Patent · US Expired

Cleaning card

US6210490A · kind A · utility

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9Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateMar 2, 1999
Grant dateApr 3, 2001
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Expiry dateMar 2, 2019

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T428/24298
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A cleaning card for cleaning the magnetic heads of magnetic card readers is disclosed. As the card is pushed through the reader, the magnetic head protrudes through the card and then as the card continues to move the sides of the hole in the card scrub both sides of the head effectively removing dirt.

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