Patent ID: 8494428
Filing Date: 2013-07-23
Classification: G03G

Abstract:
1. A lubricant applicator, comprising: a lubricant; and a rotatable lubricant application member configured to contact the lubricant and an application target to apply the lubricant to the application target while rotating, the rotatable lubricant application member including a core member, a first wound portion including a bristle member wound spirally around a periphery of the core member in a first direction, and a second wound portion including a bristle member wound spirally around the periphery of the core member in a second direction opposite the first direction in an axial direction of the core member, one end of the first wound portion abutting against one end of the second wound portion at a center of the core member such that the abutting provides a seamless transition from the first wound portion to the second wound portion.