Cathode ray tube screen cleaner

Abstract

A hand held CRT screen cleaning tool has a body with a bottom cleaning portion secured to a top gripping portion. A brush or cleaning element is secured to the bottom portion for cleaning and removing static charge from a CRT screen by pressing the brush against, and dragging the brush a multiple of times across the CRT screen.

What we claim is:  
     
         1 . A hand held cleaning device for cleaning and removing static charge from a screen of a cathode ray tube, comprising: 
 a body having a front surface, a back surface, an upper holding portion and a lower cleaning portion;    the lower cleaning portion being elongated and having an elongated brush secured to the back surface; and    the upper holding portion being sized and dimensioned to fit in one hand of a user and to be held between a thumb and at least one finger of the one hand during use to clean and remove static charge from the screen.    
     
     
         2 . The hand held cleaning device of    claim 1    wherein the elongated brush includes a plurality of bristles.  
     
     
         3 . The hand held cleaning device of    claim 2   , further including an angled edge formed on the back surface to which the elongated brush is secured.  
     
     
         4 . The hand held cleaning device of    claim 3    wherein the elongated brush and bristles are made from a resilient material.  
     
     
         5 . The hand held cleaning device of    claim 4    wherein the resilient material is Nylon.  
     
     
         6 . The hand held cleaning device of    claim 4    wherein the lower cleaning portion includes an elongated opening formed in the angled edge, and the brush is secured in the elongated opening.  
     
     
         7 . The hand held cleaning device of    claim 6    wherein the body is made from a plastic material.  
     
     
         8 . The hand held cleaning device of    claim 1   , further including an angled edge formed on the back surface to which the elongated brush is secured.  
     
     
         9 . The hand held cleaning device of    claim 8    wherein an elongated opening is formed in the angled edge, and the elongated brush is secured in the elongated opening.  
     
     
         10 . The hand held cleaning device of    claim 9    wherein the elongated brush includes a plurality of bristles.  
     
     
         11 . The hand held cleaning device of    claim 10    wherein the elongated brush and bristles are made from a resilient material.  
     
     
         12 . The hand held cleaning device of    claim 11    wherein the resilient material is Nylon.  
     
     
         13 . The hand held cleaning device of    claim 12    wherein the body is made from a plastic material.  
     
     
         14 . A hand held cleaning device for cleaning and removing static charge from a screen of a cathode ray tube, comprising: 
 a body having a front surface, a back surface, an upper holding portion and an elongated lower cleaning portion;    the elongated lower cleaning portion being substantially rectangular and having an elongated brush secured to an angled edge formed on the back surface; and    the upper holding portion being sized and dimensioned to fit in one hand of a user and to be held between a thumb and at least one finger of the one hand during use to clean and remove static charge from the screen.    
     
     
         15 . The hand held cleaning device of    claim 14    wherein the elongated lower cleaning portion includes an elongated opening formed in the angled edge, and the elongated brush is secured in the elongated opening.  
     
     
         16 . The hand held cleaning device of    claim 15    wherein the elongated brush includes a plurality of bristles.  
     
     
         17 . The hand held cleaning device of    claim 16    wherein the elongated brush and bristles are made from a resilient material.  
     
     
         18 . The hand held cleaning device of    claim 17    wherein the resilient material is Nylon.  
     
     
         19 . The hand held cleaning device of    claim 15    wherein the body is made from a plastic material.  
     
     
         20 . A method of cleaning and removing static charge from a screen of a cathode ray tube, comprising the steps of: 
 providing a hand held cleaning device having a body with a front surface, a back surface, an upper holding portion and an elongated lower portion having a cleaning brush secured therein;    grasping the upper holding portion in one hand between a thumb and at least one finger of the one hand;    pressing the cleaning brush against a cathode ray tube screen; and    dragging the hand held cleaning device with the cleaning brush pressed against the cathode ray tube screen, a multiple of times across the cathode ray tube screen, to clean and remove static charge from the cathode ray tube screen.