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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 28, 2012
Filed:
Mar. 02, 2007
Robert P. Julius, Greenwich, CT (US);
Robert P. Julius, Greenwich, CT (US);
Professional Disposables International, Inc., Orangeburg, NY (US);
Abstract
An improved swab device includes a handle member having a swab portion and a hinge. The hinge divides the handle member into a handle portion and a controllable portion. The device further includes a first stop member and a second stop member. The controllable portion may articulate from a rest position in a first direction until it is retained in a first retained position. The first stop member is configured to prohibit the swab portion from articulating any further in a first direction and also may be configured to maintain the swab portion in the first retained position. The swab portion may then be released from the first retained position and articulate in an opposite second direction until it is retained in a second position. The second stop member is configured to prohibit the swab from articulating any further in a second direction and also may be configured to maintain the swab portion in the second retained position.