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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 23, 1984
Filed:
Feb. 17, 1983
Arthur M Lewis, Ridgefield, CT (US);
Aldo Scudo, Ridgefield, CT (US);
Exxon Research & Engineering Co., Florham Park, NJ (US);
Abstract
Apparatus for cleaning contaminants from the face and orifice(s) of the print head of an ink jet printer includes a cleaning card having a foam strip secured across the front face of the card near its bottom edge, the upper portion of the card forming step-like protrusions from each lateral or side edge of the narrower lower portion of the card, the foam strip being saturated with a cleaning solvent, the lower portion of the card being adapted for insertion between a card guide and the face of said print head, causing squeezing of the foam strip for release of the solvent upon and wiping of the face of the print head and orifice(s) as the foam strip is moved thereagainst.