Patent ID: 8734585

Claim:
A method of cleaning a fan blade comprising the steps of: a. providing a cleaning device with a first arm with a distal end and a proximal end, a first cleaning element attached to the proximal end; a second arm with a distal end and a proximal end, a second cleaning element attached to the proximal end; a pivoting joint connected to the distal end of the first arm and the distal end of the second arm, the pivoting joint also having a handle connection; and a handle connected to the handle connection of the pivoting joint; b. placing the fan blade between the first cleaning element and the second cleaning element; c. pulling the first cleaning element downward against a top of the fan blade and exert a force on the pivoting joint, wherein the force exerted on the pivoting joint pushes the first cleaning element and the second cleaning element toward one another and in greater contact with the fan blade, and the second cleaning element upward against a bottom of the fan blade; and d. moving the cleaning device along a length of the fan blade.