Abstract: A lint remover and spray dispenser apparatus rotatably supports a tubular adhesive lint remover tape roll or fixedly supports a single strip or multiple strips of a directional lint remover fabric. The apparatus includes an elongated handle section and a cylindrical or oblong support section. The elongated handle has an open end. A spray top having a hand pump and a cap is mounted on the elongated handle or on the end of the support section. The liquid container-handle combination may be a molded polymer container having a trigger activated spray pump attached thereto. Alternately, the handle is configured to receive a separate liquid spray dispenser container.

Abstract: A dustpan for collecting dust from a floor or similar surface. The dustpan has a roller mounted to the rearwall of the dustpan. The roller has a sticky or tacky surface that is rolled over the surface to remove the line of dust left in front of the leading edge of the dustpan when dust is swept into the dustpan by a broom. The roller is rolled over the line of dust to remove it from the surface. The surface of the roller can be washed when it is coated with dust so that it can be reused. In an alternate embodiment the roller is made of a roll of sticky paper that can have the dirty portion removed leaving a new layer of clean, sticky paper.

Abstract: An adhesive cleaner having an adhesive roller with a tubular and cylindrical core, typically made of cardboard and is six inches or more in length. The roller further includes a plurality of elongated strips wherein each strip includes a backing and an adhesive coating on one side of the backing. Each strip is in the shape of a parallelogram and has a surface area substantially equal to or slightly greater than the outer peripheral surface area of the core. Each strip is successively wound in a spiral pattern around the core with the adhesive layer facing outwardly so that each strip forms a successive layer around the core which substantially covers the outer peripheral area of the core or the preceding layer.

Abstract: A device is disclosed for cleaning a surface. In one embodiment, the device includes a sheet having at least one tacky surface and a plurality of rollers in contact with said sheet, said plurality of rollers, in an operative embodiment, maintaining contact between said tacky surface and the surface to be cleaned.

Abstract: A tacky dust cleaner has an expanded pressure-sensitive adhesive layer, the expanded pressure-sensitive adhesive layer being constituted of a pressure-sensitive adhesive containing (A) an acrylic polymer containing an isocyanate group-reactive functional group, (B) a polyisocyanate based compound, (C) thermally expandable microspheres, and (D) an amine based compound containing plural hydroxyl groups.

Abstract: A lint/pet hair roller assembly includes a body supporting a tubular adhesive lint remover roll. The assembly includes a handle and a roll support. The roller support includes a cross-member transversely mounted on the handle and carrying a pair of outwardly extending legs. Roll support members are fixed or rotatably carried on the legs for supporting a lint roll. The legs, in one aspect, are moveably mounted in the cross-member and biased to a normal first spacing to support a lint roll, but extendable outward for movement of the lint roll relative to the legs. In another aspect, a telescoping lint roll support is normally biased to an extended position to support the lint roll, but is collapsible for movement of the support relative to the legs. Alternately, a dispenser is carried on the handle for dispensing fluid from a storage chamber. Alternately, an additional cleaning element is carried on the support.

Abstract: A lint remover and spray dispenser apparatus rotatably supports a tubular adhesive lint remover tape roll or fixedly supports a single strip or multiple strips of a directional lint remover fabric. The apparatus includes an elongated handle section and a cylindrical or oblong support section. The elongated handle has an open end having external threads adjacent to the open end. A spray top having a hand pump and a threaded cap is mounted on the elongated handle. The liquid container-handle combination may be a molded polymer container having a trigger activated spray pump attached thereto. Alternately, the handle is configured to receive a separate liquid spray dispenser container.

Abstract: A cleaning apparatus for cleaning and decontaminating the internal working components of a piece of electronic equipment along a predetermined media path includes a base material having first and second surfaces. The apparatus also includes a cleaning substrate disposed on the first surface for cleaning at least one internal working component of the electronic equipment; and an adhesive substrate disposed on one of the first and second surfaces for decontaminating at least one internal working component of the electronic equipment.

Abstract: A hand-held cleaning tool comprises a flexible elongated member having at one end a polymer cleaning element and a finger grip at the other end, the polymer being non-abrasive with inherent adhesion for small particles and hair, no aqueous solubility, non-corrosive, no particulate emission, and no separate chemical impregnation into the polymer.

Abstract: In a cleaning device (9) comprising a cleaning portion (10) having a cleaning surface (13) and an opposing surface opposite the cleaning surface (13), a support arm (11) having a handle portion (16), and a pivot (12) for pivotally supporting the support arm (11) on the opposing surface, the cleaning surface (13) of the cleaning portion (16) comprises an adhesive surface (17) and a cleaning cloth surface (18), and wherein the adhesive surface (17) and the cleaning cloth surface (18) can individually come into surface contact with a surface to be cleaned, and a stopper (19) for restricting movement of the handle portion (16) relative to the pivot (12), wherein the cleaning cloth surface (18) can contact wherein the surface to be cleaned when the support arm (11) is tilted within a predetermined angle range relative to the surface having the pivot (12), and the adhesive surface (17) can contact the surface to be cleaned when the support arm (11) is tilted beyond the predetermined angle range relative to the surf

Abstract: A contact cleaning roller which may be axially flexed to conform to a non-planar substrate surface for removing particles therefrom. In a preferred embodiment, a flexible shaft is covered with a high-tack sleeve comprising polyurethane, silicone, adhesive tape, or any other similar high-tack material. The shaft is rotatably suspended at either end in bearings in a frame, allowing the roller to conform to a non-planar substrate surface requiring cleaning, for example, a cathode ray tube screen.

Abstract: A label sheet for cleaning is formed of a label for cleaning including a cleaning layer having a 180° peeling adhesion to a silicon wafer of 0.20 N/10 mm or less after receiving an active energy and an adhesive layer provided on one of surfaces of said cleaning layer, and a separator on which the label is removably provided through the adhesive layer.

Abstract: A brush includes a self-contained ion generator that subjects material being brushed to an outflow of ionized air containing safe amounts of ozone. The ion generator includes a high voltage pulse generator whose output pulses are coupled between first and second electrode arrays. Preferably the first array comprises at least one metal pin spaced coaxially-apart from a metal ring-like structure. Alternatively, the first array may comprise one or more wire electrodes spaced staggeringly apart from a second array comprising hollow “U”-shaped electrodes. Preferably a ratio between effective area of an electrode in the second array compared to effective area of an electrode in the first array exceeds about 15:1 and preferably is about 20:1. An electric field produced by the high voltage pulses between the arrays produces an electrostatic flow of ionized air containing safe amounts of ozone. The outflow of ionized air and ozone is directed between the brush bristles onto the material being brushed.

Abstract: A lint-removing brush. The lint-removing brush having a handle portion, a lint-removing portion, and lint-removing material attached to the lint-removing portion, where the handle portion is connected to the lint-removing portion. In one preferred embodiment, the lint-removing portion includes a free end and a connecting end opposite the free end, a first side and a second side opposite the first side, where the distance between the first side and the second side near the free end is less than the distance between the first side and the second side near the connecting end.

Abstract: A cleaning tool for removing debris from a cellular window treatment having one or more cells, each cell having a width. The tool comprises a handle for gripping the tool and a wand portion attached to the handle. The wand portion has a first telescoping section of a first diameter, a second telescoping section of a second diameter, and a third telescoping section of a third diameter. The first diameter is less than the cell width, the second diameter is less than the first diameter, and the third diameter is less than the second diameter. The first, second and third telescoping sections are movable between a closed collapsed position and an open, extended position. Each of the first, second and third telescoping section has an external surface. The tool further comprises a coating mounted to at least one of the external surfaces of the first, second or third telescoping section, the coating being formed from a tacky material. Preferably the handle includes at least one finger grip.

Abstract: A lint remover and spray dispenser apparatus rotatably supports a tubular adhesive lint remover tape roll or fixedly supports a single strip or multiple strips of a directional lint remover fabric. The apparatus includes an elongated handle section and a cylindrical or oblong support section. The elongated handle has an open end. A spray top having a hand pump and a cap is mounted on the elongated handle or on the end of the support section. The liquid container-handle combination may be a molded polymer container having a trigger activated spray pump attached thereto. Alternately, the handle is configured to receive a separate liquid spray dispenser container.

Abstract: A strip with an exterior sticky surface is judiciously selected for its ability to entrap dust and other loose debris without interfering with the operation of moving parts contacted thereby. The strip is attached to the sides of a magnetic tape cartridge, with the sticky surface facing outward, in places contacted by rollers and/or belts during the process of handling the cartridge in an automated system. Thus, any loose debris in the rollers or belts is retained by the tacky surface of the strip as the cartridge passes through the rollers and belts of the robotic system. The strips of the invention may be removably adhered to the data cartridge, or may be permanently attached. In a particular embodiment of the invention, the strips may be incorporated into a cleaner cartridge for the periodic maintenance of loading equipment.

Abstract: A cleaning apparatus for cleaning and decontaminating the internal working components of a piece of electronic equipment along a predetermined media path includes a base material having first and second surfaces. The apparatus also includes a cleaning substrate disposed on the first surface for cleaning at least one internal working component of the electronic equipment; and an adhesive substrate disposed on one of the first and second surfaces for decontaminating at least one internal working component of the electronic equipment.

Abstract: An adhesive roll cleaner having a single-sided adhesive sheet wound around a core tube into a roll with the adhesive side facing out, wherein the adhesive sheet has a tear strength of 500 mN or higher and is wound in such a manner that the adhesive roll cleaner maintains an outer diameter within a range of 22 to 40 mm from start to end of use, and the roll has a width of 180 to 300 mm.

Abstract: A strip with an exterior sticky surface is judiciously selected for its ability to entrap dust and other loose debris without interfering with the operation of moving parts contacted thereby. The strip is attached to the sides of a magnetic tape cartridge, with the sticky surface facing outward, in places contacted by rollers and/or belts during the process of handling the cartridge in an automated system. Thus, any loose debris in the rollers or belts is retained by the tacky surface of the strip as the cartridge passes through the rollers and belts of the robotic system. The strips of the invention may be removably adhered to the data cartridge, or may be permanently attached. In a particular embodiment of the invention, the strips may be incorporated into a cleaner cartridge for the periodic maintenance of loading equipment.

Abstract: An object of the invention is to provide a roll type adhesive cleaner which has an easy-to-find starting end for peeling and resists double peeling and which can be produced with smaller-sized equipment that is not required to have accuracy and is therefore economically advantageous and to provide a method of fabricating the roll type adhesive cleaner. The roll type adhesive cleaner of the invention has a plurality of single-sided adhesive tapes (T) each having an adhesive-coated surface (A) on one side and a releasable surface (H) on the other side which are adhered around a core tube (11) in a layered configuration with the adhesive-coated surface (A) out and with lateral sides (s) thereof oblique to the axis of the core tube (11). The single-sided adhesive tape (T) forming each layer is laid with laps on the lateral sides (s) thereof.

Abstract: A pull tab is formed at a separable edge of each of a plurality of individually separable sheets of outwardly faced adhesive tape wound into a roll by a non-adhesive portion carried on the adhesive layer of the tape to facilitate gripping and removal of an outermost sheet from the tape roll to expose an underlying sheet. The separable edges extend at least partially through the tape roll dividing the tape into a plurality of separable sheets.

Abstract: A lint roller consists of a roller body with a longitudinally extending axis. The handle comprises a connecting section and a gripping section extending from the connecting section. The gripping section has a longitudinally extending axis which is parallel to the axis of the roller body, but is located in a different transverse plane than the roller body axis. The connecting section is secured to one lateral sidewall of the roller body at an angle of less than 90° in relation to the lateral sidewall of the roller body. The handle may be made of one molded piece, which includes the gripping and connecting sections, or in two pieces, with the gripping and connecting sections secured to each other.

Abstract: A probe cleaning apparatus for cleaning a probe tip use to test semiconductors dies having an abrasive substrate layer an a tacky gel layer on top of the abrasive surface of the abrasive substrate layer. The probe tip is cleaned by passing it through the tacky gel layer so that it comes in contact with the abrasive surface of the abrasive substrate, moving the probe tip across the abrasive surface of the substrate layer, and then removing the probe tip from the successive layers of the cleaning apparatus. The probe tip emerges from the cleaning apparatus free from debris associated with testing the semiconductor dies.

Abstract: Improved remove tabs for tacky inserts of a floor mat are disclosed. The remove tabs may have a non-smooth texture, be offset from adjacent tabs by separators, be differently sized, or otherwise be configured to enable easier handling and removal of an individual insert from a stack of inserts.

Abstract: A brush includes a self-contained ion generator that subjects material being brushed to an outflow of ionized air containing safe amounts of ozone. The ion generator includes a high voltage pulse generator whose output pulses are coupled between first and second electrode arrays. Preferably the first array comprises at least one metal pin spaced coaxially-apart from a metal ring-like structure. Alternatively, the first array may comprise one or more wire electrodes spaced staggeringly apart from a second array comprising hollow “U”-shaped electrodes. Preferably a ratio between effective area of an electrode in the second array compared to effective area of an electrode in the first array exceeds about 15:1 and preferably is about 20:1. An electric field produced by the high voltage pulses between the arrays produces an electrostatic flow of ionized air containing safe amounts of ozone. The outflow of ionized air and ozone is directed between the brush bristles onto the material being brushed.

Abstract: The lint roll for removing lint from cloth or clothing comprises a length of tape having a slip element along the length thereof, the length of tape and slip element being wound into a roll and having a full width slit created through the fill thickness of the roll at one circumferential point, in accordance with the method of making the lint roll. The method of using the tape roll is also disclosed.

Abstract: An adhesive roll cleaner (1) having single-sided adhesive sheets (3) helically wound around a core tube (2) with the adhesive side out, wherein the adhesive sheets (3) each have a tear strength of 500 mN or higher as measured with an Elmendorf tear tester according to JIS P8116(ISO 1974).

Abstract: A cover for a roll of contaminant removal tape and methods of placing an applicator inside a cover. The cover includes a wall that defines a cavity, where the cavity includes a first end and a second end opposite the first end, and where the first end of the cavity is open to receive a roll of contaminant removal tape and a slot for receiving a handle attached to the roll of contaminant removal tape, where the slot includes a first end and a second end opposite the first end, where the first end of the slot is open to receive the handle attached to the roll of contaminant removal tape, and where the second end of the slot is closed to contain the handle attached to the roll of contaminant removal tape.

Abstract: A pressure-sensitive cleaning sheet is disclosed which comprises a substrate, a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer formed on one or both sides of the substrate, and a porous screen disposed on the pressure-sensitive adhesive layer. The cleaning sheet is substantially non-tacky when the cleaning sheet surface is kept in a non-pressed state, and exhibits tackiness when the cleaning sheet surface is kept in a pressed state. Also disclosed are a method of using the cleaning sheet, an image-forming material having a cleaning part, and a method of cleaning an image-forming apparatus. These are useful for the cleaning of, e.g., the magnetic reading parts and magnetic-card transport parts of apparatuses accepting various magnetic cards and the thermal heads and/or transport rollers of various recording apparatuses.

Abstract: A cleaning sheet is provided. The cleaning sheet includes a fabric layer with a plurality of cavities in at least one major surface. In one embodiment, fabric layer surface secured to a flexible backing layer so as to define an outer fabric surface with a plurality of cavities therein. The cavities can include a tacky bottom surface capable of enhancing the retention of dust and other particles. Cleaning implements and methods of cleaning surfaces using the cleaning sheet are also described.

Abstract: A strip with an exterior sticky surface is judiciously selected for its ability to entrap dust and other loose debris without interfering with the operation of moving parts contacted thereby. The strip is attached to the sides of a magnetic tape cartridge, with the sticky surface facing outward, in places contacted by rollers and/or belts during the process of handling the cartridge in an automated system. Thus, any loose debris in the rollers or belts is retained by the tacky surface of the strip as the cartridge passes through the rollers and belts of the robotic system. The strips of the invention may be removably adhered to the data cartridge, or may be permanently attached. In a particular embodiment of the invention, the strips may be incorporated into a cleaner cartridge for the periodic maintenance of loading equipment.

Abstract: A device is disclosed for cleaning a surface. In one embodiment, the device includes a sheet having at least one tacky surface and a plurality of rollers in contact with said sheet, said plurality of rollers, in an operative embodiment, maintaining contact between said tacky surface and the surface to be cleaned.

Abstract: A storage receptacle and lint pads therefor including a receptacle portion having a container portion and a lid portion. The lid portion is hingedly coupled with the container portion. The container portion has an open upper end. A plurality of pad portions are dimensioned for being positioned within the container portion in a stacked orientation. The plurality of pad portions each has an upper surface and a lower surface. The lower surface has an adhesive disposed thereon. The upper surface has a strap for receiving two or more fingers therethrough.

Abstract: An adhesive roller construction is disclosed having an elongated strip. The strip includes both a backing layer and an adhesive layer overlying one side of the backing layer. The strip has a first end, a second end and two spaced apart sides. The strip is wound from its first end to its second end into a tubular cylindrical roll in which multiple layers of the strip overlap each other. At least one elongated perforation is formed in the roll so that the perforation extends through the multiple layers of the strip. Furthermore, this perforation extends diagonally from a position spaced inwardly from one side of the strip to a position spaced inwardly from the opposite side of the strip. Optionally, the perforation extends to one or both sides of the strip.

Abstract: A pressure-sensitive cleaning sheet is disclosed which comprises a substrate, a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer formed on one or both sides of the substrate, and a porous screen disposed on the pressure-sensitive adhesive layer. The cleaning sheet is substantially non-tacky when the cleaning sheet surface is kept in a non-pressed state, and exhibits tackiness when the cleaning sheet surface is kept in a pressed state. Also disclosed are a method of using the cleaning sheet, an image-forming material having a cleaning part, and a method of cleaning an image-forming apparatus. These are useful for the cleaning of, e.g., the magnetic reading parts and magnetic-card transport parts of apparatuses accepting various magnetic cards and the thermal heads and/or transport rollers of various recording apparatuses.

Abstract: A micro-debris roller having outwardly facing adhesive sheets wound up on a rotatable core is disclosed. Each adhesive sheet includes an anti-bacterial or anti-allergen substance disposed on the outwardly facing surface of the sheets. Each adhesive sheet is further provided with a non-adhesive tab which cooperates with perforations formed in the adhesive sheets to facilitate easy removable of contaminated sheets.

Abstract: A disposable lint remover mitt includes an adhesive laminate having a liner, a release coating disposed on the liner, a face adhesive disposed on the release coating, and a face sheet adhered to the face adhesive. A patterned adhesive is disposed on a top portion of the face sheet, with a top web adhered to the patterned adhesive. The top web and the face sheet form a pocket therebetween for accommodating a hand of a user therewithin. The liner is removed from the adhesive laminate of the mitt, thereby exposing the face adhesive. With the mitt on the hand of the user, the exposed face adhesive functions to remove lint from a fabric article when the mitt is pressed thereagainst.

Abstract: A cleaning apparatus for cleaning and decontaminating the internal working components of a piece of electronic equipment along a predetermined media path includes a base material having first and second surfaces. The apparatus also includes a cleaning substrate disposed on the first surface for cleaning at least one internal working component of the electronic equipment; and an adhesive substrate disposed on one of the first and second surfaces for decontaminating at least one internal working component of the electronic equipment.

Abstract: A lint roller assembly is disclosed having an elongated housing with a handle and a lint roller support section longitudinally adjacent the handle. The lint roller support section is substantially cylindrical in shape and has a radially recessed and circumferentially extending channel formed between its ends. This channel has a longitudinal length less than the longitudinal length of the lint roller support section. The lint roller assembly further includes a lint roller having a tubular cylindrical core and an adhesive sheet roll wound about the core. The core has a longitudinal length and inside diameter dimensioned to fit into the channel such that the lint roller is retained to the lint roller support section. The longitudinal length of the core, furthermore, is less than the longitudinal length of the adhesive roll.

Abstract: A rotatable cleaning assembly comprising an elongated adjustable frame structure having a handle member on one end and a rotatable structure on the opposite end. An adhesive roll comprised of a tubular core having a wound length of flexible material with an outer adhesive surface is mounted on the rotatable structure. The length of flexible material is serially segmented portions by tear lines. Non adhesive areas are positioned covering the tear lines for segment identification and removal.

Abstract: An advanced floor mat is disclosed. In an embodiment of the present invention, the floor mat includes a cleanable portion. The floor mat may also include a water dissipation component, a water absorbing component, a cushioning component, customized graphics, a transparent cleanable portion, a tacky surface on the cleanable portion, an antibacterial composition, an antifungal composition, and a fragrance. The cleanable portion may be erodible and may include a plurality of cleanable reusable layers. If a tacky surface is included in the floor mat, an anti-slip feature may be associated with the tacky surface to help prevent slipping on a possibly wet tacky surface. Additionally, a sensor system may be included in the floor mat to assist a user in identifying when the floor mat may require cleaning.

Abstract: Cleaning sheets comprise an additive that is selected to enhance the pick up and retention of particulate material from surfaces, while minimizing the amount of residue left on the surface being cleaned. If the type of additive and level of additive on the cleaning sheet are not carefully selected, the sheet will leave a residue on the surface being cleaned resulting in filming and streaking of the surface that is unacceptable to consumers. The additive is preferably selected from the group consisting of a wax, an oil, and mixtures thereof. Cleaning implements comprise a mop head having a resilient bottom surface, a portion of which preferably has a substantially smooth curved profile or crown which engages a removable cleaning sheet.

Abstract: An advanced floor mat is disclosed. In an embodiment of the present invention, the floor mat includes a cleanable portion. The floor mat may also include a water dissipation component, a water absorbing component, a cushioning component, customized graphics, a transparent cleanable portion, a tacky surface on the cleanable portion, an antibacterial composition, an antifungal composition, and a fragrance. The cleanable portion may be erodible and may include a plurality of cleanable reusable layers. If a tacky surface is included in the floor mat, an anti-slip feature may be associated with the tacky surface to help prevent slipping on a possibly wet tacky surface. Additionally, a sensor system may be included in the floor mat to assist a user in identifying when the floor mat may require cleaning.

Abstract: An advanced floor mat is disclosed. In an embodiment of the present invention, the floor mat includes a cleanable portion. The floor mat may also include a water dissipation component, a water absorbing component, a cushioning component, customized graphics, a transparent cleanable portion, a tacky surface on the cleanable portion, an antibacterial composition, an antifungal composition, and a fragrance. The cleanable portion may be erodible and may include a plurality of cleanable reusable layers. If a tacky surface is included in the floor mat, an anti-slip feature may be associated with the tacky surface to help prevent slipping on a possibly wet tacky surface. Additionally, a sensor system may be included in the floor mat to assist a user in identifying when the floor mat may require cleaning.

Abstract: A winding adhesive cleaner according to the invention comprises a body (shown in FIG. 2) equipped with a gear box (2) and an attachable cylinder (shown in FIG. 1) equipped a rolled strip of adhesive paper. Adhesive face on the cleaner is continuously changed without removing dirtied face or suspending cleaning operation. And cleaning operation can be very sanitary because it is unnecessary to touch dirty adhesive face directly with fingers. Furthermore, the cylinder after consumed can be thrown away as a combustible waste.

Abstract: An improved floor mat is disclosed. In an embodiment of the present invention, the floor mat that includes a cleanable portion. The floor mat may also include a water absorbing component, a cushioning component, customized graphics, a transparent cleanable portion, a tacky surface on the cleanable portion, an antibacterial composition, an antifungal composition, and a fragrance. Additionally, the cleanable portion may be erodible and may include a plurality of cleanable reusable layers.

Abstract: An advanced floor mat is disclosed. In an embodiment of the present invention, the floor mat includes a cleanable portion. The floor mat may also include a water dissipation component, a water absorbing component, a cushioning component, customized graphics, a transparent cleanable portion, a tacky surface on the cleanable portion, an antibacterial composition, an antifungal composition, and a fragrance. Additionally, the cleanable portion may be erodible and may include a plurality of cleanable reusable layers.

Abstract: The device for removing bond pad material deposits adhering to the ends of contacting needles for contacting the bond pads of a die is provided with a substrate having an adhesive upper side adapted to be contacted by the ends of the contacting needles and being configured such that the adhesive force between the deposits and the upper side of the substrate is larger than the adhesive force between the deposits and the ends of the contacting needles.

Abstract: A brush includes a self-contained ion generator that subjects material being brushed to an outflow of ionized air containing safe amounts of ozone. The ion generator includes a high voltage pulse generator whose output pulses are coupled between first and second electrode arrays. Preferably the first array comprises at least one metal pin spaced coaxially-apart from a metal ring-like structure. Alternatively, the first array may comprise one or more wire electrodes spaced staggeringly apart from a second array comprising hollow “U”-shaped electrodes. Preferably a ratio between effective area of an electrode in the second array compared to effective area of an electrode in the first array exceeds about 15:1 and preferably is about 20:1. An electric field produced by the high voltage pulses between the arrays produces an electrostatic flow of ionized air containing safe amounts of ozone. The outflow of ionized air and ozone is directed between the brush bristles onto the material being brushed.