Simultaneous Multi-connector Cleaning and Protection

Abstract: there is a cleaner for cleaning a plurality of fiber optic connectors, each fiber optic connector having fiber optic ferrule that has a main body including a mechanism to move at least one cleaner pad to respective positions adjacent the plurality of fiber optic connectors, a cleaning cloth movable relative to the plurality of fiber optic connectors, wherein the cleaning cloth engages the cleaner pad when the cleaner pad is aligned with one of the end faces and also engages the end face of each of the fiber optic ferrules to clean the fiber optic ferrules, the plurality of fiber optic connectors are ganged together, and wherein the end faces of the plurality of fiber optic ferrules are cleanable in succession one after the other with a single activation of the mechanism. the cleaning cloth may also be flipped between cleanings.

Inventor(s): Darrell R. Childers, Jason Higley, Mitchell Cloud, Jeff Hendrick

CPC Classification: B08B1/143 (CLEANING IN GENERAL; PREVENTION OF FOULING IN GENERAL (brushes ; devices for domestic or like cleaning ; {cleaning golf-clubs or golf accessories ; cleaning grips of bats on rackets } ; separation of particles from liquids or gases ; separation of solids , ; spraying or applying liquids or other fluent materials to surfaces in general ; cleaning devices for conveyors ; concurrent cleaning, filling and closing of bottles ; inhibiting corrosion or incrustation in general ; cleaning streets, permanent ways, beaches or land ; parts, details or accessories of swimming or splash baths or pools, specially adapted for cleaning ; preventing or removing electrostatic charges ))

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