Lint remover

• US 4,422,201 A
• Filed: 08/06/1981
• Issued: 12/27/1983
• Est. Priority Date: 08/06/1981
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: The Evercare Company
• Original Assignee: Helmac Products Corporation
• Inventors: McKay, Nicholas D.
• Primary Examiner(s): Moore, Chris K.
• Application Number:
  US06/290,785
• Time in Patent Office: 873 Days
• Field of Search: 15/27, 15/104 A, 15/230.11, 242/55.2
• US Class Current: 15/104.002
• CPC Class Codes: A47L 25/005 using adhesive or tacky surfaces to remove dirt, e.g. lint removers

Abstract

A lint remover assembly comprising a unitary integrally formed adhesive tape roll sleeve-engaging hollow support cylinder having an open outer end and provided with an elongate integral handle portion extending axially outwardly from one end thereof. An adhesive tape roll sleeve assembly provided for selective axial slidable covering engagement with the hollow support cylinder so as to be selectively rotatable thereon upon movable contact across a surface being cleaned. A closure plug provided to make frictional closure engagement with the open outer end of the hollow support cylinder so as to cooperate therewith to define a storage compartment therein.

Claims

1. In a lint remover assembly, the combination comprising:

a unitary integrally formed adhesive tape roll sleeve-engaging cylindrically shaped hollow support cylinder having an open outer end, said cylindrically shaped hollow support cylinder adapted to be supportably coextensive with an adhesive tape roll sleeve assembly mounted thereon, said hollow support cylinder being configured to provide rigid support to an adhesive tape roll assembly mounted thereon around its entire inner periphery at a point closely adjacent said open outer end of said hollow support cylinder said hollow support cylinder provided with a plurality of resiliently mounted radially extending adhesive tape roll sleeve-engaging flange elements provided along the outer peripheral edge of said open outer end of said hollow support cylinder, said hollow support cylinder having an integral elongate handle portion extending axially outwardly from one end thereof, said hollow support cylinder provided with an adhesive tape roll sleeve-engaging annular stop flange at the handle end of said hollow support cylinder, said annular stop flange being in axially aligned spaced-apart register with said sleeve-engaging flange elements, said annular stop flange and said sleeve-engaging flange elements cooperating to selectively slidably retain an adhesive tape roll sleeve assembly mounted therebetween against relative axial movement on said hollow support cylinder while permitting selective rotative movement of the adhesive tape roll sleeve assembly on said support cylinder.

2. In the lint remover assembly of claim 1 wherein an adhesive tape roll sleeve assembly is provided for selectively axially slidable covering engagement with said hollow support cylinder, said adhesive tape roll sleeve assembly being selectively rotatable on said hollow support cylinder.

3. In the lint remover assembly of claim 2 wherein said adhesive tape roll sleeve assembly includes a hollow sleeve member, said hollow sleeve member provided with a lint removing adhesive tape roll positioned thereon.

4. In the lint remover assembly of claim 1 wherein said handle portion comprises an elongate hollow conical handle member.

5. In the lint remover assembly of claim 1 wherein said handle portion comprises an elongate flat handle member.

6. In a lint remover assembly, the combination comprising:

a unitary integrally formed adhesive tape roll sleeve-engaging hollow support cylinder having an open outer end, said hollow support cylinder provided with a plurality of resiliently mounted radially extending adhesive tape roll sleeve-engaging flange elements provided along the outer peripheral edge of said open outer end of said hollow support cylinder, said hollow support cylinder having an integral elongate handle portion extending axially outwardly from one end thereof, said hollow support cylinder provided with an adhesive tape roll sleeve-engaging annular stop flange at the handle end of said hollow support cylinder, said annular stop flange being in axially aligned spaced-apart register with said sleeve-engaging flange elements, said annular stop flange and said sleeve-engaging flange elements cooperating to selectively slidably retain an adhesive tape roll sleeve assembly mounted therebetween against relative axial movement on said hollow support cylinder while permitting selective rotative movement of the adhesive tape roll sleeve assembly on said hollow support cylinder; and

a closure plug provided for selective frictional engagement with said open outer end of said hollow support cylinder, said closure plug cooperating with said hollow support cylinder so as to define a storage compartment therein.

7. In a lint remover assembly, the combination comprising:

a unitary integrally formed adhesive tape roll sleeve-engaging hollow support cylinder having an open outer end, said hollow support cylinder having an integral elongate handle portion extending axially outwardly from one end thereof, said hollow support cylinder provided with a first adhesive tape roll sleeve-engaging annular stop flange at the handle end of said hollow support cylinder; and

a closure plug provided for selective frictional engagement with said open outer end of said hollow support cylinder, said closure plug having a second adhesive tape roll sleeve-engaging annular stop flange in axially aligned spaced-apart register with said first adhesive tape roll sleeve-engaging annular stop flange when said closure plug is in closure engagement with said hollow support cylinder to define a storage compartment therein, said first adhesive tape roll sleeve-engaging annular stop flange and said second adhesive tape roll sleeve-engaging annular stop flange cooperating to selectively slidably retain an adhesive tape roll sleeve assembly mounted therebetween against relative axial movement on said hollow support cylinder while permitting selective rotative movement of the adhesive tape roll sleeve assembly on said hollow support cylinder.

8. In the lint remover assembly of claim 7 wherein an adhesive tape roll sleeve assembly is provided for selectively axially slidable covering engagement with said hollow support cylinder, said adhesive tape roll sleeve assembly being selectively rotatable on said hollow support cylinder.

9. In the lint remover assembly of claim 8 wherein said adhesive tape roll sleeve assembly includes a hollow sleeve member, said hollow sleeve member provided with a lint removing adhesive tape roll positioned thereon.