TODAY’S PATENT – APPARATUS FOR CLEANING ROLLS

The Raw Apparatus for cleaning rolls was inventedRiley S. Whitt (Spartanburg, SC), William L. Bridges (Lynn, NC), Marshall L. Johnson (Spartanburg, SC) on the 3^rd of November, 1992, bearing patent number US5159734A.

The present invention relates to an apparatus for cleaning rolls comprising a plurality of cylindrical brushes that are rotated by a combination of sheaves and belts or their equivalent, which are powered by some form of a motor and uses a solvent to remove debris, such as residual fiber affixed to the rolls. It is an advantage of this invention to be able to clean a roll quickly. It is another advantage of this invention to be able to clean a roll thoroughly. Yet another advantage of this invention is that it can clean multiple rolls simultaneously. Still another advantage of this invention is that a roll can be cleaned with relative ease and minimal amount of processing steps.