This disclosure relates generally to a mop head cover which may comprise an outer an outer cover comprising one or more layers of a fiber material and configured to retain a mop head within the outer cover via a retaining perimeter; and a pad comprising one or more layers, and completely enclosed and integrated within an interior of the outer cover between the outer cover and the mop head. The mop head may be disposable or may be re-usable. The mop head may be sterile. This disclosure also relates generally to a method of using a mop head cover.

Adhesive tapes, especially for lengthwise jacketing of elongate items such as cable harnesses in motor vehicles and methods for producing and using said adhesive tapes are disclosed. Each adhesive tape comprises a carrier having a width B.sub.T based on the cross direction and at least one layer of adhesive applied on a bottom side of the carrier, wherein the adhesive layer bearing a second carrier, which has a lower width B.sub.Schutz than the width B.sub.T of the first carrier. The first carrier with the adhesive layer protrudes two-sidedly relative to the side edges of the second carrier, where the first protrusion has a width of B.sub.Start and the second protrusion has a width of B.sub.Hülle. The first carrier is a woven fabric having a basis weight of 50 to 200 g/m.sup.2 and the second carrier is a textile carrier having a basis weight of 300 to 1000 g/m.sup.2.

A sanitizing mitt includes an impervious inner layer provided with a permeable outer layer provided with a sanitizing material.

A laundry appliance includes a cylindrical drum including a drum wall defining a receptacle for receiving laundry items. The drum wall includes a curved portion and a rear wall portion which define an outer surface which is susceptible to heat loss. The laundry appliance further includes an insulation composite secured to at least a portion of the outer surface to reduce the heat loss from the drum. The insulation composite includes a polyester material and an air barrier layer, with the polyester material being sandwiched between the drum wall and the air barrier layer.

This cleaning sheet is provided with an embossed part in which the sheet is compressed in the thickness direction. The cleaning sheet is provided with outer layers, forming the surfaces of the sheet; and an inner layer sandwiched between the outer layers. In the boundary areas between the outer layers, and the inner layer, the fibers of the layers are entangled. This allows for a sheet that better retains the raised and sunken shapes embossed therethrough and exhibits excellent collecting performance.

The soft boot and liner includes moisture transfer system that includes an inner fabric layer carefully selected from technically advanced fabrics. A series of layers are provided outside the inner liner including foam material layers, spacer fabrics and breathable membranes, in various orders. Encapsulation technology and waterproofing are used as well. The outer fabric layer is also capable of working with the other layers to promote the transfer of moisture. Frothed foams and flocking with fibers are further characteristics of the present invention. The moisture transfer system is incorporated into a soft boot or skate or as a removable liner for a shell boot. Numerous other modifications and applications are disclosed.

The present invention describes various methods for manufacturing gel composite sheets using segmented fiber or foam reinforcements and gel precursors. Additionally, rigid panels manufactured from the resulting gel composites are also described. The gel composites are relatively flexible enough to be wound and when unwound, can be stretched flat and made into rigid panels using adhesives.

A nonwoven fibrous web includes a flame retardant nonwoven fabric coated with a fire retardant, wherein the fire retardant comprises ammonium polyphosphate or alkali metal silicate; and wherein the flame retardant nonwoven fabric has a first major surface and an opposed second major surface; a first nonwoven fabric covering at least a portion of the first major surface; and a second nonwoven fabric covering at least a portion of the second major surface. The first and second nonwoven fabrics each comprise oxidized polyacrylonitrile fibers and optional reinforcing fibers.

A method for controlling fiber cross-alignment in a nanofiber membrane, comprising: providing a multiple segment collector in an electrospinning device including a first and second segment electrically isolated from an intermediate segment positioned between the first and second segment, collectively presenting a cylindrical structure, rotating the cylindrical structure around a longitudinal axis proximate to an electrically charged fiber emitter; electrically grounding or charging edge conductors circumferentially resident on the first and second segment, maintaining intermediate collector electrically neutral; dispensing electrospun fiber toward the collector, the fiber attaching to edge conductors and spanning the separation space between edge conductors; attracting electrospun fiber attached to the edge conductors to the surface of the cylindrical structure, forming a first fiber layer; increasing or decreasing rotation speed of the cylindrical structure to alter the angular cross-alignment relationship between aligned nanofibers in adjacent layers, the rotation speed being altered to achieve a target relational angle.

The present invention relates to a meltblown nonwoven in the form of a sheet-like formation with a weight per unit area of 100 to 600 g/m.sup.2 and with a density of 5 to 50 kg/m.sup.3, wherein the meltblown nonwoven (10) has at least one spacer (12), extending at least on one of the surfaces thereof and/or at least partially in the direction of the thickness of the meltblown nonwoven (10) and arranged in such a way that the meltblown nonwoven (10) has a compressibility of less than 10% when a pressure of 50 Pa is applied to its surface.