Cleaning apparatus for cleaning precision components

- IBM
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Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the cleaning apparatus of the present invention, featuring the tip end of the cleaning apparatus; and,

FIG. 2 is an enlarged cross sectional view of the cleaning apparatus of the present invention taken along lines 2--2 in FIG. 1.

The other end of the cleaning apparatus is plain and unornamented.

Referenced Cited
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Patent History
Patent number: D428225
Type: Grant
Filed: Sep 19, 1997
Date of Patent: Jul 11, 2000
Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation (Armonk, NY)
Inventors: Robert Bruce Prime (San Jose, CA), Ronald Lee Weaver (San Jose, CA)
Primary Examiner: Susan J. Lucas
Assistant Examiner: Cynthia E Ramirez
Attorneys: Noreen A. Krall, Randall J. Bluestone
Application Number: 0/76,974
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Scraper, Duster, Mop, Or Sponge (D32/40)
International Classification: 0805;