IP Library Granted Patent US 12,426,764
Granted Patent B2
US 12,426,764 · App. 18/446,759 · Granted Sep 30, 2025

Cleaning tool arrangement for electromechanical devices

Inventors: Glen Bailey (Litchfield, ME); John Condon (Summer, ME); Geoffrey Scott Caron (Sabattus, ME); Joshua Larsen (Turner, ME)
Assignee: KICTeam, Inc.
A47L13/46A47L13/08A47L13/12A47L13/17A47L13/51
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Patent No.
US 12,426,764
App. No.
18/446,759
Granted
Sep 30, 2025
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 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 that is sized and configured to enclose at least the cleaning head.

Claims (18)

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

a rod having a first end, a second end, and a lateral dimension, wherein:

the first end of the rod comprises a pair of flexible, resilient stems that extend from the rod to form a V-shape,

each of the stems comprises a distal end with a prong that extends away from the stem in a direction that is substantially perpendicular to the lateral dimension of the rod, so that when the stems are at rest the prongs form a width corresponding to an expanded position and when the stems are compressed prongs form a width that is less than that of the expanded position, and

each of the prongs comprises at least one chiseled edge; and

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

the cleaning head comprises a pocket that is configured to receive the distal ends of the stems, and

an opening of the pocket is configured to receive the distal ends has a width that is wider than the width of the compressed position.

2. The cleaning tool of claim 1 , wherein the rod further comprises a removable handle.

3. The cleaning tool of claim 1 , wherein cleaning head further comprises:

a first face on which an abrasive scrubbing material is disposed, and

a second face comprising a soft cleaning material that is pre-saturated with a cleaning solution,

wherein the first face is opposite the second face.

4. The cleaning tool of claim 3 , wherein the cleaning solution comprises an alcohol-free cleaning solution.

5. The cleaning tool of claim 3 , 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.

6. The cleaning tool of claim 5 , wherein an exterior surface of the sponge is covered by a fabric material.

7. The cleaning tool of claim 1 , wherein the prongs, when positioned in the pocket, are urged against internal surfaces of the pocket to retain the cleaning head on the first end of the rod.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 9, 2023
From: BAILEY, GLEN; CONDON, JOHN; CARON, GEOFFREY SCOTT; LARSEN, JOSHUA LEE
To: KICTEAM, INC.
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Continuity (3)
Continuation 17082503 · Oct 28, 2020
Continuation In Part 16003551 · Jun 8, 2018
Related Publication 20230380650A1 · Nov 30, 2023
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