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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 15, 1991
Filed:
Jun. 12, 1989
Applicant:
Inventor:
Timothy F Stanton, Danvers, MA (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F01M / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
15118 ; 1510474 ; 1521 / ;
Abstract
The present invention comprises a field tape cleaning and adjustable lubricating device with a split housing that opens to receive a tape. The device includes serial array of chambers, with an arrangement of pads located in a front chamber to scrape the heavy dirt from the tape before the tape is pulled through the device. A pair of elongated pads are biased against each side of the tape from a middle chamber in the housing. An articulable container holding a sponge is pivotable within a third chamber, towards and away from a tape pullable therepast, for selectively dispensing a lubricant thereagainst.