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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 23, 2006
Filed:
Nov. 16, 2001
Hiroshi Shimada, Tokyo, JP;
Tomohiro Ohki, Kanagawa, JP;
Hiroshi Shimada, Tokyo, JP;
Tomohiro Ohki, Kanagawa, JP;
3M Innovative Properties Company, St. Paul, MN (US);
Abstract
In a cleaning device () comprising a cleaning portion () having a cleaning surface () and an opposing surface opposite the cleaning surface (), a support arm () having a handle portion (), and a pivot () for pivotally supporting the support arm () on the opposing surface, the cleaning surface () of the cleaning portion () comprises an adhesive surface () and a cleaning cloth surface (), and wherein the adhesive surface () and the cleaning cloth surface () can individually come into surface contact with a surface to be cleaned, and a stopper () for restricting movement of the handle portion () relative to the pivot (), wherein the cleaning cloth surface () can contact wherein the surface to be cleaned when the support arm () is tilted within a predetermined angle range relative to the surface having the pivot (), and the adhesive surface () can contact the surface to be cleaned when the support arm () is tilted beyond the predetermined angle range relative to the surface having the pivot ().