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WO2002000090A1
WO2002000090A1 PCT/FR2001/002031 FR0102031W WO0200090A1 WO 2002000090 A1 WO2002000090 A1 WO 2002000090A1 FR 0102031 W FR0102031 W FR 0102031W WO 0200090 A1 WO0200090 A1 WO 0200090A1
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Bryan Johnson
René CATRISSE
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Financiere Elysees Balzac SA
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Priority to PL359067A priority patent/PL198027B1/en
Priority to BRPI0112095-6A priority patent/BR0112095B1/en
Priority to EP01949538A priority patent/EP1294269B1/en
Priority to MXPA02012580A priority patent/MXPA02012580A/en
Priority to AU2001270672A priority patent/AU2001270672A1/en
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47L—DOMESTIC WASHING OR CLEANING; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47L17/00—Apparatus or implements used in manual washing or cleaning of crockery, table-ware, cooking-ware or the like
    • A47L17/04—Pan or pot cleaning utensils
    • A47L17/08—Pads; Balls of steel wool, wire, or plastic meshes

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  • the present invention relates to a scouring pad comprising a ball of looped scouring wire.
  • Scouring pads are known, in particular made of stainless steel wire whose thickness is between 0.01 and 0.05 mm, preferably of the order of 0.025 mm.
  • This wire is looped, the loops being for example formed by turns of helical shape.
  • the wire is wound on itself so as to constitute a ball.
  • the loops of the thread cling to each other to give a certain cohesion to this ball, while giving it an airy structure (low density).
  • the loops also form scouring surfaces necessary for the effectiveness of the pad, for example for the scouring of dishes such as dishes or pots.
  • the wire is calendered between two cylinders which give it a flat section of given thickness; it is then pulled under tension against a blade and, in this situation, is moved quickly so as to form the helical loops, as if by a spring effect.
  • Scouring pads of this type allow very effective scouring.
  • the ball tends to come apart, that is to say to lose its homogeneity.
  • the loops used for scouring tend to come loose from each other and flatten. As a result, the tampon loses some of its effectiveness and it is less pleasant to use.
  • the object of the present invention is to remedy these drawbacks by proposing a tampon of the aforementioned type, the ball of which keeps its cohesion longer.
  • the ball is formed by substantially concentric windings of the wire, so that said ball has substantially the shape of an O-ring and to the fact that the tampon comprises means for holding said windings together. relation to others, including at least one support bracelet which encloses a section of the crown and which is arranged substantially along a meridian of the torus formed by the crown.
  • the ball is thus produced in a very simple manner and the loops retain their primary functions (hooking of the windings, ventilated structure, scouring).
  • the windings of the wire are held relative to each other thanks to the presence of at least one holding bracelet.
  • This bracelet extends along a meridian of the torus formed by the crown, that is to say that it is disposed substantially radially and that it encloses a section of the ball delimited between the internal periphery (empty center) of this last and its outer periphery.
  • the bracelet encloses the windings of the wire and thus maintains them relative to each other.
  • this support bracelet is preferably located and the regions of the ball which are not located under the bracelet remain ventilated, thanks to the spring effect of the loops relative to each other and the effectiveness of the effect. the scouring of the ball is in no way affected by the presence of the support strap.
  • the tampon comprises several holding bracelets arranged around several sections of the crown spaced at substantially regular intervals.
  • the presence of several support bracelets is particularly advantageous. Indeed, in the region of a support bracelet, the windings of the wire remain tight on one another. Even if by moving away from a bracelet, the loops are somewhat detached from each other, the ball does not lose its cohesion thanks to the presence of the following support bracelet.
  • the ball consists of four support bracelets spaced from each other by approximately 90 °, or three bracelets spaced approximately 120 ° apart.
  • the tampon comprises several holding bracelets and a connecting ring, which is arranged in the center of the crown and to which the holding bracelets are fixed.
  • the connecting ring is arranged taking advantage of the center of the initially empty ball. It forms a support for the holding straps, to which the latter are connected. In addition, it prevents the ball from crushing on itself.
  • the tampon further comprises a gripping member.
  • the user can manipulate the tampon by this gripping member, rather than by directly taking in hand the windings of the wire.
  • the gripping member is integral with the ball by a central region of the latter.
  • the attachment of the gripping member to the ball also takes advantage of the empty center of the latter.
  • the gripping member has two end parts which meet at the center of the crown and are fixed to each other or, when it is present, to the connecting ring.
  • the two end parts of the gripping member can be fixed by snap-fastening or the like, which avoids the use of an adhesive or the like which would risk losing its effectiveness after a certain number of uses of the scouring pad.
  • FIG. 2 is a view similar to Figure 1, according to a second embodiment using a connecting ring for the holding bracelets;
  • FIG. 3 shows, in perspective, the assembly of the connecting ring and the holding straps
  • FIG. 4 is a partial sectional view in a transverse plane defined by line IV-IV of Figure 3;
  • FIG. 5 is a view similar to Figures 1 and 2 for another embodiment in which the tampon comprises a gripping member;
  • FIGS. 6 and 7 are two cross-sectional views, in a plane corresponding to the plane VI-VI of Figure 2, for two variants comprising a gripping member.
  • the scouring pad of Figure 1 comprises a ball 10 formed of windings 12 of a looped wire.
  • the loops of the thread hook the windings relative to each other and, by a spring effect, they give the ball an airy structure.
  • the windings are substantially concentric, so that the ball has substantially the shape of an O-ring and has an empty center (torus throat).
  • the tampon comprises several holding straps 14 which, on substantially radial sections of the crown formed by the ball, enclose the windings of the wire.
  • These bracelets 14 are arranged substantially along meridians of the torus formed by the ball and the sections which they enclose are delimited between the empty center 16 of the ball and its external periphery 10A.
  • the wire in which the ball is made is a very thin stainless steel wire, close to 0.02 to 0.03 mm, and of flat section, the width of this wire being of the order 0.4 to 0.5 mm.
  • the loops can have a helical shape and can be obtained as indicated above.
  • the holding straps can be made of plastic or any other material having the required qualities of wear resistance. It may be, as in Figure 1, bracelets which are not connected to each other. Each bracelet is wound on itself and its free ends are fixed to one another, for example being knotted, welded or other.
  • the buffer comprises a connecting ring 18 arranged in its empty central region 16.
  • the holding straps 20 of FIG. 2 are arranged in the same way as the straps 14 of FIG. 1, but they are fixed to the ring 18.
  • this connecting ring has holes 22 that are substantially axial, that is to say that they extend substantially along the axis. A winding wire forming the crown that constitutes the ball.
  • this bracelet is wound on itself while being disposed radially outwards from the ring 18, and its second end 20B is engaged in the drilling 20 while being retained in the latter. More specifically, this second end 20B has a retaining head 20C which is engaged in the bore 22 and which is retained in the latter by a retaining zone 22A formed in the bore 22, for example by a bead.
  • the retaining means 22A and 20C thus cooperate by snap-fastening, the head 20C being forcibly engaged in the bore 22 until it exceeds the bead 22A.
  • the first end 20A of the bracelet 20 is fixed to the ring 18 by any suitable means.
  • the ring 18 has a hole 24 which is used for fixing the first end 20A of the strap 20.
  • This hole 24 has a shoulder 24A and the first end 20A of the strap 20 has a retaining head which is in abutment against this shoulder.
  • the wire formed by the latter is engaged in this bore 24 until the head 20A comes into abutment against the shoulder.
  • the different bracelets 20 shown in FIG. 3 are all firstly arranged in this way. In this situation, the ring is placed in the empty center 16 of a ball of scouring wire, and each bracelet 20 is wound around a section of the ball until its second end 20B comes to engage in a drilling 22. Pull on the second end 20B of the bracelet 20 until its retaining head is retained by the bead 22A.
  • the end part of the bracelet protruding from the ring beyond the bore 22 can be sectioned.
  • the scouring pad further comprises a gripping member.
  • the gripping member 26 is arranged to cover an angular section of the ball.
  • the latter has for example four holding bracelets, and the gripping member 26 has the shape of a shell which covers the two bracelets not visible in FIG. 5 and which extends over an angular sector of the order of 90 °.
  • This shell thus covers the ball on its two faces and its two inner ends 26A meet at the empty center of the crown formed by the ball to be fixed to each other.
  • the embodiment of FIG. 5 is compatible with those of FIGS. 1 and 2 and, for this reason, the retaining bracelets are designated by the references 14 and 20 in FIG. 5.
  • FIG. 5 is compatible with those of FIGS. 1 and 2 and, for this reason, the retaining bracelets are designated by the references 14 and 20 in FIG. 5.
  • the gripping member comprises two shells 28 and 30 which are arranged on each side of the ring relative to a plane P substantially transverse to the axis A of the latter. These two shells have the shape of cones whose vertices 28A and 30A meet in the center of the crown. The two shells are then fixed together, their vertices being for example snapped into one another.
  • the tops of the shells pass through the connecting ring 18.
  • this variant of gripping member is also compatible with the embodiment of FIG. 1, devoid of a connecting ring.
  • the gripping member is for example gripped by pinching between the thumb and forefinger.
  • FIG. 7 shows another variant in which the gripping member 32 comprises a handle 34 disposed on one side of the crown relative to a plane P substantially transverse to its axis A.
  • this handle is fixed to the ball by a rod 36 which extends in the central region of the crown and which is retained in the connecting ring 18.
  • the gripping member 32 can be snap-fastened, for example, the rod 36 can be snapped into the ring 38 or have a simple retaining head 36A, retained in the ring 18, while the end opposite to this head would be snapped inside the handle 34.
  • the gripping members 26, 28, 30 of FIGS. 5 and 6 can also be fixed to the connecting ring 18, if the latter is present.

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Abstract

The invention concerns a scouring pad comprising a ball (10) of looped scouring wires. The ball consists of substantially concentric wire windings (12), so that it looks substantially like doughnut-shaped ring. The pad comprises means for retaining the windings relative to one another, comprising at least a maintaining band (20), which encloses a section of the ring and arranged substantially along a meridian of the strand formed by the ring.

Description

Tampon de récurageScouring pad

La présente invention concerne un tampon de récurage comprenant une pelote de fil de récurage bouclé.The present invention relates to a scouring pad comprising a ball of looped scouring wire.

On connaît des tampons de récurage, en particulier réalisés dans un fil d'acier inoxydable dont l'épaisseur est comprise entre 0,01 et 0,05 mm, de préférence de l'ordre de 0,025 mm. Ce fil est bouclé, les boucles étant par exemple formées par des spires de forme hélicoïdale. Pour former le tampon, le fil est enroulé sur lui-même de manière à constituer une pelote. Les boucles du fil s'accrochent les unes aux autres pour donner une certaine cohésion à cette pelote, tout en lui conférant une structure aérée (densité peu élevée). Les boucles forment également des surfaces de récurage nécessaires à l'efficacité du tampon, par exemple pour le récurage de pièces de vaisselle telles que des plats ou des casseroles.Scouring pads are known, in particular made of stainless steel wire whose thickness is between 0.01 and 0.05 mm, preferably of the order of 0.025 mm. This wire is looped, the loops being for example formed by turns of helical shape. To form the tampon, the wire is wound on itself so as to constitute a ball. The loops of the thread cling to each other to give a certain cohesion to this ball, while giving it an airy structure (low density). The loops also form scouring surfaces necessary for the effectiveness of the pad, for example for the scouring of dishes such as dishes or pots.

Par exemple, le fil est calandre entre deux cylindres qui lui donnent une section plate d'épaisseur donnée ; il est ensuite tiré sous tension contre une lame et, dans cette situation, est déplacé rapidement de manière à former les boucles hélicoïdales, comme par un effet de ressort. Les tampons de récurage de ce type permettent un récurage très efficace. Toutefois, après un certain nombre d'utilisations, la pelote a tendance à se défaire, c'est-à-dire à perdre son homogénéité. En effet, les boucles utilisées pour le récurage tendent à se décrocher les unes des autres et à s'aplatir. De ce fait, le tampon perd une partie de son efficacité et il est moins agréable à utiliser.For example, the wire is calendered between two cylinders which give it a flat section of given thickness; it is then pulled under tension against a blade and, in this situation, is moved quickly so as to form the helical loops, as if by a spring effect. Scouring pads of this type allow very effective scouring. However, after a certain number of uses, the ball tends to come apart, that is to say to lose its homogeneity. Indeed, the loops used for scouring tend to come loose from each other and flatten. As a result, the tampon loses some of its effectiveness and it is less pleasant to use.

La présente invention a pour but de remédier à ces inconvénients en proposant un tampon du type précité dont la pelote garde plus longtemps sa cohésion.The object of the present invention is to remedy these drawbacks by proposing a tampon of the aforementioned type, the ball of which keeps its cohesion longer.

Ce but est atteint grâce au fait que la pelote est constituée par des enroulements du fil sensiblement concentriques, de sorte que ladite pelote présente sensiblement la forme d'une couronne torique et au fait que le tampon comporte des moyens de maintien desdits enroulements les uns par rapport aux autres, comprenant au moins un bracelet de maintien qui enserre une section de la couronne et qui est disposé sensiblement selon un méridien du tore formé par la couronne.This object is achieved thanks to the fact that the ball is formed by substantially concentric windings of the wire, so that said ball has substantially the shape of an O-ring and to the fact that the tampon comprises means for holding said windings together. relation to others, including at least one support bracelet which encloses a section of the crown and which is arranged substantially along a meridian of the torus formed by the crown.

La pelote est ainsi réalisée de manière très simple et les boucles conservent leurs fonctions premières (accrochage des enroulements, structure aérée, récurage).The ball is thus produced in a very simple manner and the loops retain their primary functions (hooking of the windings, ventilated structure, scouring).

Les enroulements du fil sont maintenus les uns par rapport aux autres grâce à la présence d'au moins un bracelet de maintien. Ce bracelet s'étend selon un méridien du tore formé par la couronne, c'est-à-dire qu'il est disposé sensiblement radialement et qu'il enserre une section de la pelote délimitée entre la périphérie interne (centre vide) de cette dernière et sa périphérie externe.The windings of the wire are held relative to each other thanks to the presence of at least one holding bracelet. This bracelet extends along a meridian of the torus formed by the crown, that is to say that it is disposed substantially radially and that it encloses a section of the ball delimited between the internal periphery (empty center) of this last and its outer periphery.

Sur cette section disposée sensiblement selon un méridien, le bracelet enserre les enroulements du fil et les maintient ainsi les uns par rapport aux autres. Cependant, ce bracelet de maintien est de préférence localisé et les régions de la pelote qui ne sont pas situées sous le bracelet restent aérées, grâce à l'effet de ressort des boucles les unes par rapport aux autres et l'efficacité de l'effet récurant de la pelote n'est aucunement affectée par la présence du bracelet de maintien.On this section arranged substantially along a meridian, the bracelet encloses the windings of the wire and thus maintains them relative to each other. However, this support bracelet is preferably located and the regions of the ball which are not located under the bracelet remain ventilated, thanks to the spring effect of the loops relative to each other and the effectiveness of the effect. the scouring of the ball is in no way affected by the presence of the support strap.

Sous le bracelet, les enroulements sont serrés les uns contre les autres. Ainsi, au moins dans la région du bracelet, les enroulements restent solidaires les uns des autres. Les boucles ont tendance à moins s'aplatir et à moins se défaire.Under the bracelet, the windings are tight against each other. Thus, at least in the region of the bracelet, the windings remain integral with each other. Curls tend to flatten less and come apart.

De préférence, le tampon comporte plusieurs bracelets de maintien disposés autour de plusieurs sections de la couronne espacées selon des intervalles sensiblement réguliers. La présence de plusieurs bracelets de maintien est particulièrement avantageuse. En effet, dans la région d'un bracelet de maintien, les enroulements du fil restent serrés les uns sur les autres. Même si en s'éloignant d'un bracelet, les boucles se décrochent quelque peu les unes des autres, la pelote ne perd pas sa cohésion grâce à la présence du bracelet de maintien suivant. Par exemple, il est avantageux que la pelote comprenne quatre bracelets de maintien espacés les uns des autres d'environ 90°, ou bien trois bracelets espacés d'environ 120°.Preferably, the tampon comprises several holding bracelets arranged around several sections of the crown spaced at substantially regular intervals. The presence of several support bracelets is particularly advantageous. Indeed, in the region of a support bracelet, the windings of the wire remain tight on one another. Even if by moving away from a bracelet, the loops are somewhat detached from each other, the ball does not lose its cohesion thanks to the presence of the following support bracelet. For example, it is advantageous if the ball consists of four support bracelets spaced from each other by approximately 90 °, or three bracelets spaced approximately 120 ° apart.

Selon une disposition particulièrement avantageuse, le tampon comporte plusieurs bracelets de maintien et une bague de liaison, qui est disposée au centre de la couronne et à laquelle sont fixés les bracelets de maintien.According to a particularly advantageous arrangement, the tampon comprises several holding bracelets and a connecting ring, which is arranged in the center of the crown and to which the holding bracelets are fixed.

La bague de liaison est disposée en mettant à profit le centre de la pelote initialement vide. Elle forme un support pour les bracelets de maintien, auquel ces derniers sont raccordés. De plus, elle évite que la pelote ne s'écrase sur elle-même.The connecting ring is arranged taking advantage of the center of the initially empty ball. It forms a support for the holding straps, to which the latter are connected. In addition, it prevents the ball from crushing on itself.

Avantageusement, le tampon comporte, en outre, un organe de préhension.Advantageously, the tampon further comprises a gripping member.

Dans ce cas, l'utilisateur peut manipuler le tampon par cet organe de préhension, plutôt qu'en prenant en main directement les enroulements du fil.In this case, the user can manipulate the tampon by this gripping member, rather than by directly taking in hand the windings of the wire.

Avantageusement, l'organe de préhension est solidaire de la pelote par une région centrale de cette dernière.Advantageously, the gripping member is integral with the ball by a central region of the latter.

Dans ce cas, la fixation de l'organe de préhension à la pelote met également à profit le centre vide de cette dernière.In this case, the attachment of the gripping member to the ball also takes advantage of the empty center of the latter.

Ainsi, avantageusement, l'organe de préhension comporte deux parties d'extrémité qui se rejoignent au centre de la couronne et sont fixées l'une à l'autre ou, lorsqu'elle est présente, à la bague de liaison. Par exemple, les deux parties d'extrémité de l'organe de préhension peuvent être fixées par encliquetage ou analogue, ce qui permet d'éviter l'utilisation d'un adhésif ou autre qui risquerait de perdre son efficacité après un certain nombre d'utilisations du tampon de récurage. L'invention sera bien comprise et ses avantages apparaîtront mieux à la lecture de la description détaillée qui suit, de modes de réalisation représentés à titre d'exemples non limitatifs. La description se réfère aux dessins annexés sur lesquels : - la figure 1 est une vue extérieure schématique d'un tampon conforme à l'invention, selon un premier mode de réalisation ;Thus, advantageously, the gripping member has two end parts which meet at the center of the crown and are fixed to each other or, when it is present, to the connecting ring. For example, the two end parts of the gripping member can be fixed by snap-fastening or the like, which avoids the use of an adhesive or the like which would risk losing its effectiveness after a certain number of uses of the scouring pad. The invention will be well understood and its advantages will appear better on reading the detailed description which follows, of embodiments shown by way of nonlimiting examples. The description refers to the accompanying drawings in which: - Figure 1 is a schematic exterior view of a tampon according to the invention, according to a first embodiment;

- la figure 2 est une vue analogue à la figure 1 , selon un deuxième mode de réalisation utilisant une bague de liaison pour les bracelets de maintien ;- Figure 2 is a view similar to Figure 1, according to a second embodiment using a connecting ring for the holding bracelets;

- la figure 3 montre, en perspective, l'assemblage de la bague de liaison et des bracelets de maintien ;- Figure 3 shows, in perspective, the assembly of the connecting ring and the holding straps;

- la figure 4 est une vue partielle en coupe dans un plan transversal défini par la ligne IV-IV de la figure 3 ;- Figure 4 is a partial sectional view in a transverse plane defined by line IV-IV of Figure 3;

- la figure 5 est une vue analogue aux figures 1 et 2 pour un autre mode de réalisation dans lequel le tampon comporte un organe de préhension ; et- Figure 5 is a view similar to Figures 1 and 2 for another embodiment in which the tampon comprises a gripping member; and

- les figures 6 et 7 sont deux vues en coupe transversale, dans un plan correspondant au plan VI-VI de la figure 2, pour deux variantes comprenant un organe de préhension.- Figures 6 and 7 are two cross-sectional views, in a plane corresponding to the plane VI-VI of Figure 2, for two variants comprising a gripping member.

Le tampon de récurage de la figure 1 comprend une pelote 10 formée d'enroulements 12 d'un fil bouclé. Les boucles du fil accrochent les enroulements les uns par rapport aux autres et, par un effet ressort, elles donnent à la pelote une structure aérée. Les enroulements sont sensiblement concentriques, de sorte que la pelote a sensiblement la forme d'une couronne torique et présente un centre vide (gorge du tore). Le tampon comporte plusieurs bracelets de maintien 14 qui, sur des sections sensiblement radiales de la couronne formée par la pelote, enserrent les enroulements du fil. Ces bracelets 14 sont disposés sensiblement selon des méridiens du tore formé par la pelote et les sections qu'ils enserrent sont délimitées entre le centre vide 16 de la pelote et sa périphérie externe 10A.The scouring pad of Figure 1 comprises a ball 10 formed of windings 12 of a looped wire. The loops of the thread hook the windings relative to each other and, by a spring effect, they give the ball an airy structure. The windings are substantially concentric, so that the ball has substantially the shape of an O-ring and has an empty center (torus throat). The tampon comprises several holding straps 14 which, on substantially radial sections of the crown formed by the ball, enclose the windings of the wire. These bracelets 14 are arranged substantially along meridians of the torus formed by the ball and the sections which they enclose are delimited between the empty center 16 of the ball and its external periphery 10A.

Sur la figure 1, quatre bracelets 14 espacés d'environ 90° sont présents. On remarque que l'effet de serrage des enroulements du fil est très localisé et que la pelote conserve une structure globalement très aérée. Même les boucles proches du bracelet de maintien écartent les enroulements les uns des autres tout en les accrochant entre eux.In Figure 1, four bracelets 14 spaced about 90 ° are present. Note that the tightening effect of the wire windings is very localized and that the ball retains an overall very airy structure. Even the curls close to the strap keep the windings apart from one another while hanging them together.

Par exemple, le fil dans lequel est réalisée la pelote est un fil d'acier inoxydable d'épaisseur très faible, voisine de 0,02 à 0,03 mm, et de section plate, la largeur de ce fil étant de l'ordre 0,4 à 0,5 mm. Les boucles peuvent avoir une forme hélicoïdale et être obtenues comme indiqué plus haut.For example, the wire in which the ball is made is a very thin stainless steel wire, close to 0.02 to 0.03 mm, and of flat section, the width of this wire being of the order 0.4 to 0.5 mm. The loops can have a helical shape and can be obtained as indicated above.

Les bracelets de maintien peuvent être réalisés en matière plastique ou en tout autre matériau présentant les qualités requises de résistance à l'usure. Il peut s'agir, comme sur la figure 1 , de bracelets qui ne sont pas reliés les uns aux autres. Chaque bracelet est enroulé sur lui-même et ses extrémités libres sont fixées l'une à l'autre en étant par exemple nouées, soudées ou autres. Dans le mode de réalisation de la figure 2, le tampon comporte une bague de liaison 18 disposée dans sa région centrale vide 16. Les bracelets de maintien 20 de la figure 2 sont disposés de la même manière que les bracelets 14 de la figure 1 , mais ils sont fixés à la bague 18. Comme on le voit mieux sur les figures 3 et 4, cette bague de liaison présente des perçages 22 sensiblement axiaux, c'est- à-dire qu'ils s'étendent sensiblement selon l'axe A d'enroulement du fil formant la couronne que constitue la pelote. La première extrémité 20A du bracelet 20 de la figure 4 est fixée à la bague 18, ce bracelet est enroulé sur lui-même en étant disposé radialement vers l'extérieur à partir de la bague 18, et sa deuxième extrémité 20B est engagée dans le perçage 20 en étant retenue dans ce dernier. Plus précisément, cette deuxième extrémité 20B présente une tête de retenue 20C qui engagée dans le perçage 22 et qui est retenue dans ce dernier par une zone de retenue 22A formée dans le perçage 22, par exemple par un bourrelet. Les moyens de retenue 22A et 20C coopèrent ainsi par encliquetage, la tête 20C étant engagée à force dans le perçage 22 jusqu'à dépasser le bourrelet 22A. La première extrémité 20A du bracelet 20 est fixée à la bague 18 par tous moyens appropriés. Par exemple, comme le montre la figure 4, la bague 18 présente un perçage 24 qui sert à la fixation de la première extrémité 20A du bracelet 20. Ce perçage 24 comporte un épaulement 24A et la première extrémité 20A du bracelet 20 présente une tête de retenue qui est en butée contre cet épaulement.The holding straps can be made of plastic or any other material having the required qualities of wear resistance. It may be, as in Figure 1, bracelets which are not connected to each other. Each bracelet is wound on itself and its free ends are fixed to one another, for example being knotted, welded or other. In the embodiment of FIG. 2, the buffer comprises a connecting ring 18 arranged in its empty central region 16. The holding straps 20 of FIG. 2 are arranged in the same way as the straps 14 of FIG. 1, but they are fixed to the ring 18. As can be seen more clearly in FIGS. 3 and 4, this connecting ring has holes 22 that are substantially axial, that is to say that they extend substantially along the axis. A winding wire forming the crown that constitutes the ball. The first end 20A of the bracelet 20 of FIG. 4 is fixed to the ring 18, this bracelet is wound on itself while being disposed radially outwards from the ring 18, and its second end 20B is engaged in the drilling 20 while being retained in the latter. More specifically, this second end 20B has a retaining head 20C which is engaged in the bore 22 and which is retained in the latter by a retaining zone 22A formed in the bore 22, for example by a bead. The retaining means 22A and 20C thus cooperate by snap-fastening, the head 20C being forcibly engaged in the bore 22 until it exceeds the bead 22A. The first end 20A of the bracelet 20 is fixed to the ring 18 by any suitable means. For example, like the shows FIG. 4, the ring 18 has a hole 24 which is used for fixing the first end 20A of the strap 20. This hole 24 has a shoulder 24A and the first end 20A of the strap 20 has a retaining head which is in abutment against this shoulder.

Pour la mise en place du bracelet 20, le fil constitué par ce dernier est engagé dans ce perçage 24 jusqu'à ce que la tête 20A vienne en butée contre l'épaulement. Les différents bracelets 20 que montre la figure 3 sont tous disposés d'abord de cette manière. Dans cette situation, la bague est disposée au centre vide 16 d'une pelote de fil de récurage, et chaque bracelet 20 est enroulé autour d'une section de la pelote jusqu'à ce que sa deuxième extrémité 20B vienne s'engager dans un perçage 22. On tire sur la deuxième extrémité 20B du bracelet 20 jusqu'à ce sa tête de retenue soit retenue par la bourrelet 22A.For the establishment of the bracelet 20, the wire formed by the latter is engaged in this bore 24 until the head 20A comes into abutment against the shoulder. The different bracelets 20 shown in FIG. 3 are all firstly arranged in this way. In this situation, the ring is placed in the empty center 16 of a ball of scouring wire, and each bracelet 20 is wound around a section of the ball until its second end 20B comes to engage in a drilling 22. Pull on the second end 20B of the bracelet 20 until its retaining head is retained by the bead 22A.

On peut prévoir que la deuxième extrémité 20B présente plusieurs têtes de retenue 20C espacées les unes des autres, de manière à permettre plusieurs positions de retenue. La partie d'extrémité du bracelet dépassant de la bague au-delà du perçage 22 peut être sectionnée.Provision may be made for the second end 20B to have several retaining heads 20C spaced from one another, so as to allow several retaining positions. The end part of the bracelet protruding from the ring beyond the bore 22 can be sectioned.

Sur les figures 5 à 7, le tampon de récurage comporte, en outre, un organe de préhension. Sur la figure 5, on voit la pelote 10 et deux bracelets de maintien 14. L'organe de préhension 26 est disposé de manière à recouvrir une section angulaire de la pelote. En réalité, cette dernière présente par exemple quatre bracelets de maintien, et l'organe de préhension 26 a la forme d'une coquille qui recouvre les deux bracelets non visibles sur la figure 5 et qui s'étend sur un secteur angulaire de l'ordre de 90°. Cette coquille recouvre ainsi la pelote sur ses deux faces et ses deux extrémités intérieures 26A se rejoignent au centre vide de la couronne formée par la pelote pour être fixées l'une à l'autre. Le mode de réalisation de la figure 5 est compatible avec ceux des figures 1 et 2 et, pour cette raison, les bracelets de maintien sont désignés par les références 14 et 20 sur la figure 5. La figure 6 montre une variante en coupe et on voit deux bracelets de maintien 20 fixés à une bague de liaison 18. Le contour extérieur de la pelote 10 est figuré en trait interrompu. Sur la figure 6, l'organe de préhension comporte deux coquilles 28 et 30 qui sont disposées de chaque côté de la couronne par rapport à un plan P sensiblement transversal à l'axe A de cette dernière. Ces deux coquilles ont la forme de cônes dont les sommets 28A et 30A se rejoignent au centre de la couronne. Les deux coquilles sont alors fixées entre elles, leurs sommets étant par exemple encliquetes l'un dans l'autre. Sur la figure 6, les sommets des coquilles passent à travers la bague de liaison 18. Toutefois, cette variante d'organe de préhension est également compatible avec le mode de réalisation de la figure 1 , dépourvu de bague de liaison. Sur la figure 5 comme sur la figure 6, l'organe de préhension est par exemple saisi par pincement entre le pouce et l'index.In Figures 5 to 7, the scouring pad further comprises a gripping member. In Figure 5, we see the ball 10 and two holding straps 14. The gripping member 26 is arranged to cover an angular section of the ball. In reality, the latter has for example four holding bracelets, and the gripping member 26 has the shape of a shell which covers the two bracelets not visible in FIG. 5 and which extends over an angular sector of the order of 90 °. This shell thus covers the ball on its two faces and its two inner ends 26A meet at the empty center of the crown formed by the ball to be fixed to each other. The embodiment of FIG. 5 is compatible with those of FIGS. 1 and 2 and, for this reason, the retaining bracelets are designated by the references 14 and 20 in FIG. 5. FIG. 6 shows a variant in section and we see two holding straps 20 fixed to a connecting ring 18. The outer contour of the ball 10 is shown in broken lines. In Figure 6, the gripping member comprises two shells 28 and 30 which are arranged on each side of the ring relative to a plane P substantially transverse to the axis A of the latter. These two shells have the shape of cones whose vertices 28A and 30A meet in the center of the crown. The two shells are then fixed together, their vertices being for example snapped into one another. In FIG. 6, the tops of the shells pass through the connecting ring 18. However, this variant of gripping member is also compatible with the embodiment of FIG. 1, devoid of a connecting ring. In Figure 5 as in Figure 6, the gripping member is for example gripped by pinching between the thumb and forefinger.

La figure 7 montre une autre variante dans laquelle l'organe de préhension 32 comporte une poignée 34 disposée sur un côté de la couronne par rapport à un plan P sensiblement transversal à son axe A. En l'espèce, cette poignée est fixée à la pelote par une tige 36 qui s'étend dans la région centrale de la couronne et qui est retenue dans la bague de liaison 18. L'organe de préhension 32 peut être fixé par encliquetage, par exemple, la tige 36 peut être encliquetée dans la bague 38 ou présenter une simple tête de retenue 36A, retenue dans la bague 18, tandis que l'extrémité opposée à cette tête serait encliquetée à l'intérieur de la poignée 34. Les organes de préhension 26, 28, 30 des figures 5 et 6 peuvent également être fixés à la bague de liaison 18, si cette dernière est présente. FIG. 7 shows another variant in which the gripping member 32 comprises a handle 34 disposed on one side of the crown relative to a plane P substantially transverse to its axis A. In this case, this handle is fixed to the ball by a rod 36 which extends in the central region of the crown and which is retained in the connecting ring 18. The gripping member 32 can be snap-fastened, for example, the rod 36 can be snapped into the ring 38 or have a simple retaining head 36A, retained in the ring 18, while the end opposite to this head would be snapped inside the handle 34. The gripping members 26, 28, 30 of FIGS. 5 and 6 can also be fixed to the connecting ring 18, if the latter is present.

Claims

REVENDICATIONS 1. Tampon de récurage comprenant une pelote (10) de fil de récurage bouclé, caractérisé en ce que la pelote est constituée par des enroulements du fil (12) sensiblement concentriques, de sorte que ladite pelote (10) présente sensiblement la forme d'une couronne torique et en ce qu'il comporte des moyens de maintien desdits enroulements les uns par rapport aux autres, comprenant au moins un bracelet de maintien (14, 20) enserrant une section de la couronne et disposé sensiblement selon un méridien du tore formé par la couronne.1. Scouring pad comprising a ball (10) of looped scouring wire, characterized in that the ball consists of windings of the wire (12) substantially concentric, so that said ball (10) has substantially the shape of a toroidal crown and in that it comprises means for retaining said windings with respect to each other, comprising at least one retaining strap (14, 20) enclosing a section of the crown and disposed substantially along a meridian of the torus formed by the crown. 2. Tampon selon la revendication 1 , caractérisé en ce qu'il comporte plusieurs bracelets de maintien (14, 20) disposés autour de plusieurs sections de la couronne (10) espacées selon des intervalles sensiblement réguliers.2. Buffer according to claim 1, characterized in that it comprises several holding straps (14, 20) arranged around several sections of the crown (10) spaced at substantially regular intervals. 3. Tampon selon la revendication 1 ou 2, caractérisé en ce qu'il comporte plusieurs bracelets de maintien(14, 20) et une bague de liaison (18), qui est disposée au centre (16) de la couronne et à laquelle sont fixés les bracelets de maintien. 3. Buffer according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that it comprises several holding straps (14, 20) and a connecting ring (18), which is arranged in the center (16) of the crown and to which are attached the support bracelets. 4. Tampon selon la revendication 3, caractérisé en ce que la bague de liaison (18) présente des perçages sensiblement axiaux (20), en ce que les bracelets de maintien (20) présentent une première extrémité (20A) fixée à la bague de liaison (18), sont enroulés autour d'une section de la couronne et présentent une deuxième extrémité (20B), qui est engagée dans un perçage (22) de la bague de liaison (18) en étant retenue (22A) dans ce dernier.4. Buffer according to claim 3, characterized in that the connecting ring (18) has substantially axial holes (20), in that the retaining straps (20) have a first end (20A) fixed to the ring link (18), are wound around a section of the crown and have a second end (20B), which is engaged in a bore (22) of the link ring (18) while being retained (22A) in the latter . 5. Tampon selon la revendication 4, caractérisé en ce que la deuxième extrémité (20B) d'un bracelet de retenue (20) présente une tête de retenue (20C) coopérant avec une zone de retenue (22A) formée dans un perçage (22).5. Buffer according to claim 4, characterized in that the second end (20B) of a retaining strap (20) has a retaining head (20C) cooperating with a retaining zone (22A) formed in a bore (22 ). 6. Tampon selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 5, caractérisé en ce qu'il comporte, en outre, un organe de préhension (26 ; 28, 30 ; 32). 6. Buffer according to any one of claims 1 to 5, characterized in that it further comprises a gripping member (26; 28, 30; 32). 7. Tampon selon la revendication 6, caractérisé en ce que l'organe de préhension (26 ; 28, 30 ; 32) est solidaire de la pelote par une région centrale (16) de cette dernière.7. Buffer according to claim 6, characterized in that the gripping member (26; 28, 30; 32) is integral with the ball by a central region (16) of the latter. 8. Tampon selon la revendication 7, caractérisé en ce que l'organe de préhension (26 ; 28, 30) comporte deux parties d'extrémités (26A ; 28A, 30A) qui se rejoignent au centre (16) de la couronne et sont fixées l'une à l'autre.8. Buffer according to claim 7, characterized in that the gripping member (26; 28, 30) has two end portions (26A; 28A, 30A) which meet at the center (16) of the crown and are attached to each other. 9. Tampon selon la revendication 3 et l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 8, caractérisé en ce que l'organe de préhension (26 ; 28, 30 ; 32) est fixé à la bague de liaison (18).9. Buffer according to claim 3 and any one of claims 1 to 8, characterized in that the gripping member (26; 28, 30; 32) is fixed to the connecting ring (18). 10. Tampon selon l'une quelconque des revendications 7 à 9, caractérisé en ce que l'organe de préhension (26 ; 28, 30 ; 32) est fixé par encliquetage.10. Buffer according to any one of claims 7 to 9, characterized in that the gripping member (26; 28, 30; 32) is fixed by snap-fastening. 11. Tampon selon l'une quelconque des revendications 6 à 10, caractérisé en ce que l'organe de préhension (26) recouvre un secteur angulaire de la couronne.11. Buffer according to any one of claims 6 to 10, characterized in that the gripping member (26) covers an angular sector of the crown. 12. Tampon selon l'une quelconque des revendications 6 à 10, caractérisé en ce que i'organe de préhension comporte deux coquilles (28, 30) disposée de chaque côté de la couronne par rapport à un plan (P) sensiblement transversal à l'axe (A) de ladite couronne.12. Buffer according to any one of claims 6 to 10, characterized in that the gripping member comprises two shells (28, 30) disposed on each side of the crown relative to a plane (P) substantially transverse to the 'axis (A) of said crown. 13. Tampon selon l'une quelconque des revendications 6 à 10, caractérisé en ce que l'organe de préhension (32) comporte une poignée (34) disposée sur un côté de la couronne par rapport à un plan (P) sensiblement transversal à l'axe (A) de ladite couronne.13. Buffer according to any one of claims 6 to 10, characterized in that the gripping member (32) comprises a handle (34) disposed on one side of the crown relative to a plane (P) substantially transverse to the axis (A) of said crown. 14. Tampon selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 13, caractérisé en ce que les boucles du fil (12) sont formées par des spires hélicoïdales. 14. Buffer according to any one of claims 1 to 13, characterized in that the loops of the wire (12) are formed by helical turns.
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