Hard surface cleaning compositions comprising ethoxylated alkoxylated nonionic surfactants or a copolymer and cleaning pads and methods for using such cleaning compositions

1. A liquid hard surface cleaning composition comprising:

a. from about 0.001 wt % to about 0.015 wt % of an ethoxylated alkoxylated nonionic surfactant, wherein the ethoxylated alkoxylated nonionic surfactant is an esterified alkyl alkoxylated nonionic surfactant;

b. from about 0.01 wt % to about 0.08 wt % of a quaternary compound selected from the group consisting of a C 6 -C 18 alkyltrimethylammonium chloride, a C 6 -C 18 dialkyldimethylammonium chloride, and mixtures thereof; and

c. at least about 93 wt % water.

2. The liquid hard surface cleaning composition according to claim 1 , wherein the quaternary compound selected from the group consisting of a C 8 -C 12 alkyltrimethylammonium chloride, a C 8 -C 12 dialkyldimethylammonium chloride, and mixtures thereof.

3. The liquid hard surface cleaning composition according to claim 1 , wherein the quaternary compound is C 10 dialkyldimethylammonium chloride.

4. The liquid hard surface cleaning composition according to claim 1 , wherein the composition comprises at least about 95 wt % water.

5. The liquid hard surface cleaning composition according to claim 1 , wherein the composition has an overall Receding Contact Angle of from about 8° to about 22°.

6. The liquid hard surface cleaning composition according to claim 1 , wherein the composition has an overall Surface Tension of from about 25 dynes/cm to about 40 dynes/cm.

7. The liquid hard surface cleaning composition according to claim 1 , wherein the ethoxylated alkoxylated nonionic surfactant is an esterified alkyl alkoxylated surfactant of formula (I):

wherein:

R is a branched or unbranched alkyl radical having 8 to 16 carbon atoms;

R 3 , R 1 independently of one another, are hydrogen or a branched or unbranched alkyl radical having 1 to 5 carbon atoms;

R 2 is an unbranched alkyl radical having 5 to 17 carbon atoms;

l , n independently of one another, are a number from 1 to 5; and

m is a number from 8 to 50.

8. The hard surface cleaning composition according to claim 1 , further comprising at least one amine oxide surfactant.

9. The hard surface cleaning composition according to claim 1 , wherein the composition is essentially free of chelant.

10. The hard surface cleaning composition according to claim 1 , wherein the composition is essentially free of an anionic surfactant.

11. The hard surface cleaning composition according to claim 1 , further comprising from about 0.005 wt % to about 1 wt % of an unmodified or modified polyalkyleneimine.

12. The hard surface cleaning composition according to claim 1 , further comprising a solvent selected from the group consisting of: ethers and diethers having from 4 to 14 carbon atoms; glycols or alkoxylated glycols; alkoxylated aromatic alcohols; aromatic alcohols; alkoxylated aliphatic alcohols; aliphatic alcohols; C 8 -C 14 alkyl and cycloalkyl hydrocarbons and halohydrocarbons; C 6 -C 16 glycol ethers; terpenes; and mixtures thereof.

13. The hard surface cleaning composition according to claim 1 , wherein the composition has a pH of from 3 to 12.

14. The hard surface cleaning composition according to claim 1 , wherein the viscosity of the composition is from 1 cps to 650 cps when measured at 20° C. with a AD1000 Advanced Rheometer shear rate 10 s-1 with a coned spindle of 40 mm with a cone angle 2° and a truncation of ±60 μm.

15. A method of improving shine of a hard surface, comprising the steps of:

a. wetting the hard surface with the cleaning composition of any preceding claim and

b. removing the cleaning composition from the hard surface with a disposable dry cleaning wipe.

16. A liquid hard surface cleaning composition comprising:

a. from about 0.001 wt % to about 0.015 wt % of a copolymer, the copolymer comprising:

i. from 60 to 99% by weight of at least one monoethylenically unsaturated polyalkylene oxide monomer of the formula III (monomer A)

in which the variables have the following meanings:

X is —CH 2 —or —CO—, if Y is —O—;

is —CO—, if Y is —NH—;

Y is —O—or —NH—;

R 1 is hydrogen or methyl;

R 2 are identical or different C2-C6-alkylene radicals;

R 3 is H or C1-C4 alkyl;

n is an integer from 5 to 100,

ii. from 1 to 40% by weight of at least one quaternized nitrogen-containing monomer, selected from the group consisting of at least one of the monomers of the formula IVa to IVd (monomer B)

in which the variables have the following meanings:

R is C1-C4 alkyl or benzyl;

R′ is hydrogen or methyl;

Y is —O—or —NH—;

A is C1-C6 alkylene;

X − is halide, C1-C4-alkyl sulfate, C1-C4-alkylsulfonate and C1-C4-alkyl carbonate,

iii. from 0 to 15% by weight of at least one anionic monoethylenically unsaturated monomer (monomer C), and

iv. from 0 to 30% by weight of at least one other non-ionic monoethylenically unsaturated monomer (monomer D),

wherein:

if monomer C is present, the molar ratio of monomer B to monomer C is greater than 1, and the copolymer has a weight average molecular weight (Mw) from 20,000 g/mol to 500,000 g/mol;

b. from about 0.01 wt % to about 0.08 wt % of a quaternary compound selected from the group consisting of a C6-C18 alkyltrimethylammonium chloride, a C 6 -C 18 dialkyldimethylammonium chloride, and mixtures thereof; and

c. at least about 93 wt % water.

17. The liquid hard surface cleaning composition according to claim 16 , wherein the quaternary compound selected from the group consisting of a C 8 -C 12 alkyltrimethylammonium chloride, a C 8 -C 12 dialkyldimethylammonium chloride, and mixtures thereof.

18. The liquid hard surface cleaning composition according to claim 16 , wherein the composition comprises at least about 95 wt % water.

19. The liquid hard surface cleaning composition according to claim 16 , wherein the composition has an overall Receding Contact Angle of from about 8° to about 22°.