Portable cleaner with integrated fluid storage compartment and method of using the same
OwnerRobert Thomas Tiefenbacher, Jr.inventor
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Abstract
A portable cleaner apparatus including a housing member having a compartment configured to store a solvent, a handle portion coupled to a brush member via a flexible member having a guide member, and an absorbent material disposed within the housing member and configured to transfer the solvent to the brush member. The guide member may be configured to include a rounded leading edge to help guide the cleaning brush within narrow and curved pathways within medical devices, tubing, smoking pipes, or other devices, without causing damage.
Claims12
A portable cleaner apparatus comprising:
- a housing member having a compartment configured to store a solvent;
- a handle portion coupled to a brush member via a flexible member;
- and
- an absorbent material disposed within the housing member and configured to transfer the solvent to the brush member.
A method of using a portable cleaner apparatus, the method comprising:
- obtaining a portable cleaner apparatus, the apparatus comprising a housing member having a compartment configured to store a solvent, a handle portion coupled to a brush member via a flexible member, and an absorbent material disposed within the housing member and configured to transfer the solvent to the brush member;
- removing the handle portion from the housing member;
- allowing the flexible member bend to correspond to a path to be cleaned;
- and
- cleaning the path using the brush member.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.