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US 4,380,209 AGranted
Workpiece moistening apparatus
AssigneePitney Bowes Inc.
InventorsRobert R. Reid, Edward Winkler, Stephen E. Girard
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Abstract
Apparatus for applying moisture to a workpiece. The apparatus includes a brush which has a base and a moisture carrier extending from the base. The moisture carrier has a free end for contacting a workpiece to apply moisture thereto. The base includes a plurality of teeth. In addition, the apparatus includes a brush holder which has a plurality of teeth. And, the brush teeth and said brush holder teeth are respectively constructed and arranged for separable engagement with each other for removably attaching the brush to the brush holder in one of at least two positions.
Claims12
Apparatus for applying moisture to a workpiece, said apparatus comprising:
- a. a brush including a base and a moisture carrier extending therefrom, said moisture carrier having a free end for contacting a workpiece to apply moisture thereto, said base including a plurality of teeth;
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- b. brush holding means including a plurality of teeth, said brush teeth and said brush holding means teeth respectively constructed and arranged for separable engagement with each other for removably attaching said brush to said brush holding means in one of at least two positions.
Apparatus for applying moisture to a workpiece, said apparatus comprising:
- a. a brush including a base and a moisture carrier extending from said base, said moisture carrier having a free end for contacting a workpiece to apply moisture thereto, said base including opposed side walls, said base including a plurality of teeth extending externally from said base walls;
- b. a housing including opposed side walls, said housing including a plurality of teeth extending internally of said housing from said housing walls, said brush teeth and said housing teeth respectively slidably separably engageable with each other for removably mounting said brush within said housing in at least one of two positions;
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- c. said moisture carrier including a plurality of bristles, and said housing including at least one rib disposed in combing relationship with respect to said bristles when said brush is mounted within said housing.
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Apparatus for applying moisture to a workpiece, said apparatus comprising:
- a. a brush including a base and a moisture carrier extending from said base, said moisture carrier having a free end for contacting a workpiece to apply moisture thereto, said base including opposed side walls, said base including a plurality of teeth extending externally from said base walls;
- b. a housing including opposed side walls, said housing including a plurality of teeth extending internally of said housing from said housing walls, said brush teeth and said housing teeth respectively slidably separably engageable with each other for removably mounting said brush within said housing in at least one of two positions;
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- c. said housing being made of a resilient plastic material and including a door, said door having a hinge formed from said material, said door including a latch portion opposite said hinge, said housing including an aperture for receiving said latch portion, and said latch portion dimensioned for engagement and disengagement with said aperture against the resilient force exerted on said latch portion by said aperture walls.
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Apparatus for applying moisture to a workpiece, said apparatus comprising:
- a. a brush including a base and a moisture carrier extending from said base, said moisture carrier having a free end for contacting a workpiece to apply moisture thereto, said base including opposed side walls, said base including a plurality of teeth extending externally from said base walls;
- b. a housing including opposed side walls, said housing including a plurality of teeth extending internally of said housing from said housing walls, said brush teeth and said housing teeth respectively slidably separably engageable with each other for removably mounting said brush within said housing in at least one of two positions;
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- c. said moisture carrier including a plurality of bristles, and said housing including at least one rib disposed for guiding a workpiece towards said bristles when said brush is mounted within said housing.
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Apparatus for applying moisture to a workpiece, said apparatus comprising:
- a. an elongate brush having an upper end, said brush including a plurality of teeth, respective pairs of said brush teeth being spaced a different distance from the brush's upper end;
- b. an elongate housing having an upper end, said housing including a plurality of teeth, respective pairs of said housing teeth being spaced a different distance from the housing's upper end;
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- c. said brush teeth and housing teeth being dimensioned for separable engagement with each other whereby said brush is removably mountable in engagement with said housing, said brush teeth and housing teeth conjointly defining at least two brush mounting positions, one of said positions being a first position for locating the brush's upper end relative to the housing's upper end to permit workpiece engagement by the brush's upper end, and another of said positions being a second position for relocating the brush's upper end relative to the housing's upper end to permit workpiece engagement by the brush's upper end when said brush's upper end becomes worn.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.