/16 (2006.01)
  • A47L 13/42 (2006.01)
(72) Inventors :
  • LIN, PAI-YUNG (Taiwan, Province of China)
  • PAN, YI-JUN (Taiwan, Province of China)
(73) Owners :
  • OIMO INDUSTRIAL COMPANY LTD.
(71) Applicants :
  • OIMO INDUSTRIAL COMPANY LTD. (Taiwan, Province of China)
(74) Agent: MLT AIKINS LLP
(74) Associate agent:
(45) Issued:
(22) Filed Date: 2004-12-20
(41) Open to Public Inspection: 2006-06-20
Examination requested: 2006-08-14
Availability of licence: N/A
Dedicated to the Public: N/A
(25) Language of filing: English

Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT): No

(30) Application Priority Data: None

Abstracts

English Abstract


A curved cleaning duster comprises a cleaning cloth: a handle, a
bent tenon being connected to the bending rod; the tenon having a
cambered casing and a buckle groove for receiving the bending rod;
each of two lateral sides of the groove having a rib; a lower side of
the groove having a thought hole for receiving the post as the
bending rod being inserted into the groove and the ribs being
buckled into the trenches; a curved plate having a neck and a
platform; a lower side of the platform having an opening; a bar
being installed at an interior of the opening for clamping a surface
of the cleaning cloth; and the plate having a head for receiving the
recess of the cleaning cloth; the cleaning cloth being wound around
the plate to have a curved shape.


Claims

Note: Claims are shown in the official language in which they were submitted.


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I CLAIM:
1. A curved cleaning duster comprising:
a cleaning cloth including:
two non-weave cloth layers;
two first electric static non-weave cloth layers clamping
the non-weave cloth layers; surfaces of two first electric
static non-weave cloth layers being processed to have
wave-like shapes by thermal pressing and have strip
textures.
two layers of meltable yarn fiber layers clamping the
two first electric static non-weave cloth layers;
two second electric static non-weave cloth layers
clamping two layers of meltable yarn fiber layers; surfaces
of two first electric static non-weave cloth layers being
processed to have wave-like shapes by thermal pressing and
having strip textures so as to form a 8 layer structure;
the 8 layer structure being twisted in the strips as a
cleaning cloth;.
a center portion of the layer structure being thermally
pressed and a recess being formed on the center portion;

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a handle having a via hole at a rear end; a plurality of
blocks being formed at a front end thereof; an opposite side
to the blocks being installed with a wave like section; a
bending rod being connected to the front end; two lateral
sides of the bending rod being formed with respective
trenches and a contact surface; a lower side thereof has a
post; a middle section of the handle having a recessed
channel;
a bent tenon being connected to the bending rod; the
tenon having a cambered casing and a buckle groove for
receiving the bending rod; each of two lateral sides of the
groove having a rib; a lower side of the groove having a
thought hole for receiving the post as the bending rod being
inserted into the groove and the ribs being buckled into the
trenches;
a curved plate having a neck which is connected at a
front end of the tenon and a platform extended from the
neck; a lower side of the platform having an opening; a bar
being installed at an interior of the opening for clamping a
surface of the cleaning cloth; and

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the plate having a head for receiving the recess of the
cleaning cloth; the cleaning cloth being wound around the
plate to have a curved shape; one end of the cleaning cloth
being inserted into the opening; then the bar being inserted
into the opening for fixing the bar.
2. The curved cleaning duster of claim 1, wherein a front side
of the tenon having a slot;
a curved plate is connected at a front end of the tenon;
one end of the plate is an end post; a front end of the end
post is extended with an ear for being inserted into the slot;
two sides of the plate has a plurality of hooks for
positioning the cleaning cloth;
the plate has a head for receiving the recess of the
cleaning cloth; and
the head of the plate is biforked so as to fit a biforked
section of the recess of the cleaning cloth or the head has a
round shape so as to fit a round section at one end of the
recess.
3. The curved cleaning duster of claim 1, wherein one end of
the plate is an end post; a front end of the end post is

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extended with an ear for being inserted into the slot.
4. The curved cleaning duster of claim 1, wherein the head of
the plate is biforked so as to fit a biforked section of the
recess of the cleaning cloth.
5. The curved cleaning duster of claim 1, wherein the head has
a round shape so as to fit an opening section at one end of
the recess.
6. The curved cleaning duster of claim 1, wherein two sides of
the plate has a plurality of hooks for positioning the cleaning
cloth.
7. The curved cleaning duster of claim 1, wherein a periphery
of the recess has a thermal pressing point for firmly securing
the cleaning cloth in the recess.
8. The curved cleaning duster of claim 1, wherein the thermal
pressing is made by thermal processes with a supersonic
wave of power 1000kw to 5000kw.
9. The curved cleaning duster of claim 1, wherein the cloth has
a plurality of nodes which are spaced with a distance of 10
centimeter.
10. The curved cleaning duster of claim 1, wherein the tenon

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has a bending portion by inserting the post into the via hole
so that the handle is rotatable through 0 degrees to 360
degrees with respect to the plate.
11.The curved cleaning duster of claim 1, wherein the handle is
connected to the plate so that the duster is a two-stage
device.
12. The curved cleaning duster of claim 11, wherein the plate is
a three stage device so that duster is a three-stage device.
13. The curved cleaning duster of claim 1, wherein the
non-weave cloth is a general used weave cloth.
14. The curved cleaning duster of claim 1, wherein the curved
plate is twisted through an angle between 90 degrees to 270
degrees.

Description

Note: Descriptions are shown in the official language in which they were submitted.


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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
(a) Technical Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to dusters, and in particular a
curved cleaning duster made of a plurality of non-weave cloth
layers and fiber yarn layers, a handle, a plate and a tenon. The
cloth has a curved shape. Thereby the duster can wipe objects
from different orientations.
(b) Description of the Prior Art
In the prior art duster, a cleaning cloth is engaged into a handle.
The handle has a hook for fixing the cloth. However, the
engagement of the cloth and handle by using the hook is not
sufficient to form a firm structure. Thereby in operation, the cloth
will loose from the handle. Moreover the cleaning cloth has only
one surface which has cleaning function. It makes an
inconvenient in cleaning. For a longer time, the user's waist will
feel ache.

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SL;m~IMARY OF THE INVENTION
Accordingly, the primary object of the present invention is to
provide a curved cleaning duster. The duster comprises a cleaning
cloth, a handle, a plate, a tenon, etc.
The cleaning cloth includes two non-weave cloth layers; two
first electric static non-weave cloth layers clamping the non-weave
cloth layers; surfaces of two first electric static non-weave cloth
layers being processed to have wave-like shapes by thermal
pressing and have strip textures by cutting; two layers of meltable
yarn fiber layers clamping the two first electric static non-weave
cloth layers; two second electric static non-weave cloth layers
clamping two layers of meltable yarn fiber layers; surfaces of two
first electric static non-weave cloth layers being processed to have
wave-like shapes by thermal pressing and having strip textures by
cutting so as to form a 8 layer structure; the 8 layer structure being
twisted in the strips as a cleaning cloth; and a center portion of the
layer structure being thermally pressed and a recess being formed
on the center portion;
A handle has a via hole at a rear end. A plurality of blocks is
farmed at a front end thereof. An opposite side to the blocks is

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installed with a wave Like section. A bending rod is connected to
the front end; two lateral sides of the bending rod is formed with
respective trenches and a contact surface. A lower side thereof
has a post. A middle section of the handle has a recessed channel;
A bent tenon is connected to the bending rod; the tenon having
a cambered casing and a buckle groove for receiving the bending
rod; each of two lateral sides of the groove having a rib; a lower
side of the groove having a thought hole for receiving the post as
the bending rod being inserted into the groove and the ribs being
buckled into the trenches.
A curved plate has a neck which is connected at a front end of
the tenon and a platform is extended from the neck. A lower side
of the platform has an opening; a bar being installed at an interior
of the opening for clamping a surface of the cleaning cloth; and
The plate has a head for receiving the recess of the cleaning
cloth. The cleaning cloth is wound around the plate to have a
curved shape. One end of the cleaning cloth is inserted into the
opening. Then the bar is inserted into the opening for fixing the
bar.
The foregoing object and summary provide only a brief introduction to

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the present invention. To fully appreciate these and other objects of the
present invention as well as the invention itself, all of which will become
apparent to those skilled in the art, the following detailed description of
the
invention and the claims should be read in conjunction with the accompanying
S drawings. Throughout the specification and drawings identical reference
numerals refer to identical or similar parts.
Many other advantages and features of the present invention will become
manifest to those versed in the art upon making reference to the detailed
description and the accompanying sheets of drawings in which a preferred
structural embodiment incorporating the principles of the present invention is
shown by way of illustrative example.

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BRIEF DESCRIPTTON OF TIC DRA.WII~TGS
Fig. 1 is an assembled view of the present invention.
Fig. 2 is a schematic view about the method of the present '
invention.
S Fig. 3 is an exploded perspective view of the present invention.
Fig. 4 is a schematic cross sectional view of the present
invention.
Fig. 5 is another exploded perspective view of the present
invention.
Fig. 6 is another schematic cross sectional view of the present
invention.
Fig. 7 is an assembled cross sectional view of a head of the
present invention.
Fig. 8 is an assembled schematic view of another head of the
present invention.
Fig. 9 is an assembled schematic view of the present invention.
Fig. 10 is a schematic view showing one application of the
present invention.

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DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODDVIENTS
The following descriptions are of exemplary embodiments only, and are
not intended to limit the scope, applicability or configuration of the
invention
in any way. Rather, the following description provides a convenient
illustration for implementing exemplary embodiments of the invention.
Various changes to the described embodiments may be made in the function
and arrangement of the elements described without departing from the scope
of the invention as set forth in the appended claims.
Referring to Figs. 1 and 2, the present invention is illustrated.
Two non-weave cloth layers 512 are used as liner layers.
Two first electric static non-weave cloth layers 51 clamp the
non-weave cloth layers 512. Surfaces of two first electric static
non-weave cloth layers 51 are processed to have wave-like shapes
by thermal pressing and have strip textures by cutting the layers.
Two layers of meltable yarn fiber layers 511 clamp the two first
electric static non-weave cloth layers 51.
Two second electric static non-weave cloth layers 51 clamp two
layers of meltable yarn fiber layers 511. Surfaces of two f rst
electric static non-weave cloth layers 51 are processed to have
wave-like shapes by thermally pressing and have strip textures so as

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to form an 8 layer structure.
The 8 layer structure is twisted in the strips as a cleaning strip 5.
A center portion of the 8 layer structure is thermally pressed and a
recess 52 is formed on the center portion.
Referring to Fig. 3 and 4, other structure of the present
invention is illustrated.
A handle 1 has a via hole 11 at a rear end. A plurality of
blocks 13 are formed at a front end thereof. A side opposite to the
blocks 13 is installed with a wave like section 12. A bending rod
2 is connected to the front end. Two lateral sides of the bending
rod 2 are formed with respective trenches 22 and a contact surface
24. A lower side thereof has a post 23. A middle section of the
handle 1 has a recessed channel 21.
A bent tenon 3 is connected to the bending rod 2. The tenon 3
has a cambered casing 31 and a buckle groove 33 for receiving the
bending rod 2. Each of two lateral sides of the groove 33 has a rib
34. A lower side of the groove 33 has a thought hole 32 for
receiving the post 23 as the bending rod 2 is inserted into the
groove 33 and the ribs 34 are buckled into the trenches 22.
A curved plate 4 has a neck 41 which is connected at a front

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end of the tenon 3 and a platform 43 extended from the neck 41.
A lower side of the platform 43 has an opening 43. A bar 421 is
installed at an interior of the opening 43 for clamping a surface of
the cleaning cloth 5. Two sides of the plate 4 has a plurality of
hooks 44 for positioning the cleaning cloth 5.
The plate 4 has a head 45 for receiving the recess 52 of the
cleaning cloth 5.
The head 45 of the plate 4 is biforked so as to fit a biforked
section of the recess 52 of the cleaning cloth 5.
Or the head 45 has a round shape so as to fit an opening section
521 at one end of the recess 52 (see Fig. 1).
A periphery of the recess 52 has thermal pressing spots 53 for
firmly securing the cleaning cloth 5 in the recess 52. The cleaning
cloth 5 is wound around the plate 4 to have a curved shape. One
end of the cleaning cloth 5 is inserted into the opening 42. Then
bar 421 is inserted into the opening 42 for fixing the bar 421.
Referring to Figs. 5 and 6, the curved cleaning duster 9 of the
present invention is illustrated.
A handle 91 has a via hole 911 at a rear end. A plurality of
blocks 913 are formed at a front end thereof. An opposite side to

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the blocks 913 is installed with a wave like section 912. A
bending rod 92 is connected to the front end. Two lateral sides of
the bending rod 92 are formed with respective trenches 922 and a
contact surface 924. A lower side thereof has a post 923. A
5 middle section of the handle 1 has a recessed channel 921.
A bent tenon 93 is connected to the bending rod 92. The
tenon 93 has a cambered casing 931 and a buckle groove 933 for
receiving the bending rod 92. Each of two lateral sides of the
groove 933 has a rib 934. A lower side of the groove 933 has a
10 thought hole 932 for receiving the post 923 as the bending rod 92 is
inserted into the groove 933 and the ribs 934 are buckled into the
trenches 922. A front side of the tenon 93 has a slot 935.
A curved plate 94 is connected at a front end of the tenon 93.
One end of the plate 94 is an end post 9422. A front end of the
end post is extended with an ear 9423 for being inserted into the
slot 935. Two sides of the plate 4 has a plurality of hooks 44 for
positioning the cleaning cloth 5.
The plate 94 has a head 945 for receiving the recess 952 of the
cleaning cloth 95.
The head 945 of the plate 4 is biforked so as to fit a biforked

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section 9501 of the recess 952 of the cleaning cloth 95.
Or the head 945 has a round shape 9502 so as to fit a round
section 9501 at one end of the recess 952 (see Fig. 5).
A periphery of the recess 952 has thermal pressing spots 953 for
firmly securing the cleaning cloth 95 in the recess 952. The
cleaning cloth 95 is wound around the plate 94 to have a curved
shape.
Referring to Figs. 7 and 8, it is illustrated that the present
invention 8 has a cleaning cloth 5 which has a cambered end 502
(see Fig. 7) or a biforked end 501 (see Fig. 8) for coupling with the
curved plate 4 so that the cleaning cloth 5 has a curved shape
corresponding to the shape of the plate.
Fig. 9 shows an assembly view of the present invention, where
the cleaning cloth 5 is assembled to the plate 5 so that the cloth 5
has a cylindrical shape. Fig. 10 shows one application of the
present invention, wherein in use, the users hand holds the handle.
Furthermore, in the present invention, the thermal pressing is
made by thermal processes with a supersonic wave of power
1000kw to SOOOkw. The cloth has a plurality of nodes which are
spaced with a distance of 10 centimeter. The tenon has a bending

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portion by inserting the post into the via hole so that the handle is
rotatable through 0 degrees to 360 degrees with respect to the plate.
The handle is connected to the plate so that the duster is a two-stage
device. The plate is a two stage device so that duster is a three-stage
device. The non-weave cloth is a general used weave cloth. The
curved plate is twisted through an angle between 90 degrees to 270
degrees.
The process of Fig. 2 will be described herein. The electric
static non-weave cloth layers (812) and smooth non-weave cloth
layers (812) are combined by a thermal process (803) to have net
like non-weave cloth (804). Then by cutting to form a texture net
non-weave cloth (806) of four layers. Then by combining (807)
two layers of layers (806) and by a process (509) of adding meltable
fiber yarns layers (808) to the cloth (806), a texture net non-weave
cloth (811) of six layers is formed. Then the cloth (811) is added
with electric static non-weave cloth layers (815). The layer (815)
is formed with nets (816) to have not form non-weave cloth layers
(817). Then the layers (817) are cut (818) to have strips (819) so
as to get a 8 layer structure (820). Then The 8 Iayer structure is
combined (830) with a handle and then is shaped (829) and then is

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cut (827) and thermally processed (828) so as to get a product (826)
of the present invention.
It will be understood that each of the elements described above, or two or
more together may also find a useful application in other types of methods
differing from the type described above.
While certain novel features of this invention have been shown and
described and are pointed out in the annexed claim, it is not intended to be
limited to the details above, since it will be understood that various
omissions,
modifications, substitutions and changes in the forms and details of the
device
illustrated and in its operation can be made by those skilled in the art
without
departing in any way from the spirit of the present invention.

Representative Drawing
A single figure which represents the drawing illustrating the invention.
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Event History

Description Date
Application Not Reinstated by Deadline 2008-12-22
Time Limit for Reversal Expired 2008-12-22
Deemed Abandoned - Failure to Respond to Maintenance Fee Notice 2007-12-20
Inactive: Office letter 2007-04-23
Inactive: Adhoc Request Documented 2007-04-23
Revocation of Agent Request 2007-02-06
Appointment of Agent Request 2007-02-06
Inactive: Office letter 2006-11-01
Letter Sent 2006-08-17
All Requirements for Examination Determined Compliant 2006-08-14
Request for Examination Received 2006-08-14
Request for Examination Requirements Determined Compliant 2006-08-14
Application Published (Open to Public Inspection) 2006-06-20
Inactive: Cover page published 2006-06-19
Inactive: IPC assigned 2005-03-01
Inactive: First IPC assigned 2005-03-01
Inactive: IPC assigned 2005-03-01
Inactive: Filing certificate - No RFE (English) 2005-01-31
Filing Requirements Determined Compliant 2005-01-31
Letter Sent 2005-01-31
Application Received - Regular National 2005-01-31

Abandonment History

Abandonment Date Reason Reinstatement Date
2007-12-20

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Registration of a document 2004-12-20
Application fee - small 2004-12-20
Request for examination - small 2006-08-14
2006-10-26
MF (application, 2nd anniv.) - small 02 2006-12-20 2006-12-04
Owners on Record

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Current Owners on Record
OIMO INDUSTRIAL COMPANY LTD.
Past Owners on Record
PAI-YUNG LIN
YI-JUN PAN
Past Owners that do not appear in the "Owners on Record" listing will appear in other documentation within the application.
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Claims 2004-12-20 5 133
Abstract 2004-12-20 1 26
Description 2004-12-20 12 364
Drawings 2004-12-20 10 151
Representative drawing 2006-05-24 1 10
Cover Page 2006-06-07 1 39
Courtesy - Certificate of registration (related document(s)) 2005-01-31 1 105
Filing Certificate (English) 2005-01-31 1 158
Acknowledgement of Request for Examination 2006-08-17 1 177
Reminder of maintenance fee due 2006-08-22 1 110
Courtesy - Abandonment Letter (Maintenance Fee) 2008-02-14 1 176
Correspondence 2006-11-01 1 18
Fees 2006-10-26 1 25
Fees 2006-12-04 4 116
Correspondence 2007-02-06 3 80
Correspondence 2007-04-23 1 14