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Cleaning of sponges

US7892485B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateOct 17, 2007
Grant dateFeb 22, 2011
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Expiry dateMar 28, 2029

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA61L2202/26
  • WIPO fieldMedical technology
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A device for cleaning and deodorizing a sponge and a method of using the device. The device includes a carrier assembly that travels along a guide-track system and is lowered into a base unit large enough to hold a bath of cleaning solution that would engulf the sponge. The carrier assembly is used to compress, decompress, and recompress the sponge, which in turn absorbs a cleaning solution and expels the cleaning solution along with foreign matter.

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