Apparatus for washing and drying phonograph records
Patent 4202071 Issued on May 13, 1980. Estimated Expiration Date: 
March 20, 1998. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.
March 20, 1998. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.Patent References 3005223 3401708 3479222 3518713 3877107 InventorApplicationNo. 05/888216 filed on 03/20/1978US Classes:15/302, With liquid or other cleaning material application to work134/140, Motor operated apparatus134/153, Rotary, pivoted or swinging work holder134/199, Work circumposable or opposed fluid-applying jets or plural pipes15/311, With moving work-agitating means15/405, Air blast only15/77, Sheet, bar, and plate cleaners15/88.3, Cylindrical brush15/88.4Cylindrical brush moves past workExaminersPrimary: Moore, Christopher K.Attorney, Agent or FirmInternational ClassesG11B 3/58 (20060101)G11B 3/00 (20060101) AbstractAn apparatus for washing and drying phonograph records including a tank to contain a washing solution, and a phonograph record to be cleaned is mounted vertically for rotation within the tank. The washing solution is drawn in the bottom of the tank by a pump and discharged through jets against opposite faces of the rotating record. Mounted adjacent the jets is a pair of brushes which rotate against the opposite faces of the record to clean the same. After cleaning, air is discharged downwardly from an air tube against the opposite faces of the record to prevent the washing solution from dripping onto the record label and to the dry the record. | |
