Flexible, Finger-Mounted Cleaning Device
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1. A cleaning apparatus comprised of:
- a housing which has a tapered tip joined to said housing at a first housing end, said housing further including a contoured internal cavity at a second housing end, said contoured internal cavity adapted to securely position said housing on an index finger so that said housing is not dislodged when pressure is applied to said tapered tip;
said tapered tip further including a pointed end adapted for insertion into a crevice.
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Abstract
The invention disclosed herein is a finger-mounted, detail cleaning apparatus and system for cleaning small, angled or contoured surfaces that are difficult to clean. The finger-mounted apparatus is specially contoured with an internal cavity in which a user places one of his or her fingers. The internal cavity is tapered with a wider cavity at the entry point and a narrower cavity toward the tip to accommodate users having a wide range of finger sizes. A disposable or reusable cleaning cover may be placed over the tip of the finger-mounted apparatus, and secured by any means known in the art.
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20 Claims
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1. A cleaning apparatus comprised of:
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a housing which has a tapered tip joined to said housing at a first housing end, said housing further including a contoured internal cavity at a second housing end, said contoured internal cavity adapted to securely position said housing on an index finger so that said housing is not dislodged when pressure is applied to said tapered tip; said tapered tip further including a pointed end adapted for insertion into a crevice. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A digitally manipulated cleaning system comprised of:
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a singly molded finger-mounted housing which includes an internal cavity adapted to receive an index finger, said singly molded finger-mounted housing further includes an outer entry point, a tapered tip, at least one gripping contour, at least one attachment component, and a contoured internal cavity decreasing in size from said outer entry point to said tapered tip; and a selectively attachable cleaning cover for said finger-mounted housing.
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