Lint pickup device
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1. An adhesive tape device for removing litter from carpets, rugs and the like, which comprises:
- a housing adapted to receive to a tape cartridge means;
tape cartridge means adapted to be removably fitted into said housing, said cartridge means comprising a first reel for supplying a length of tape and a second reel for taking up said length of tape, said cartridge being movable within said housing from a first extended position to a second retracted position;
biasing means mounted in said housing for normally disposing said cartridge in said first extended position; and
tape advancing means mounted on said housing for rotating said second reel to thereby advance a length of tape from said first reel in response to a sequential movement of said cartridge from said first extended position to said second retracted position and back to said extended position, said length of tape having an outwardly facing tacky surface, a portion of said tacky surface being positioned outside of said housing and being adapted to contact the litter to be removed when said cartridge is in said retracted position, said extended position and all intermediate positions therebetween.
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Abstract
A device for removing litter from rugs, carpets, or floors comprises a housing having an elongated handle connected thereto and a tape cartridge disposed therein, the housing further comprising means for selectively advancing the tape in the cartridge to present a tacky surface for contacting and thus removing the litter.
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1. An adhesive tape device for removing litter from carpets, rugs and the like, which comprises:
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a housing adapted to receive to a tape cartridge means; tape cartridge means adapted to be removably fitted into said housing, said cartridge means comprising a first reel for supplying a length of tape and a second reel for taking up said length of tape, said cartridge being movable within said housing from a first extended position to a second retracted position; biasing means mounted in said housing for normally disposing said cartridge in said first extended position; and tape advancing means mounted on said housing for rotating said second reel to thereby advance a length of tape from said first reel in response to a sequential movement of said cartridge from said first extended position to said second retracted position and back to said extended position, said length of tape having an outwardly facing tacky surface, a portion of said tacky surface being positioned outside of said housing and being adapted to contact the litter to be removed when said cartridge is in said retracted position, said extended position and all intermediate positions therebetween. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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