Inventors:
Vito Slapelis - Webster NY
Assignee:
Eastman Kodak Company - Rochester NY
International Classification:
G03G 2100
Abstract:
Apparatus for cleaning a surface such as an image-bearing surface includes a flexible blade that has a cleaning edge that uniformly conforms to such surface, and a cleaning brush that contacts and uniformly loads the cleaning edge against such surface. The cleaning apparatus includes float mounting members for supporting the blade such that the cleaning edge thereto is free to float relative to the surface being cleaned.