Patent ID: 11865644
Assignee: APEX BRANDS, INC.
Field: Chemical engineering (Chemistry)
Classification: CPC B  A | IPC A  B

Claim 0:
1. A soldering tool cleaning device, the device comprising:
a housing;
a motor enclosed within the housing;
a brush assembly operably coupled to the motor; and
an access window through which the brush assembly is accessible from a position outside of the housing,
wherein the brush assembly comprises:
a base portion comprising a cylindrical core member and a cleaning brush;
a driving interface configured to transfer torque from the motor to the base portion; and
a locking assembly disposed at a distal end of the base portion opposite the driving interface,

wherein the cleaning brush is disposed around a perimeter of the core member and extends radially away from the core member,
wherein the locking assembly comprises a first locking member, a second locking member, and an annular retention member,
wherein the first and second locking members are configured to interface, and
wherein the annular retention member defines a resting state in which the first and second locking members grip a motor shaft of the motor, and a transient state in which the first and second locking members move out of the resting state.