US3148398A
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Lint removal roller with renewable surface adhesive roll
Assignee: Evercare Co
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Filing: 1962-03-06
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Granted: 1964-09-15
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Expires: 1982-03-06
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Jr Frank S Thomas
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-01 06:41
CPC Classifications
A; A47; A47L; A47L25/00; A47L25/005; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T225/00; Y10T225/20; Y10T225/257; Y10T225/269
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
283 words
IN A DEVICE FOR REMOVING FOREIGN PARTICLES OF LINT, DUST, AND THE LIKE FROM FABRIC SURFACES, IN COMBINATION: A TUBULAR ROLL OF TAPE HAVING AN EXPOSED ADHESIVE PERIPHERAL SURFACE TO WHICH THE FOREIGN PARTICLES WILL ADHERE; REMOVABLE, YIELDABLE, DISK-SHAPED END MEMBERS, EACH HAVING A CENTRAL BEARING APERTURE AND A FLANGE RIM, SAID TUBULAR ROLL HAVING RESPECTIVE ENDS RECEIVING AND FRICTIONALLY COUPLED TO THE RESPECTIVE RIMS OF SAID DISKS; AND A HOLDER FOR JOURNALING SAID ROLL AND BEING ADAPTED TO BE HAND-HELD FOR ROLLING SAID ROLL AGAINST A SURFACE TO BE CLEANED, SAID HOLDER INCLUDING A YOKE HAVING AS ONE ARM THEREOF A SHAFT EXTENDING THROUGH SAID BEARING APERTURES OF SAID END MEMBERS AND THROUGH THE ROLL ALONG ITS AXIS, SAID SHAFT HAVING AN END PROVIDED WITH AN ENLARGED POINTED RETAINER HEAD ADAPTED TO BE FORCED THROUGH A RESPECTIVE END MEMBER APERTURE WITH A SPREADING ACTION, SAID SHAFT FURTHER PROVIDING BEARING SUPPORT FOR THE RESPECTIVE END MEMBERS, SAID YOKE FURTHER INCLUDING A SECOND ARM IN POSITION TO SAID PERIPHERAL SURFACE, WHEREBY, UPON PRESSING SAID TAPE AGAINST SAID SEVERING EDGE WITH ONE HAND, GRASPING SAID ROLL IN THE OTHER HAND, AND ROTATING SAID ROLL SO AS TO PULL IT TAUT AGAINST SAID SEVERING EDGE, THE TAPE WILL BE SEVERED, LEAVING A NARROW END STRIP OF THE TAPE, FREED FROM ADHESION TO THE ROLL, ADAPTED TO BE FOLDED BACK AGAINST THE ROLL TO PROVIDE A TAB REINFORCING THE END OF THE TAPE AGAINST SPLITTING AND FACILITATING GRASPING AND LOOSENING SAID END IN A SUBSEQUENT OPERATION OF PEELING FROM THE ROLL THE PERIPHERAL LAYER THEREOF WHEN FOULED BY ACCUMULATED FOREIGN PARTICLES, SAID HOLDER FURTHER INCLUDING A RIDGE INTEGRALLY JOINING SAID ARMS ADJACENT ONE END OF SAID ROLL.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
283 words
IN A DEVICE FOR REMOVING FOREIGN PARTICLES OF LINT, DUST, AND THE LIKE FROM FABRIC SURFACES, IN COMBINATION: A TUBULAR ROLL OF TAPE HAVING AN EXPOSED ADHESIVE PERIPHERAL SURFACE TO WHICH THE FOREIGN PARTICLES WILL ADHERE; REMOVABLE, YIELDABLE, DISK-SHAPED END MEMBERS, EACH HAVING A CENTRAL BEARING APERTURE AND A FLANGE RIM, SAID TUBULAR ROLL HAVING RESPECTIVE ENDS RECEIVING AND FRICTIONALLY COUPLED TO THE RESPECTIVE RIMS OF SAID DISKS; AND A HOLDER FOR JOURNALING SAID ROLL AND BEING ADAPTED TO BE HAND-HELD FOR ROLLING SAID ROLL AGAINST A SURFACE TO BE CLEANED, SAID HOLDER INCLUDING A YOKE HAVING AS ONE ARM THEREOF A SHAFT EXTENDING THROUGH SAID BEARING APERTURES OF SAID END MEMBERS AND THROUGH THE ROLL ALONG ITS AXIS, SAID SHAFT HAVING AN END PROVIDED WITH AN ENLARGED POINTED RETAINER HEAD ADAPTED TO BE FORCED THROUGH A RESPECTIVE END MEMBER APERTURE WITH A SPREADING ACTION, SAID SHAFT FURTHER PROVIDING BEARING SUPPORT FOR THE RESPECTIVE END MEMBERS, SAID YOKE FURTHER INCLUDING A SECOND ARM IN POSITION TO SAID PERIPHERAL SURFACE, WHEREBY, UPON PRESSING SAID TAPE AGAINST SAID SEVERING EDGE WITH ONE HAND, GRASPING SAID ROLL IN THE OTHER HAND, AND ROTATING SAID ROLL SO AS TO PULL IT TAUT AGAINST SAID SEVERING EDGE, THE TAPE WILL BE SEVERED, LEAVING A NARROW END STRIP OF THE TAPE, FREED FROM ADHESION TO THE ROLL, ADAPTED TO BE FOLDED BACK AGAINST THE ROLL TO PROVIDE A TAB REINFORCING THE END OF THE TAPE AGAINST SPLITTING AND FACILITATING GRASPING AND LOOSENING SAID END IN A SUBSEQUENT OPERATION OF PEELING FROM THE ROLL THE PERIPHERAL LAYER THEREOF WHEN FOULED BY ACCUMULATED FOREIGN PARTICLES, SAID HOLDER FURTHER INCLUDING A RIDGE INTEGRALLY JOINING SAID ARMS ADJACENT ONE END OF SAID ROLL.
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1967-09-15 | 1968-03-16 | 1968-09-15 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1971-09-15 | 1972-03-16 | 1972-09-15 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1975-09-15 | 1976-03-16 | 1976-09-15 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |