Patent ID: 6170302
Filing Date: 2001-01-09
Classification: D06B

Abstract:
A device for continuously cleaning a ligature moving through said device, comprising:a housing comprising an entrance and an exit defining an axis of said housing, said housing further comprising a first scouring body and a second scouring body rotatably disposed therein, said first and second scouring bodies each comprising an entrance and an exit connected by a central cavity, said entrance and exit defining axes of said first and second scouring bodies; anda means for introducing fluid through said ligature while said ligature is positioned within and moving through said central cavity of said first and second scouring bodies,wherein said first and second scouring bodies are arranged in tandem, whereby the axes of said first and second scouring bodies can be co-axially aligned at a zero degree angle with respect to said axis of said housing when said device is in a thread-up state, and whereby the axes of said first and second scouring bodies can be aligned at a non-zero angle with respect to said axis of said housing after guiding said ligature through the central cavities of said first and second scouring bodies.