Partially compressed cleaning substrate for media transport device
AssigneeKICTeam, Inc.
InventorsJohn Condon, Joshua Lee Larsen
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Abstract
This document describes cleaning tools, methods of manufacturing cleaning tools, and methods of using cleaning tools, for cleaning a media transport device. The cleaning tool may include a cleaning card comprising a first core layer, as well as a first cleaning layer attached to the first core layer. The first core layer and the first cleaning layer form (a) a cleaning element having a first thickness and in which the core layer is in a relaxed state, and (b) an intermediate area that has a second thickness that is less than the first thickness and in which the core layer is in a compressed state.
Claims20
A cleaning tool for cleaning a media transport device comprising:
- a cleaning card comprising:
- a first core layer, and
- a first cleaning layer attached to the first core layer,
- wherein the first core layer and the first cleaning layer form:
- a cleaning element having a first thickness and in which the first core layer is in a relaxed state, and
- an intermediate area that has a second thickness that is less than the first thickness and in which the first core layer is in a compressed state.
A method of manufacturing a cleaning tool comprising:
- contacting a first core layer to a first cleaning layer, wherein the first cleaning layer comprises a cleaning area and an intermediate area;
- positioning a cavity in the cleaning area under the first cleaning layer;
- and
- after positioning the cavity in the cleaning area, compressing the intermediate area by applying pressure to the intermediate area such that the intermediate area is compressed to a first thickness, while not compressing the cleaning area and allowing the cleaning area to remain at a second thickness is greater than the first thickness.
A method of manufacturing a cleaning tool comprising:
- contacting a first core layer to a first cleaning layer, wherein the first cleaning layer comprises a cleaning area and an intermediate area;
- and
- compressing the intermediate area by applying pressure to the intermediate area such that the intermediate area is compressed to a first thickness, while not compressing the cleaning area and allowing the cleaning area to remain at a second thickness is greater than the first thickness,
- wherein:
- the first core layer has a first melting temperature,
- the first cleaning layer has a second melting temperature, and
- the method further comprises, while compressing the intermediate area, heating the intermediate area to a compression temperature that is less than the first melting temperature and greater than the second melting temperature.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.