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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 16, 2002
Filed:
Mar. 17, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Grier Fleischhauer, Midlothian, VA (US);
Brett Stevenson, Richmond, VA (US);
Shodo Minagawa, Tokyo, JP;
Mary Ellen Counts, Richmond, VA (US);
Assignee:
Philip Morris Incorporated, Richmond, VA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A24F 3/02 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A24F 3/02 ;
Abstract
A brush cleaning unit for a heater fixture of a smoking device includes a holder such as a tube wherein the heater fixture can be washed with a liquid by a movable brush. The tube can include first and second ends, a portion of a key for cooperating with a corresponding portion of the key on the heater fixture for orienting the heater fixture, and an arrangement for preventing the brush from rotating. The brush can be arranged to be axially movable relative to the tube and the heater fixture attached thereto.