Claims
- 1. A cleaning device for cleaning a finned heating element having a plurality of spaced apart parallel fins defining therebetween a plurality of channels, said device comprising:
- (a) an elongated frame member having a monolithic handle portion for the manual grasping thereof;
- (b) a plurality of parallel, spaced apart tines extending from the distal end of said frame member and monolithic therewith;
- (c) a plurality of closely fitting fabric sleeves disposed over said tines;
- (d) the dimensions of said sleeved tines being such that the diameter of each sleeved tine approximates the width of a said channel between adjacent said fins, and adjacent said sleeved tines are spaced apart such that they simultaneously closely engage facing surfaces of fins defining adjacent channels of said finned heating element; and
- (e) said sleeves being co-joined by a skirt portion formed at open ends thereof.
- 2. A cleaning device, as defined in claim 1, wherein each said sleeve is formed from a double layer of cotton fabric.
- 3. A cleaning device, as defined in claim 1, wherein said frame member is formed of injection molded polymer.
- 4. A cleaning device, as defined in claim 1, wherein each said sleeve is provided as a separate member unattached to any other said sleeve.
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION
The present application is a continuation of Ser. No. 08/533,345, filed Sep. 25, 1995, now abandoned which is a continuation-in-part of Ser. No. 08/038,844, filed Mar. 29, 1993, now abandoned, and titled HEATER FIN CLEANING DEVICE AND METHOD OF USE.
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