ROTARY UNITS, ROTARY MECHANISMS, AND RELATED APPLICATIONS
First Claim
1. A cleaning device, comprising:
- at least one head component that comprises at least one cleaning material support component and at least one cleaning surface component, wherein the cleaning material support component comprises at least one cleaning material support component surface that at least partially defines at least one cleaning material receiving area, wherein the cleaning material support component comprises at least one opening such that the cleaning material receiving area communicates with the cleaning surface component, and wherein the cleaning material receiving area is configured to receive at least one cleaning material such that at least a portion of the cleaning material is movable to and/or from the cleaning material receiving area to extend over at least a portion of the cleaning surface component when the cleaning material is at least partially disposed in the cleaning material receiving area; and
,at least one rotary mechanism comprising at least one rotational component that comprises at least one implement.
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Abstract
The invention relates to rotary units and rotary mechanisms that are suitable for use in numerous applications. Rotary units typically include rotational components that are configured to rotate. In some embodiments, for example, multiple rotary units are assembled in rotary mechanisms such that neighboring pairs of rotational components counter-rotate or contra-rotate relative to one another during operation of the rotary mechanisms. Rotational components generally include one or more implements that are structured to perform or effect one or more types of work as the rotational components rotate relative to one another in a given rotary mechanism. In certain embodiments, implements are configured to rotate and/or to effect the movement of other components as rotational components rotate.
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1. A cleaning device, comprising:
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at least one head component that comprises at least one cleaning material support component and at least one cleaning surface component, wherein the cleaning material support component comprises at least one cleaning material support component surface that at least partially defines at least one cleaning material receiving area, wherein the cleaning material support component comprises at least one opening such that the cleaning material receiving area communicates with the cleaning surface component, and wherein the cleaning material receiving area is configured to receive at least one cleaning material such that at least a portion of the cleaning material is movable to and/or from the cleaning material receiving area to extend over at least a portion of the cleaning surface component when the cleaning material is at least partially disposed in the cleaning material receiving area; and
,at least one rotary mechanism comprising at least one rotational component that comprises at least one implement. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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