APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CLEANING ELECTRONIC JACKS OF DEBRIS
First Claim
1. A method for cleaning a jack comprising a switch, the method comprising:
- inserting an adaptor plug into the jack, wherein the inserting causes the switch to change from a closed state of the switch to an open state of the switch; and
once the adaptor plug has been inserted into the jack and once the switch has changed from the closed state to the open state, forcing a gas successively through an internal hollow channel within the adaptor plug and through a hole in the adaptor plug that is in communication with both the internal hollow channel and the outside of the adaptor plug, wherein the forced gas removes debris that was trapped under the switch when the switch was in the closed state.
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Abstract
Methods and apparatus are provided for cleaning jacks in portable electronic components. In one embodiment of the present invention, an adaptor plug is designed having a hollow shaft and the end of the plug is designed with holes that communication with the hollow shaft. The plug can be inserted into a jack, which can operate to open one or more switches within the jack, thereby freeing any debris that may have accumulated under the switches. Compressed air can then be applied down the hollow shaft and out the holes in the plug to displace the debris and clean the jack. In another embodiment, the end of the plug can be constructed such that it rotates about an axis to increase the likelihood that the jack will be cleaned.
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17 Claims
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1. A method for cleaning a jack comprising a switch, the method comprising:
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inserting an adaptor plug into the jack, wherein the inserting causes the switch to change from a closed state of the switch to an open state of the switch; and once the adaptor plug has been inserted into the jack and once the switch has changed from the closed state to the open state, forcing a gas successively through an internal hollow channel within the adaptor plug and through a hole in the adaptor plug that is in communication with both the internal hollow channel and the outside of the adaptor plug, wherein the forced gas removes debris that was trapped under the switch when the switch was in the closed state. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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