Cleaning and liquid contact with solids – Apparatus – Miscellaneous
Patent
1998-06-08
2000-04-18
Stinson, Frankie L.
Cleaning and liquid contact with solids
Apparatus
Miscellaneous
134135, 134902, B08B 304
Patent
active
060502797
ABSTRACT:
An apparatus and method are presented for immersing an object in a liquid such that a lower surface of the object does not touch a bottom surface of a container. The apparatus includes a forceps for holding the object and a pin for limiting movement of the forceps in relation to the container. The forceps includes a pair of jaws having opposed surfaces used to grip the object. A hole dimensioned to receive the pin extends through the pair of oppose surfaces. The container is used to hold the liquid, and has an opening in an upper portion surrounded by a lip. The object is gripped between the opposed surfaces of the jaws, and the pin is inserted through the hole in the forceps. The forceps is positioned above the container, then lowered until the object enters the liquid and the pin contacts the lip of the container. The pin limits vertical downward movement of the forceps with respect to the container, preventing the lower surface of the object from touching the bottom surface of the container. In one embodiment, the pin is substantially cylindrical and has a substantially circular cross section. In an alternate embodiment, the pin is substantially "T"-shaped and has a substantially rectangular cross section. The alternate embodiment provides additional stability for the forceps, allowing the forceps to remain upright when released by a user after the pin contacts the lip of the container.
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Advanced Micro Devices , Inc.
Daffer Kevin L.
Stinson Frankie L.
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