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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 10, 2003
Filed:
Nov. 17, 2000
Manfred Boldy, Horb, DE;
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
The invention concerns a cleaning device for casing components of electronic devices such as laptop computers, keyboards, monitors and such which are susceptible to dust. The device has a cuboidal block ( ) made of a flexible material which on its underside, which is the surface of the block intended to contact the surface being cleaned, has a large number of incisions ( ) which run crossways and form flexible fins ( ) which can be deflected outward toward both sides. When the device is in use the fins spread and create slits ( ) to collect dust. The incisions preferentially stretch over two thirds of the height of the block and run virtually parallel to its sides, so that the fins have a rectangular cross-section. The block is preferentially made of a soft foam.