Manual record cleaner

Abstract

A manual record cleaner that is manually grasped and engaged with a rotating record to provide effective cleaning of the record grooves as well as removal of static electrical charge from the record. A body of the cleaner includes rigid leading and trailing projections spaced from each other and having coverings of a soft pile for cleaning the records. A receptacle mounts the cleaner and has a first compartment that receives the leading projection and a second compartment that receives the trailing projection. Within the first compartment, an absorbent material is mounted on the receptacle in a spaced relationship from the pile covering of the leading projection so that cleaning liquid applied thereto creates an atmosphere that dampens the leading projection pile covering the proper amount. Static charge on a record being cleaned and dust accumulation are removed by the dampened leading projection while the dry trailing projection removes any remaining dust accumulation. A brush and a static charge dissipating member are mounted on the body between the leading and trailing projections. Bristles of the brush extend from the body a slightly greater distance than the projections so as to loosen dust accumulation within the record grooves. The charge dissipating member extends from the body a slightly lesser distance than the projections so as to be spaced relative to records being cleaned and thereby functions in removing static electrical charge from the records.