Claims
- 1. A cleaning apparatus for cleaning and decontaminating the internal working components of a piece of electronic equipment along a predetermined media path, comprising:
a base material having first and second surfaces; a cleaning substrate disposed on said first surface for cleaning at least one internal working component of the electronic equipment; and an adhesive substrate disposed on one of said first and second surfaces for decontaminating at least one internal working component of the electronic equipment.
- 2. A cleaning apparatus according to claim 1 wherein said cleaning substrate is selected from the group consisting of: aluminum oxide, calcined alumina, cerium oxide, chromium oxide, diamond, ferrous oxide, silicon carbide, silicon dioxide and cubic boron nitrate minerals.
- 3. A cleaning apparatus according to claim 1 wherein said base material includes a lapping film.
- 4. A cleaning apparatus according to claim 1 wherein said cleaning substrate and said adhesive substrate are disposed on at least the same surface.
- 5. A cleaning apparatus according to claim 4 wherein said cleaning substrate and said adhesive substrate are disposed on said first surface in strips in an alternating manner.
- 6. A cleaning apparatus according to claim 1 wherein said base material is semi-compliant.
- 7. A cleaning apparatus according to claim 1 wherein said base material is dimensioned in the shape of a data-carrying card.
- 8. A cleaning apparatus according to claim 1 wherein said adhesive substrate includes a first adhesive for adhering to said at least one surface of said base material and a second adhesive for decontaminating said internal working components as said cleaning apparatus moves along the predetermined media path.
- 9. A cleaning apparatus according to claim 1 wherein a first side of said adhesive substrate is thermally incorporated onto said at least one surface of said base material and a second side of said adhesive substrate includes an adhesive for decontaminating said internal working components as said cleaning apparatus moves along the predetermined media path.
- 10. A cleaning apparatus according to claim 1 wherein said adhesive substrate is selected from the group consisting of: pressure sensitive adhesives, contact adhesives, aerosol adhesives, epoxies, solvent-based adhesives, water-based adhesives, curing adhesives, cyanoacrylate adhesives, heat-activated & heat re-activated adhesives and cohesive adhesives.
- 11. A cleaning apparatus according to claim 1 wherein one of said adhesive substrate and said cleaning substrate is disposed over an edge of said base material.
- 12. A method for cleaning and decontaminating the internal working components of a piece of electronic equipment along a predetermined media path comprising the steps of:
1) providing a base material having first and second surfaces, said base material having a cleaning substrate disposed on said first surface and an adhesive substrate disposed on said second surface; 2) inserting said base material into the electronic equipment along the predetermined media path; and 3) moving said base material through said predetermined media path such that said cleaning substrate cleans and polishes at least one internal working component of the electronic equipment and said adhesive substrate decontaminates at least one internal working component of the electronic equipment.
- 13. A method according to claim 12 wherein at least one of said first surface and second surfaces of said base material of said providing step includes both a cleaning substrate and an adhesive substrate.
- 14. A method according to claim 12 wherein said adhesive substrate of said providing step includes a first adhesive for adhering said adhesive substrate to said base material and a second adhesive for decontaminating the internal working components of the electronic equipment.
- 15. A method according to claim 12 wherein said base material of said providing step is selected from the group consisting of: aluminum oxide, calcined alumina, cerium oxide, chromium oxide, diamond, ferrous oxide, silicon carbide, silicon dioxide cubic boron nitrate minerals.
- 16. A method according to claim 12 further comprising the steps of:
4) removing said base material from the electronic equipment; 5) reorienting said base material such that the other of said first and second surfaces is oriented to contact at least one additional internal working component of the electronic equipment; and 6) moving said base material through said predetermined media path such that one of said cleaning substrate and said adhesive substrate contacts said at least one additional internal working component of the electronic equipment.
- 17. A cleaning apparatus for cleaning and decontaminating the internal working components of a piece of electronic equipment along a predetermined media path, comprising:
a base material having first and second surfaces; a cleaning substrate disposed on said first surface for cleaning at least one internal working component of the electronic equipment; and a first adhesive substrate disposed on said first surface for decontaminating at least one internal working component of the electronic equipment; and a second adhesive substrate disposed on said second surface for adhering said base material to a roll of stock used with the electronic equipment.
- 18. A cleaning apparatus according to claim 17 wherein a plurality of said base material is adhered to said stock at varying locations.
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This application claims the benefits of and priority to U.S. Provisional Patent Applications Serial No. 60/1133,444 entitled “CLEAN LEADER CARD” and No. 60/133,443 entitled “UNIVERSAL CLEANING CARD” both of which were filed on May 11, 1999 by Audrey Muhr-Sweeney, the entire contents of each of these applications are hereby incorporated by reference.
Provisional Applications (2)
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60133444 |
May 1999 |
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60133443 |
May 1999 |
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Continuations (1)
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PCT/US00/12926 |
May 2000 |
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10039437 |
Nov 2001 |
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