Roller for cleaning phonograph records

Claim 1

A device for cleaning a gramophone record in a manner such that the likelihood of producing particles which are potentially dangerous to the record is substantially reduced, comprising: a cylindrical sleeve; a respective end closure at each end of such sleeve; bracket having two opposed, substantially parallel limbs thereon by and between which the sleeve is rotatably supported; a handle attached to the bracket; bearing means between each limb of the bracket and a respective end closure; each bearing means having a bush fixedly secured to the end closure, a headed stud having a body which is rotatably engaged within a bore in the said bush, the stud head extending outwardly from the end closure, and seating means on each limb of the bracket in which that end of the stud head which is remote from said end closure is fixedly secured for rotatably securing the bracket to the cylindrical sleeve, there being a protective flange on the bush located between the end cover and the stud head and extending radially outwardly therefrom and in contact with the outer surface of the end closure thereby effectively to seal the bearing, said stud head engaging said flange and said stud body being engaged in said bush bore in a manner such that wear created particles are essentially avoided and to cooperate with said seal to substantially reduce the likelihood that said bearing means will produce particles potentially dangerous to the record; said sleeve having applied thereto a tape element of the type wherein the outer surface thereof has adhesive characteristics and a bond strength to the adhesive particles substantially exceeding the bond strength between such particles and the material of the surface to be cleaned.

Claim 2

A device for cleaning a gramophone record in a manner such that the likelihood of producing particles which are potentially dangerous to the record is substantially reduced, comprising: a cylindrical sleeve; a respective end closure at each end of such sleeve; bracket having two opposed, substantially parallel limbs thereon by and between which the sleeve is rotatably supported; a handle attached to the bracket; bearing means between each limb of the bracket and a respective end closure; each bearing means having a bush fixedly secured to the end closure, a headed stud having a body which is rotatably engaged within a bore in the said bush, the stud head extending outwardly from the end closure, and seating means on each limb of the bracket in which that end of the stud head which is remote from said end closure is fixedly secured for rotatably securing the bracket to the cylindrical sleeve, there being a protective flange on the bush located between the end cover and the stud head and extending radially outwardly therefrom and in contact with the outer surface of the end closure thereby effectively to seal the bearing, said stud head engaging said flange and said stud body being engaged in said bush bore in a manner such that wear created particles are essentially avoided and to cooperate with said seal to substantially reduce the likelihood that said bearing means will produce particles potentially dangerous to the record; said sleeve having applied thereto a tape element of the type wherein the outer surface thereof has adhesive characteristics and a bond strength to the adhesive particles substantially exceeding the bond strength between such particles and the material of the surface to be cleaned.