Patent ID: 6453134
Filing Date: 2002-09-17
Classification: G03G

Abstract:
A cleaning cartridge adapted for use in a web-cleaning apparatus for removing particulate material from a surface of a moving web, said cartridge comprising:(a) a pair of cleaning blades, each comprising an elongated rigid member having a rectilinear edge with a flexible blade element extending outwardly therealong; (b) a sump housing for receiving and storing particulate material, said sump housing having opposing side walls shaped to receive and support therebetween said pair of cleaning blades in a spaced, parallel relationship; and (c) a lid assembly, operatively connected to said sump housing to form a substantially enclosed chamber therewith, said lid assembly comprising a lid member having a substantially planar upper surface with an elongated opening through which said flexible blade elements of said cleaning blades project at a first acute angle relative to said planar upper surface when said cleaning blades are supported by said opposing side walls, said opening having a rectilinear lip supporting a flexible seal blade with a rectilinear edge spaced from said cleaning blades and extending parallel thereto, said seal blade being substantially more flexible than said blade elements and extending at a second acute angle relative to said upper planar surface.