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Floor treatment apparatus

  • US 10,555,657 B2
  • Filed: 12/13/2017
  • Issued: 02/11/2020
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/14/2003
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A floor treatment apparatus that is operable to receive inputs from direct contact with an operator and without direct contact with an operator to perform tasks, the floor treatment apparatus comprising:

  • a chassis comprising a front, a back, a lower surface, a front surface adjacent the front, an upper surface, a rear surface located behind a center point of the chassis, a left surface, and a right surface;

    a platform located partially between a portion of the right surface and the left surface and at least partially behind the rear surface, wherein the platform includes a top surface adapted to receive the feet of an operator and a throttle;

    wherein the throttle comprises a pedal that protrudes above the top surface of the platform;

    a steering mechanism associated with the chassis and having a portion accessible to an operator;

    a floor treating device connected adjacent to the lower surface of the chassis, the floor treating device configured to at least one of scrub floors, clean carpets, vacuum floors, wax floors, burnish floors, remove wax from a floor, and remove varnish from a floor;

    a squeegee that is operable to follow a path of travel of the floor treatment apparatus; and

    a sensor having a defined relationship with respect to the chassis capable of generating information or receiving information from a remote location; and

    the sensor in electrical communication with at least one of the steering mechanism and the throttle for at least one of controlling cleaning operations, redirecting the floor treatment apparatus, and varying a speed of the apparatus based on input from the sensor.

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