Cleaning tool for heating element with rotation prevention
AssigneePhilip Morris Products S.A.
InventorTony Reevell
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a cleaning tool configured for cleaning a heating element (22) of an aerosol-generating device (20). The cleaning tool comprises a handle (10) and a main body (12). The main body comprises one or more cleaning elements (14). The handle is rotatably attached to the main body. The present invention further relates to an aerosol-generating device and a cleaning tool and a method for cleaning a heating element of an aerosol-generating device.
Claims15
A cleaning tool configured for cleaning a heating element arranged in a heating chamber of an aerosol-generating device, the cleaning tool comprising:
- a handle;
- and
- a main body,
- wherein the main body comprises multiple cleaning elements, wherein the handle is rotatably attached to the main body such that rotation of the main body in the heating chamber is prevented and damage to the heating element is prevented, and wherein the main body has an elongate tubular shape and the multiple cleaning elements are arranged within the main body.
A method for cleaning a heating element arranged in a heating chamber of an aerosol-generating device by means of a cleaning tool, the method comprising the following steps:
- providing a cleaning tool comprising a handle and a main body, wherein the main body comprises multiple cleaning elements arranged within the main body, and wherein the handle is rotatably attached to the main body such that rotation of the main body in the heating chamber is prevented and damage to the heating element is prevented, and wherein the main body has an elongate tubular shape, and
- inserting the cleaning tool into a heating chamber of the aerosol-generating device, thereby cleaning the heating element arranged in the heating chamber.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.