FR2641876A1 - Integral device delivering a length of a sheet of a flexible and absorbent material, for the cleaning of articles used in the home - Google Patents

Abstract

The subject of the present invention is an integral device delivering a useful length of a sheet of a flexible material capable of absorbing a cleaning liquid, and intended to be rubbed against the surface of an article used in the home, for example the lenses of a pair of spectacles. According to the invention, the device comprises a box 1 with an outlet slot 3a, a roll 2 for storing the sheet, a reservoir 3 for storing a cleaning liquid, in conjunction with a moistening zone 5 adjacent to the outlet slot 1g, and an atomiser pusher member 4 accessible to manual pressure via the top of the box.

Description

INTEGRATED DEVICE DELIVERING A LENGTH OF A
TABLECLOTH OF FLEXIBLE ABSORBENT MATERIAL FOR
MAINTENANCE OF OBJECTS FOR DOMESTIC USE
The present invention relates to an integrated device delivering a useful length of a sheet of flexible material capable of absorbing a maintenance liquid.

 By "flexible material" is meant a material of the paper or non-woven textile type, having capillary absorption properties to form a piece usable as a cloth.

 By "maintenance liquid" is meant a liquid intended for the maintenance of an object for domestic use.

It is for example any liquid having detergent properties.

 By "object for household use" means any object whose whole or part of the surface must be rubbed periodically with a piece of material as defined above in order to eliminate traces of fogging, humidity, dust, impurities and other stains affecting the aspect or functions of said object.

Mainly, but not exclusively, the present invention will be described with reference to the cleaning of spectacle lenses. However, it should be understood that the invention can be applied to other personal objects, such as jewelry, pocket mirrors, toiletries, etc.

 As regards in particular a pair of glasses, the present invention relates to an integrated device, of relatively simple design and production, making it possible, according to the choice of the user, to wipe the glasses, or to clean them with a liquid maintenance, and in both cases by rubbing with the same material, used as a cloth.

An apparatus according to the present invention generally comprises
- A housing, having at its intermediate part, an outlet slot of the sheet;
- a storage roll and unwinding of the sheet of flexible and absorbent material, precut, interchangeable, inside a packaging parallel to the slot, the feed strand of the roll passing through the outlet slot
a tank for storing the maintenance liquid, atomizer type, arranged vertically inside the housing, between a moistening zone adjacent to the outlet slot, corresponding to the path of the sheet - between the outlet slot, placed on the intermediate part, and on the other hand an upper face of the housing
- an outlet for the maintenance liquid, facing the wetting zone communicating with the storage tank, delivering a metered amount of said liquid
- a control member, atomizer pusher type, accessible by manual pressure, on the intermediate face of the housing, removably closing the gas head above the storage tank.

 An apparatus according to the present invention provides a complete service to the user, and can be placed in any suitable place, for example on a table, a desk.

The present invention is now described with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which:
- Figure 1 shows schematically, and in perspective, an integrated device according to the invention
- Figure 2 shows a view in vertical section, along the line II-II of Figure 1, of the device shown in Figure 1 in its embodiment.

In accordance with Figures 1 and 2, a device according to the invention comprises
- a housing (1) of parallelepiped shape for example, and more precisely cubic, consequently comprising six faces, namely four lateral faces (la) to (it), an upper face (le), and a lower face (if) ; as well as an intermediate face (1h) the case is made of rigid plastic, ABS, methacrylate for example
- a roller (2) for storing and unwinding the ply of a flexible material capable of absorbing the maintenance liquid which will be discussed below
- a reservoir (3) for storing a maintenance liquid, disposed inside the housing (1)
- an orifice (3a) for the outlet of the maintenance liquid, forming part of the storage tank (3)
- a control member (4), with a flexible and elastic pusher, disposed on the intermediate face (lh) of the housing (1).

 The housing (1) has on its intermediate face (it), a slot (1g) for exit from the sheet of flexible material, stored on the reel # of reel (2). In order to access the interior of the housing (1), one of its side faces, namely (nest), is designed and constructed in a removable manner.

 The storage roller (2) is interchangeable, in that an empty roller can be replaced by a full roller. To do this, simply extract the empty roller and replace it with a new roller in its packaging. Before completely closing the side face (in), the supply strand (2a) of the new roller will have been placed through the outlet slot (lg) of the housing (1).

 The storage tank (3) is a cylindrical bottle, and it is fitted vertically, from above, in a suitable opening provided on the intermediate wall (lh) of the housing (1).

 The outlet port (3a) of the maintenance liquid corresponds to the upper end of the storage tank described above, of cylindrical shape, and comprising an appropriate perforation for delivering a metered quantity of the maintenance liquid, by pressing on the atomizer button. This outlet orifice (3a) is therefore opposite the moistening zone (5).

 The control member (4) consists of a pusher having a cylindrical shape, accessible by manual pressure on the intermediate face (lh) of the housing (1). This pusher removably closes the gaseous canopy of the storage tank (3).

 The housing (1) further comprises a storage compartment (6), open and accessible from the upper face (the) of the housing (1), for example to contain a pair of folded glasses.

 The side walls of the housing (1) can be double of transparent material, for example to be used to affix, on the interior side, a decoration or information sheet, such as a photograph or image, which gives a device according the invention a decorative aspect.

 The use of an integrated device as previously described is very simple. If the user pulls a certain length of the material present on the storage roller (2), then he has a dry cloth, which can be used to wipe his glasses glasses by rubbing. If, on the other hand, the same user, without pulling the supply strand (2a), or by pulling it, actuates by pressure the pusher (4), then a certain quantity of the maintenance liquid is deposited and absorbed in the area d 'moistening (5) -on the flexible material. At the exit from the slot (3a), the user will have a damp cloth, which can be used for cleaning his spectacle lenses.

 The module described above may be completed by a decorative element consisting of a rectangular rectangular cover having five faces (6) as described in Figure 3 and covering the entire housing.

 This cover can be made of all existing materials or to be created.

Claims (5)

 1 / Integrated device delivering a useful length of a sheet of flexible material, capable of absorbing a maintenance liquid, and intended to be rubbed against the surface of an object for domestic use, for example glasses of a pair of glasses, characterized in that it comprises  - a housing (1), having on an intermediate face (lu), a slot (lg) for leaving the sheet  - a roll (2) for storing and unwinding the web, interchangeable inside the housing, pa parallel to the slot, the supply strand (2a) of the roll passing through the outlet slot  - a reservoir (3) for storing a maintenance liquid, arranged vertically inside the atomizer-type housing, on the one hand between a moistening zone (5) adjacent to the outlet slot, corresponding to the path of the sheet between the outlet slot, placed on the intermediate part, and an upper face (the) of the housing  - an orifice (3a) for leaving the maintenance liquid, facing the humidification zone, communicating with the storage tank, delivering a metered amount of said liquid  - A control member (4), type # atomizer pusher, accessible by manual pressure on the intermediate face of the housing, removably closing the gas headspace of the storage tank.  2 / Device according to claim 1, characterized in that the housing (1) has a rectangular shape, and in particular cubic.  3 / Device according to claim 1, characterized in that the housing comprises a locker (6) for storage, open and accessible from the upper face of said housing, for example to contain a pair of folded glasses.  4 / Device according to claim 1, characterized in that at least the side walls of the housing (1) can, for example, be made of transparent material, and serve to affix, on the inside, a decoration sheet or information, such as a photograph or image.  5 / Device according to claim 1, characterized in that the housing can be provided with a rectangular parallelepiped cover of five sides as described in Figure 3. The cover can be made of all existing materials or to be created.