Apparatus for cleaning electronic game consoles and cartridges

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 5243730
SERIAL NO

07681748

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Cleaning apparatus for an electronic game console and associated game cartridges, wherein the game console is of the type having a first edge connector adapted to engage a mating second edge connector provided in the game cartridge. The cleaning apparatus includes a cleaning cartridge having a housing portion at one end and a handle portion at the other end, the housing portion having first and second separable portions, and having a recessed forward end. A first cleaning element is mounted within the recessed forward end, the cleaning element being sized and shaped to correspond substantially to the first edge connector, so that the cleaning pad engages the second edge connector upon insertion into the game console port. A second cleaning element is carried within the housing portion of the cartridge, the second cleaning element including an elongated member having a washing pad on one end thereof and a drying pad on the other end thereof, for cleaning the edge connector of the game cartridge.

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Patent Owner(s)

  • NINTENDO OF AMERICA INC.

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Barr, Lance Redmond, WA 17 723
Ichitsubo, Norio Osaka, JP 13 219
Kamada, Hiroshi Redmond, WA 78 2128

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