Combination sponge and chamois

April 2, 1963

J. F. SEWELL

COMBINATION SPONGE AND CHAMOIS Filed April 21, i960

3,083,392

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United States Patent Office 3,083,392

Patented Apr. 2, 1963

083 392 COMBINATION SPONGE AND CHAMOIS John F. Sewell, 1918 W. 40th, Austin, Tex.

Filed Anr. 21, I960, Ser. No. 23,747

Claim. (Cl. 15—118)

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in a combination sponge and chamois.

It is an object of this invention to provide a cleaning device having a combination of sponge and chamois, joining in a novel manner to provide a washing and a drying medium.

It is another object of the invention to provide a novel article of manufacture having a sponge block joined in a novel manner to· provide a washing and a a cover of chamois.

It is still a further object of the invention to provide a novel article of manufacture having a pair of joined sponges, one of said sponges being covered with chamois and drain passageways being formed between the sponge blocks.

It is still a further object of the invention to provide a cleaning device having a sponge covered with chamois and having drain passageways through the chamois.

In cleaning windshields, car surfaces, table tops and the like, it is usually necessary to use a cleaning means, such as a sponge, and a drying means, such as a towel or chamois. It is an object of this invention to provide a cleaning device having both a cleaning means and a drying means arranged in a novel manner to provide ready use of either.

With the above and other objects in view, the invention has relation to certain novel features of construction, operation and arrangement of parts more particularly defined in the following specifications and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein:

FIGURE 1 is a perspective view of one form with portions broken away,

FIGURE 2 is a perspective view of the preferred form of the invention, with portions broken away, and

FIGURE 3 is a cross-sectional perspective view of still another form.

Referring now more particularly to the drawings, the numeral 1 designates a block of sponge, preferably of the artificial type, to which a similar block is anchored on the longitudinal top surface. Before the second block of sponge is anchored in position on the first block, a cover of suitable drying material, such as a chamois skin, is mounted thereon, as by folding the margin of the chamois under the second block, and anchoring the same thereto, as by use of a suitable water proof glue. The second block is then anchored to the first block, as by the use of water proof glue.

The second block, as 2, may be provided with means of draining through the chamois skin 3, as by suitable per10 forations in the skin 3, such as 4, 4. The block thus formed may be immersed in water, or thoroughly soaked, and in use, the washing is done with the sponge surface and the drying is accomplished by squeezing the excess moisture out of the block, and applying the chamois side to the surface to be cleaned. The passageways created by the perforations will permit the entire block to be subjected to squeezing or wringing through a wringer, to remove excess moisture.

In the form shown in FIGURE 2, the sponge '5 is joined to the covered sponge 6, the cover 7 having an outwardly extending flange 8. An additional strip 10 of chamois is glued to the block 5 and extends outwardly therefrom and the cover 7 is then anchored to the block 8 by sewing as at 9. Suitable drain passageways are provided between the blocks 5, 6 as by anchoring flexible tubes between the strip 10 and the flange 8, such as 11,11.

Another form is shown in FIGURE 3, wherein a block of sponge 12 is completely covered with a suitable covering material, such as chamois, as 13, and suitable passageways formed between the joined margins 14 of the covering material. The covering material may be sewed or glued to the block. If glued, suitable tubular material may be positioned between the joined margins prior to gluing, such as paper tubes, and removed after the glue has set. The passageways, as 15, will permit ready removal of moisture from the block.

While the foregoing is considered a preferred form of the invention, it is by way of illustration only, the broad principle of the invention being defined by the appended claim.