DRYING AND/OR CLEANING CLOTH

Abstract

Drying and/or cleaning cloth has an elongated shape with a double-layered construction. Two sides are formed by cloth layers with an interior region in-between. The two sides are each bounded by two parallel longitudinal edges and two transverse edges. An opening is for reaching into the interior region between the two sides. The drying and/or cleaning cloth has a pentagonally configured region. In the pentagonally configured region one of the two transverse edges is aligned at right angles to the longitudinal edges and the other of the two transverse edges is formed by two angularly abutting front edge sections adjoining the corresponding longitudinal edges at an obtuse angle. The opening for reaching into the interior region between the two sides is provided in the region of the transverse edge aligned at right angles to the longitudinal edges.

Claims

1. Drying and/or cleaning cloth (1) with an elongated shape with a double-layered construction with two sides formed respectively by cloth layers and an interior region located in-between (9), where the two sides are each bounded by two parallel longitudinal edges (2) and two transverse edges (3) and where an opening (4) is provided for reaching into the interior region (9) between the two sides, wherein the drying and/or cleaning cloth (1) has a pentagonally configured region (8), in particular is formed solely by this region, where in the pentagonally configured region (8) one of the two transverse edges (3) is aligned at right angles to the longitudinal edges (2) and the other of the two transverse edges (3) is formed by two angularly abutting front edge sections (7), respectively adjoining the corresponding longitudinal edges (2) at an obtuse angle, where the opening (4) for reaching into the interior region (9) between the two sides (10, 11) is provided in the region of the transverse edge (3) aligned at right angles to the longitudinal edges (2).

2. Drying and/or cleaning cloth (1) according to claim 1, wherein at least one opening (4) has a length of ca. 5 cm to 15 cm, preferably 8 cm to 12 cm, most preferably ca. 10 cm.

3. Drying and/or cleaning cloth (1) according to claim 1, wherein at least one opening (4) is arranged approximately centrally in relation to the respective transverse edges (3) and exhibits the same distance respectively to each of the corresponding longitudinal edges (2).

4. Drying and/or cleaning cloth (1) according to claim 1, wherein the drying and/or cleaning cloth (1) has two pentagonally configured regions (8), each of which with their respective transverse edge (3) aligned at right angles to the longitudinal edges (2), are designed to be abutting each other and are connected with each other.

5. Drying and/or cleaning cloth (1) according to claim 4, wherein at least one of the two sides (10, 11) of the pentagonally configured regions (8) of the drying and/or cleaning cloth (1) is configured as one piece and continuously, preferably both sides (10, 11) of the two pentagonally configured regions (8) of the drying and/or cleaning cloth (1) are respectively configured as one piece and continuously.

6. Drying and/or cleaning cloth (1) according to claim 1, wherein the opening (4) is provided centrally in relation to the longitudinal extension of the drying and/or cleaning cloth (1).

7. Drying and/or cleaning cloth (1) according to claim 1, wherein the opening (4) is formed by a slit through both sides (10, 11) of the drying and/or cleaning cloth (1) and thus both sides (10, 11) respectively exhibit two free slit edges.

8. Drying and/or cleaning cloth (1) according to claim 1, wherein the slit edge of the one side (10) of one pentagonally configured region (8) is sewn to the slit edge of the other side (11) of the other pentagonally configured region (8).

9. Drying and/or cleaning cloth (1) according to claim 1, wherein at least one side (10, 11) of the drying and/or cleaning cloth (1) has a fleece surface, preferably both sides (10, 11) of the drying and/or cleaning cloth (1) respectively have a fleece surface.

10. Drying and/or cleaning cloth (1) according to claim 9, wherein each side (10, 11) that exhibits a fleece side is designed with this fleece side facing outward.

11. Drying and/or cleaning cloth (1) according to claim 9, wherein at least one fleece surface is formed by terrycloth, preferably fulled terrycloth.

12. Drying and/or cleaning cloth (1) according to claim 1, wherein the border region of the longitudinal edges (2) and of the transverse edges (3) is hemmed with an edging (5) made of a textile material and/or a seam (6) positioned at a small distance from the respective edge is provided, where in the region of an opening (4) if any that is provided in a transverse edge (3) no edging (5) is provided or it comprises only the edge of one side (10, 11).

13. Drying and/or cleaning cloth (1) according to claim 1, wherein an opening (4) provided not in a transverse edge (3) is hemmed with an edging (5) made of a textile material.

14. Drying and/or cleaning cloth (1) according to claim 1, wherein at least one side (10, 11) of the drying and/or cleaning cloth (1) is configured as a microfiber cloth, preferably both sides (10, 11) of the drying and/or cleaning cloth (1) are respectively configured as a microfiber cloth.

15. Drying and/or cleaning cloth (1) according to claim 1, wherein at least one side (10, 11) of the drying and/or cleaning cloth (1) consists of a mixed fabric with polyester and polyamide constituents, preferably both sides (10, 11) of the drying and/or cleaning cloth (1) respectively consist of a mixed fabric with polyester and polyamide constituents.

16. Drying and/or cleaning cloth (1) according to claim 15, wherein the mixed fabric exhibits a composition with ca. 80% polyester and ca. 20% polyamide.

17. Drying and/or cleaning cloth (1) according to claim 1, wherein the drying and/or cleaning cloth (1) has an area density of ca. 800 g/m.sup.2.

18. Drying and/or cleaning cloth (1) according to claim 1, wherein the longitudinal edges (2) each have a length of ca. 25 cm to 50 cm, preferably a length of ca. 30 cm to 40 cm, and most preferably a length of ca. 34 cm or 35 cm.

19. Drying and/or cleaning cloth (1) according to claim 1, wherein the longitudinal edges (2) have a distance from each other of ca. 15 cm to 30 cm, preferably a distance of ca. 20 cm to 25 cm, and most preferably a distance of ca. 22 cm or 23 cm.

20. Drying and/or cleaning cloth (1) according to claim 1, wherein the drying and/or cleaning cloth (1) is configured mirror-symmetrically in the longitudinal direction and/or is configured mirror-symmetrically in the transverse direction.

21. Drying and/or cleaning cloth (1) according to claim 1, wherein in at least one pentagonally configured region (8) the tip formed by the front edge sections (7) projects in the longitudinal direction of the drying and/or cleaning cloth (1) by ca. 5 cm to 20 cm, preferably by ca. 10 cm to 15 cm, and most preferably by ca. 11 cm or 12 cm relative to the end points of the longitudinal edges (2) to which the front edge sections (7) join at an obtuse angle.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0028] In the following, embodiment examples of the invention shown in the drawings are explained. The figures show:

[0029] FIG. 1 A first embodiment example of a drying and/or cleaning cloth according to the invention,

[0030] FIG. 2 A second embodiment example of a drying and/or cleaning cloth according to the invention, and

[0031] FIG. 3 A part-view shown in section of the object according to FIG. 2.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT(S)

[0032] In all figures, matching reference symbols are used for identical or similar components.

[0033] FIG. 1 shows a drying and/or cleaning cloth 1 with an elongated shape with a double-layered construction with two sides 10, 11 each formed by cloth layers. Between these two sides 10, 11 there is located an interior region 9.

[0034] The two sides 10, 11 are each bounded by two parallel longitudinal edges 2 and two transverse edges 3, and an opening 4 is provided for reaching into the interior region 9 between the two sides 10, 11.

[0035] According to the invention, the drying and/or cleaning cloth 1 shown in FIG. 1 has a pentagonally configured region 8 and is formed solely by this region. In the pentagonally configured region 8, one of the two transverse edges 3 is aligned at right angles to the longitudinal edges 2, whereas the other of the two transverse edges 3 is formed by two angularly abutting front edge sections 7, respectively adjoining the corresponding longitudinal edges 2 at an obtuse angle.

[0036] In this embodiment example the opening 4 for reaching into the interior region 9 between the two sides 10, 11 is provided in the region of the transverse edge 3 aligned at right angles to the longitudinal edges 2 centrally between the longitudinal edges 2.

[0037] Hereby it is possible to reach with a flat hand into the interior region 9 and the anterior transverse edge 3 formed by the front edge sections 7 and forming a tip approximates the shape of the inserted hand. The middle finger of the inserted flat hand can thus be in the foremost tip and the other fingers including the thumb project less far forward and are then each sideways to the middle finger in the interior region 9.

[0038] The drying and/or cleaning cloth 1 is configured mirror-symmetrically in the longitudinal direction. The tip formed by the front edge sections 7 projects in the longitudinal direction relative to the end points of the longitudinal edges 2 to which they join by a length I. Here the length I is smaller than the length L of the longitudinal edges 2, for example by a factor of 0.5 or 0.6.

[0039] The border region of the longitudinal edges 2 and of the transverse edges 3 is hemmed with an edging 5 made of a textile material, where however no edging 5 is provided in the region of an opening 4 if any that is provided in a transverse edge 3.

[0040] In the embodiment example shown in FIG. 2, the drying and/or cleaning cloth 1 has two pentagonally configured regions 8. These two pentagonally configured regions 8 are designed to be abutting each other and connected with each other with their respective formed transverse edge 3 aligned at right angles to the longitudinal edges 2 and not through front edge sections 7 adjoining the corresponding longitudinal edges 2 at an obtuse angle.

[0041] This results in a drying and/or cleaning cloth 1 with the shape of a hexagon, which although configured mirror-symmetrically in the longitudinal direction and also configured mirror-symmetrically in the transverse direction, does not represent a regular hexagon because the two longitudinal edges 2 designed in parallel to one another are each longer than the four front edge sections 7 and are also longer than the distance between the two parallel longitudinal edges 2.

[0042] Both sides 10, 11 of the drying and/or cleaning cloth 1 exhibit respectively a fleece surface, each of which is provided externally on the drying and/or cleaning cloth 1 for good sliding on the area to be treated.

[0043] The border region of the longitudinal edges 2 and the border region of the front edge sections 7 forming the outer transverse edges 3 are each hemmed with an edging 5 made of a textile material.

[0044] Thereby both sides 10, 11 of both pentagonally configured regions 8 of the drying and/or cleaning cloth 1 are each configured as one piece and continuously, such that as a result each side 10, 11 of the drying and/or cleaning cloth 1 is configured respectively as a one piece and continuous layer.

[0045] The opening 4 is here provided centrally in relation to the longitudinal extension of the drying and/or cleaning cloth 1, such that the two part-regions located in front or behind the opening 4 in the longitudinal direction are at least approximately of the same size.

[0046] Thereby the opening 4 is formed by a slit through both sides 10, 11 of the drying and/or cleaning cloth 1, such that both sides 10, 11 thus each exhibit two free slit edges and the openings 4 in both sides 10, 11 are congruent.

[0047] As is apparent from FIG. 3, the outer slit edge of one side 10 of one pentagonally configured region 8 is sewn to the outer slit edge of the other side 11 of the other pentagonally configured region 8. As shown in the detail enlargement of FIG. 3 as a top view, this can take place by means of a seam 6 configured as a zigzag seam along the one-another abutting outer slit edges of the two sides 10, 11.

[0048] As a result, the one side 10 of the one pentagonally configured region 8 then merges directly into the other side 11 of the other pentagonally configured region 8.

[0049] Hence, on each side 10, 11 it is possible to reach into the interior region 9 only in one direction, and the part-regions 12, 13 of the interior region 9 into which it is possible respectively to reach are different for the two sides 10, 11.