Lint removal apparatus

• US 7,401,375 B2
• Filed: 07/28/2006
• Issued: 07/22/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 07/29/2005
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Pamela S. Mcleod
• Original Assignee: Pamela S. Mcleod
• Inventors: McLeod, Pamela S.
• Primary Examiner(s): Thomas; David B
• Application Number:
  US11/495,020
• Publication Number:
  US 20070022550A1
• Time in Patent Office: 725 Days
• Field of Search: 151/040.01, 151/040.02, 151/431, 428/40.1
• 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 disposable lint removal device that is a ring shape with a flat square, rectangular, circular or other shaped piece of adhesive mounted onto it. Any finger slides into the ring with the mount piece either on top or bottom of the hand. A protective layer is removed from the adhesive mount, and then the sticky piece of adhesive is repetitively brought in and out of contact with the article to remove any particulate matter. Messages may be stored on the device for later retrieval.

Claims

1. A device for picking up lint, hair, dust and other small particles from a surface to which they may be lightly adhered, said device comprising:

a first flexible sheet, said sheet having two sides, one side of which is coated with tacky composition and the other side of which is tacky-free, said composition being of such character that when said coated side is placed in contact with said surface, said particles on the latter are transferred to said coated side of the sheet;

a removable covering sheet, said covering sheet being placed releasably upon said tacky-coated side of the first sheet so as to be peelable therefrom, and being adapted to be so peeled therefrom without destroying the tacky character of said side of the first flexible sheet; and

a single finger mount disposed on said tacky-free side of said first flexible sheet, wherein said single finger mount comprises two parallel incisions along a portion of the distance of said first flexible sheet, said parallel incisions forming a strap.

2. A device for picking up lint, hair, dust and other small particles from a surface to which they may be lightly adhered, said device comprising:

a first flexible sheet, said sheet having two sides, one side of which is coated with tacky composition and the other side of which is tacky-free, said composition being of such character that when said coated side is placed in contact with said surface, said particles on the latter are transferred to said coated side of the sheet;

a removable covering sheet, said covering sheet being placed releasably upon said tacky-coated side of the first sheet so as to be peelable therefrom, and being adapted to be so peeled therefrom without destroying the tacky character of said side of the first flexible sheet; and

a single finger mount disposed on said tacky-free side of said first flexible sheet, wherein said single finger mount further comprises;

a first flexible strip extending from a first edge of said first flexible sheet;

a second flexible strip extending from a second edge of said first flexible sheet, said second edge located approximately opposite from said first edge; and

means to temporarily attach the ends of said first flexible strip and said second flexible strip to each other, thereby forming a loop.

3. A system for lint removal, the system comprising:

means for collecting lint from a surface;

means for positioning said collector means using a single finger control; and

means for protecting said collector means prior to use;

wherein said protection means is detachable from said collector means; and

wherein said positioning means does not contact the surface;

comprises a single finger mount disposed on said collector means; and

further comprises a flexible strip, said flexible strip encircled to form a loop.

4. A system for lint removal, the system comprising:

means for collecting lint from a surface;

means for positioning said collector means using a single finger control; and

means for protecting said collector means prior to use;

wherein said protection means is detachable from said collector means; and

wherein said positioning means does not contact the surface;

comprises a single finger mount disposed on said collector means; and

wherein said single finger mount comprises;

a first flexible strip extending from a first edge of said collector means;

a second flexible strip extending from a second edge of said collector means, said second edge located approximately opposite from said first edge; and

means to temporarily attach the ends of said first flexible strip and said second flexible strip to each other, thereby forming a loop.