Electrical terminal cleaning device

Claim 1

A cleaning device comprising: a main body member having an interior pocket including an end wall, said main body member also having an open portion permitting access into said interior pocket; a first shaft adjacently located to said end wall and a second shaft in said interior pocket and spaced from said first shaft; a plurality of brushes, each of said brushes including an abrasive bristle end, an end portion oppositely spaced from said abrasive bristle end, each of said end portions being individually pivotally attached to said first shaft for permitting independent pivotal movement of said respective brush through said open portion between an inoperative position in which said respective abrasive bristle end is confined within said interior pocket and an operative position in which said respective abrasive bristle end extends outwardly of said main body member, and a stem portion intermediate each of said end portions and said respective abrasive bristle end; a cover member pivotally mounted on said second shaft for movement between a first position permitting pivotal movement of each of said abrasive bristle ends through said open portion and a second position preventing the pivotal movement; and wherein said end wall includes a plurality of slotted portions, the number of said slotted portions corresponding with the number of said brushes, each of said slotted portions being aligned with a respective one of said brushes and adapted to receive said respective stem portion when said respective brush is moved between said operative and inoperative positions, each of said slotted portions substantially limiting movement of said respective abrasive bristle end in a direction generally parallel to said first shaft when said respective brush is in said operative position.