Lint roller

• US 6,014,788 A
• Filed: 09/03/1997
• Issued: 01/18/2000
• Est. Priority Date: 09/03/1997
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Rubina Jaffri
• Original Assignee: Rubina Jaffri
• Inventors: Jaffri, Rubina
• Primary Examiner(s): MCKANE, ELIZABETH L
• Application Number:
  US08/922,658
• Time in Patent Office: 867 Days
• Field of Search: 15/104.002, 15/230.11, 492/13, 492/19, 428/43, 428/906
• US Class Current: 15/104.002
• CPC Class Codes: A47L 25/005 using adhesive or tacky surfaces to remove dirt, e.g. lint removers
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 428/15 Sheet, web, or layer weakened to permit separation through thickness

Abstract

A large micro-debris roller having one sided adhesive sheets facing outward and wound up on a rotatable core. The core is supported by a symmetrical handle. Each adhesive sheet is provided with a non-adhesive tab which cooperates with perforations in the adhesive sheets to make possible the simple disposal of the adhesive sheets.

Claims

1. A lint roller, comprising:

a rotatable core;

at least one sheet of material disposed on said core, said sheet having a layer of adhesive disposed on one surface such that said adhesive is outwardly facing from said core; and

at least one non-adhesive gripping tab extending outwardly away from an edge of each of said at least one sheet so as to permit selective removal of each of said at least one sheet from said core;

wherein said gripping tab extends less than the entire length of said edge of said at least one sheet.

2. The lint roller of claim 1, further including a frame for supporting said core.

3. The lint roller of claim 2, wherein said frame further includes at least one arm adapted to selectively connect to said core and a handle, said handle having a gripping portion.

4. The lint roller of claim 3, wherein said frame includes two symmetrical arms, said arms adapted to connect to ends of said core such that said core is disposed between said arms.

5. The lint roller of claim 2, further including an extension pole adapted to attach to said frame.

6. The lint roller of claim 1, wherein said sheet of material is successively wound about said core so as to form a roll, said roll being selectively removable from said core.

7. The lint roller of claim 1, wherein said sheet further includes at least one perforation separating said sheet into sections, each of said sections further having at least one of said non-adhesive gripping tabs disposed on an edge of said section for selective removal of said sections at said perforation.

8. The lint roller of claim 7, wherein said perforation is oriented diagonally across said sheet.

9. The lint roller of claim 1, wherein said non-adhesive tab is colored.

10. The lint roller of claim 1, wherein said at least one sheet includes a plurality of sheets, wherein each of said plurality of sheets includes a non-adhesive gripping tab connected thereto so as to permit selective removal of each of said sheets from said core.

11. A lint roller, comprising:

a rotatable core;

a sheet of material wound successively around said core so as to form a roll, said sheet having a layer of adhesive disposed on one surface such that said adhesive is outwardly facing from said core; and

a plurality of first perforations separating said sheet of material into sections; and

a plurality of second perforations, wherein said second perforations bisect said first perforations to define sub-sections, each of said sub-sections being selectively removable from said roll.

12. The lint roller of claim 11, further including a non-adhesive gripping tab disposed on each of said sub-sections.

13. The lint roller of claim 12, wherein said non-adhesive tab is colored.

14. The lint roller of claim 11, wherein said first perforations extend laterally across said sheet and said second perforations extend transversely across said sheet.

15. The lint roller of claim 11, further including a frame having at least one arm adapted to connect to said core, said frame further including a handle having a gripping portion.

16. The lint roller of claim 15, wherein said frame includes two symmetrical arms, said arms adapted to connect to ends of said core such that said core is disposed between said arms.

17. The lint roller of claim 15, further including an extension pole adapted to attach to said frame.

18. A lint roller, comprising:

a rotatable core;

a sheet of material wound successively around said core so as to form a roll, said sheet having a layer of adhesive disposed on one surface such that said adhesive is outwardly facing from said core;

a plurality of first perforations separating said sheet of material into sections;

a plurality of second perforations, wherein said second perforations bisect said first perforations to define sub-sections wherein each of said sub-sections are selectively removable from said roll;

a non-adhesive gripping tab disposed on each of said sub-sections to facilitate selective removal of said sub-sections; and

a frame for supporting said core, said frame further including a handle.