Patent ID: 6311038
Filing Date: 2001-10-30
Classification: G03G

Abstract:
A cleaning apparatus for removing particles from a moving surface, comprising:a plurality of blades having a size and geometry for removably and matably securing said blades, each one of said blades including at least one cleaning edge in frictional contact with the moving surface for removing particles from the surface during a cleaning operation, said blades being operator removable to replace a used cleaning edge with an unused cleaning edge; anda rotatable, single-piece self-clamping blade holder having a central portion and a plurality of extrusions extending radially outward from said central portion, said extrusions being spaced from one another, wherein the facing sides of each adjacent two such extrusions form a geometrically shaped slot, wherein each of said slots conforms to the size and geometry of all enclosed surfaces of one of said mating blades when said blades are removably mounted in said blade holder, so as to securely lock said mating blades into operative position.