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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 22, 2002
Filed:
Jan. 06, 2000
Dennis Krause, Atkinson, NH (US);
Abstract
An optical fiber cleaner includes a base having a well supported within an annular section. An absorbent material, such as a sponge or cotton ball, may be located within the well of the base. A cover mates with the base and holds a wipe in a preferred position over the well. The cover includes an aperture through which the wipe may be accessed. The cover may also include a hinged element, or lid, that closes over the aperture within the cover when the cleaner is not in use. The base may itself be an element of the lid of a push-pump mechanism. In such case, the well within the base is operationally connected to receive solvents from the pumping mechanism and the pumping mechanism, including the base, forms a cover for a solvent reservoir, such as a non-reactive bottle.