Computer keyboard cleaner

Abstract

A cleaning device for cleaning a keyboard includes a cleaning surface and proximal and distal guide arms. The cleaning surface has a transverse width which is large enough to depress one key completely while at least partially depressing a second adjacent key. The longitudinal length of the cleaning surface is equal to the longitudinal length of character keys of the keyboard. The ends of the cleaning surface are curved. The guide arms are for guiding the cleaning surface transversely across the keyboard.

1 . A cleaning device for cleaning keys of a keyboard comprising:
 a. a cleaning surface having:
 i. a transverse width sufficiently large for simultaneously depressing at least one character key of the keyboard substantially completely and a second adjacent key at least partially; 
 ii. a longitudinal length substantially equal to a longitudinal length of a character key of the keyboard; and 
 iii. curved ends; and 
   b. proximal and distal guide arms for guiding said cleaning surface transversely across the keyboard.   
   
   
       2 . A device of  claim 1  wherein said cleaning surface is adapted to be covered by a cleaning medium. 
   
   
       3 . A device of  claim 2  further comprising:
 c. an upper surface including at least one protrusion for securing said cleaning medium to the device.   
   
   
       4 . A device of  claim 2  further comprising:
 c. an upper surface including a patch selected from the group consisting of a Velcro hook surface patch and a Velcro loop surface patch, for securing said cleaning medium to the cleaning device;   
   
   
       5 . A device of  claim 2  wherein said cleaning surface includes two slits, on opposite sides thereof, for clasping said cleaning medium. 
   
   
       6 . A device of  claim 2  wherein said cleaning medium is an elasticized band that is wider than said cleaning surface so as to encompass said proximal and distal guide arms for cleaning proximal and distal sides of the keys of the keyboard. 
   
   
       7 . A device of  claim 8  further comprising an upper surface having protruding retention arms and barriers for preventing slippage of said elasticized band whilst cleaning. 
   
   
       8 . A device of  claim 1  where said cleaning surface includes a protruding section between said proximal and distal arms for cleaning depressed surfaces of the keys of the keyboard. 
   
   
       9 . A device of  claim 8  wherein said protruding section is formed from a material selected from the group consisting of (i) plastic and (ii) rubber hairs. 
   
   
       10 . A device of  claim 1  wherein said cleaning surface includes parallel edges between said proximal and distal arms and converging edges left and right of said proximal and distal arms. 
   
   
       11 . A device of  claim 1  wherein said proximal guiding arm is sufficiently longer than said distal arm to compensate for a slope of the keyboard. 
   
   
       12 . A device of  claim 1  wherein said proximal and said distal guide arms have straight bottom edges. 
   
   
       13 . A device of  claim 1  wherein said proximal and said distal guide arms have curved bottom edges 
   
   
       14 . A method for cleaning keys of a keyboard comprising the steps of:
 a. positioning a cleaning device above a key of the keyboard, wherein said cleaning device includes:
 i. a cleaning surface having:
 A. a transverse width sufficiently large for simultaneously depressing at least one character key of the keyboard substantially completely and a second adjacent key at least partially; 
 B. a longitudinal length substantially equal to a longitudinal length of a character key of the keyboard; and 
 C. curved ends; and 
 
 ii. proximal and distal guide arms for guiding said cleaning surface transversely across the keyboard; and 
   b. depressing said cleaning device relative to the keyboard while moving said cleaning device transversely along the keyboard.