Grout cleaning tool
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1. A grout cleaning cartridge for a surface cleaning apparatus having a steam generator and a foot movable along a surface to be cleaned, comprising:
- a housing configured to be replaceable and selectively mounted to the foot;
an applicator roller carried by the housing;
a supply reel rotatably carried by the housing;
a take-up reel rotatably carried by the housing; and
a grout cleaning tape provided on the supply reel, wound around the applicator roller, and coupled to the take-up reel, wherein the grout cleaning tape is provided with a grout cleaning composition;
wherein, when the housing is mounted to the foot, advancement of the foot along a surface to be cleaned advances the grout cleaning tape around the application roller and into contact with the surface to be cleaned and wherein each of the applicator roller, supply reel, and take-up reel rotate in unison.
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Abstract
A grout cleaning tool includes a grout cleaning tape. The grout cleaning tape can be provided as a replaceable grout cleaning cartridge containing a supply reel of grout cleaning tape that can be rolled across grout line grooves with an applicator roller. The grout cleaning tape can include a composition therein that is configured to be activated or enhanced by steam and transferred into the grout line to be cleaned when steam is applied to the tape.
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1. A grout cleaning cartridge for a surface cleaning apparatus having a steam generator and a foot movable along a surface to be cleaned, comprising:
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a housing configured to be replaceable and selectively mounted to the foot; an applicator roller carried by the housing; a supply reel rotatably carried by the housing; a take-up reel rotatably carried by the housing; and a grout cleaning tape provided on the supply reel, wound around the applicator roller, and coupled to the take-up reel, wherein the grout cleaning tape is provided with a grout cleaning composition; wherein, when the housing is mounted to the foot, advancement of the foot along a surface to be cleaned advances the grout cleaning tape around the application roller and into contact with the surface to be cleaned and wherein each of the applicator roller, supply reel, and take-up reel rotate in unison. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A grout cleaning cartridge for a surface cleaning apparatus having a steam generator and a foot movable along a surface to be cleaned, comprising:
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a housing configured to be detachably mounted to the foot in register with a steam outlet fluidly coupled to the steam generator; an applicator roller carried by the housing; a supply reel rotatably carried by the housing; a take-up reel rotatably carried by the housing; and a grout cleaning tape provided with a grout cleaning composition, the grout cleaning tape provided on the supply reel, wound around the applicator roller, and coupled to the take-up reel; wherein, when the housing is mounted to the foot, the grout cleaning cartridge is configured to allow steam from the steam outlet to pass through the grout cleaning tape onto the surface to be cleaned; and
advancement of the foot along the surface to be cleaned advances the grout cleaning tape around the application roller and into contact with the surface to be cleaned, transferring the grout cleaning composition from the grout cleaning tape to the surface, and after the grout cleaning composition has been transferred a remainder of the grout cleaning tape is collected on the take-up reel. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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