Lint removal apparatus with edge orientation
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1. A cleaning apparatus comprising:
- a rotatable roll assembly includinga wound roll with outward facing adhesive surfaces, the roll formed of a plurality of separable sheets, each defined by an edge separable from an adjacent sheet;
a support element rotatably and freely supporting the roll assembly; and
first means carried on the roll assembly and second means carried on the support element, said first and second means releasably engageable with one another only when said roll assembly is at a specific rotatable position relative to said support element during rotation of the roll assembly about the support element;
wherein the centrifugal force of the roll assembly urges the first means and the second means into engagement with one another for rotatably orienting the edge of each sheet, as the edge of each sheet becomes the outermost edge of the roll, at a predetermined angular location relative to the support.
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Abstract
A lint roll apparatus includes an orienting mechanism for orienting the free edge of the outermost sheet of a adhesive roll with a predetermined point on a roll support. Orientation is implemented by cooperating stop members on the roll and the roll support, by a slidable member on the roll support moveable into and out of engagement with a notch in the roll or a roll core, or a trigger activated moveable pin which is engagable with a stop member carried on the roll or roll support. A motor driven spindle rotates a cylinder on which the roll is mounted.
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1. A cleaning apparatus comprising:
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a rotatable roll assembly including a wound roll with outward facing adhesive surfaces, the roll formed of a plurality of separable sheets, each defined by an edge separable from an adjacent sheet; a support element rotatably and freely supporting the roll assembly; and first means carried on the roll assembly and second means carried on the support element, said first and second means releasably engageable with one another only when said roll assembly is at a specific rotatable position relative to said support element during rotation of the roll assembly about the support element;
wherein the centrifugal force of the roll assembly urges the first means and the second means into engagement with one another for rotatably orienting the edge of each sheet, as the edge of each sheet becomes the outermost edge of the roll, at a predetermined angular location relative to the support. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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