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US 2013/0199564 A1Published application
Retractable Display Screen Cleaner
OwnerMichelle L. HYERS, Breanna STACHOWSKIinventors
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Abstract
A hand held cleaning apparatus with a retractable, self-replenishing cleaning assembly used to remove fingerprints and dirt from display screens. A dry compound is used to clean screens ranging from personal cell phone screens to larger monitor-sized display screens. In a simple one-handed motion, the cleaning assembly is extended to be used, and then retracted for storage.
Claims16
A handheld cleaning apparatus for a display screen, comprising:
- a main body, the main body comprising a cavity;
- a cleaning assembly coupled to the main body, wherein the cleaning assembly comprises a pad having a cleaning compound thereon for wiping upon the surface of a display screen, wherein the cleaning assembly is retractable into the cavity and extendable out of the cavity;
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- an extending/retracting member, coupled to the cleaning assembly and slideably mounted to the main body, for facilitating the retracting of the cleaning assembly into the cavity and extending the cleaning assembly at least partially out of the cavity.
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A method of using a handheld cleaning apparatus for a display screen, wherein the apparatus comprises a main body, the main body comprising a cavity;
- a cleaning assembly coupled to the main body, wherein the cleaning assembly comprises a pad having a cleaning compound thereon for wiping upon the surface of a display screen, wherein the cleaning assembly is retractable into the cavity and extendable out of the cavity;
- and an extending/retracting member, coupled to the cleaning assembly and slideably mounted to the main body, for facilitating the retracting of the cleaning assembly into the cavity and extending the cleaning assembly at least partially out of the cavity, wherein the method comprises the steps of:
- grasping the cleaning apparatus in a first hand;
- while maintaining a grip on the cleaning apparatus with the first hand, sliding the extending/retracting member with the thumb of the first hand to extend the cleaning assembly from the cavity;
- contacting the pad of the cleaning assembly with a display screen;
- applying pressure to the pad and wiping the display screen with the pad of the cleaning assembly;
- retracting the cleaning assembly into the cavity.
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