IP Library Granted Patent US 10,849,479
Granted Patent B2
US 10,849,479 · App. 16/003,551 · Granted Dec 1, 2020

Cleaning tool arrangement for electromechanical devices

Inventors: Glen Bailey (Litchfield, ME); John Condon (Summer, ME); Geoffrey S. Caron (Sabattus, ME)
Assignee: KICTEAM, INC.
A47L13/17A47L13/08
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Patent No.
US 10,849,479
App. No.
16/003,551
Granted
Dec 1, 2020
Kind
B2
Abstract

A cleaning tool arrangement for cleaning internal components of electromechanical devices, including a cleaning tool having a flexible, resilient rod having a first end, a second end, and a lateral dimension, as well as a scraper fin, wherein the scraper fin extends from or is attached to the rod at a position that is proximate the second end, and further wherein the scraper fin extends away from the rod in a direction that is perpendicular to the lateral dimension of the rod. The cleaning tool also includes a cleaning head attached to the first end of the rod and extending away from the rod, the cleaning head being pre-saturated with a cleaning solution. Additionally, the cleaning tool arrangement includes a sealed wrapper, wherein the sealed wrapper is sized and configured to enclose at least the cleaning head.

Claims (32)

1. A cleaning tool arrangement for cleaning internal components of electromechanical devices, comprising:

a cleaning tool, the cleaning tool comprising:

a flexible, resilient rod having a first end, a second end, and a lateral dimension,

a scraper fin, wherein the scraper fin extends from or is attached to the rod at a position that is proximate the second end, further wherein the scraper fin extends away from the rod in a direction that is perpendicular to the lateral dimension of the rod, and

a cleaning head attached to the first end of the rod and extending away from the rod, wherein:

the cleaning head comprises a first face on which an abrasive scrubbing material is disposed, and a second face comprising a soft cleaning material, wherein the first face is opposite the second face,

the cleaning head is sized and configured to fit inside of an electromechanical device, and

the cleaning head is pre-saturated with a cleaning solution; and

a sealed wrapper, wherein the sealed wrapper is sized and configured to enclose at least the cleaning head.

2. The cleaning tool arrangement of claim 1 , wherein:

the soft cleaning material comprises a sponge; and

the soft cleaning material of the cleaning head is pre-saturated with the cleaning solution

in an amount that does not freely drip from the sponge.

3. The cleaning tool arrangement of claim 2 , wherein an exterior surface of the sponge is covered by a fabric material.

4. The cleaning tool arrangement of claim 1 , wherein the rod comprises polypropylene and calcium carbonate.

5. The cleaning tool arrangement of claim 1 , wherein the cleaning solution comprises an alcohol-free solution.

6. The cleaning tool arrangement of claim 1 , wherein the sealed wrapper encloses both the rod and the cleaning head.

7. The cleaning tool arrangement of claim 1 , wherein the sealed wrapper encloses only the cleaning head.

8. The cleaning tool arrangement of claim 1 , wherein at least a portion of the sealed wrapper is formed of a foil material.

9. The cleaning tool arrangement of claim 1 , further comprising a chisel extending from the second end of the rod, wherein the chisel extends away from the rod in a direction that is parallel to the lateral dimension of the rod.

10. A cleaning tool arrangement for cleaning internal components of electromechanical devices, comprising:

a cleaning tool, the cleaning tool comprising:

a flexible, resilient rod having a first end, a second end, and a lateral dimension,

a scraper fin, wherein the scraper fin extends from or is attached to the rod at a position that is proximate the second end, further wherein the scraper fin extends away from the rod in a direction that is perpendicular to the lateral dimension of the rod,

a chisel extending from the second end of the rod, wherein the chisel extends away from the rod in a direction that is parallel to the lateral dimension of the rod, and

a cleaning head attached to the first end of the rod and extending away from the rod, wherein the cleaning head is sized and configured to fit inside of an electromechanical device, and further wherein the cleaning head is pre-saturated with a cleaning solution; and

a sealed wrapper, wherein the sealed wrapper is sized and configured to enclose at least the cleaning head.

11. The cleaning tool arrangement of claim 10 , wherein the rod comprises polypropylene and calcium carbonate.

12. The cleaning tool arrangement of claim 10 , wherein the cleaning solution comprises an alcohol-free solution.

13. The cleaning tool arrangement of claim 10 , wherein the sealed wrapper encloses both the rod and the cleaning head.

14. The cleaning tool arrangement of claim 10 , wherein the sealed wrapper encloses only the cleaning head.

15. The cleaning tool arrangement of claim 10 , wherein at least a portion of the sealed wrapper is formed of a foil material.

Assignments (2)
PATENT SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded May 1, 2020
From: KICTEAM, INC.
To: TWIN BROOK CAPITAL PARTNERS, LLC
Reel/Frame 052549/0373 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 13, 2020
From: BAILEY, GLEN; CONDON, JOHN; CARON, GEOFFREY SCOTT
To: KICTEAM, INC.
Reel/Frame 052110/0218 →
Continuity (1)
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