Brushing – scrubbing – and general cleaning – Machines – Wiping
Reexamination Certificate
2011-07-05
2011-07-05
Chin, Randall (Department: 3723)
Brushing, scrubbing, and general cleaning
Machines
Wiping
C015S210100
Reexamination Certificate
active
07971304
ABSTRACT:
An optical fiber connector cleaner (1) comprises a housing (10), a winding means (32) and a delivery means (34) for a cleaning tape (T) which are disposed in the housing, a cleaning means (20) having a bar-like cleaning section (21) projecting outwardly of the housing, on the front-end of the cleaning section the cleaning tape delivered from the delivery means being movably mounted under tension in an exposed state, the front-end of the cleaning section being brought into contact with the end surface of an optical fiber connector to thereby clean the end surface, a cleaning section rotating means (23) coaxially connected to the cleaning section in the housing and rotatably supported with respect to the housing; and a transmission means (40) which rotates the winding means and the cleaning section rotating means substantially simultaneously in a predetermined direction through a predetermined angle and then reverses the cleaning section rotating means to its original position.
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Kida Takahisa
Taguchi Katsuhisa
Blank Rome LLP
Chin Randall
Seikoh Giken Co. Ltd.
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