Appendage for a robot
First Claim
1. An appendage that laterally extends from a mobile apparatus for treating a surface, said appendage comprising a body including a first side and a second side, said body being movable in the horizontal plane and biased downwardly toward the treatment surface causing said second side of said body to contact the treatment surface and to collect dust and debris from the treatment surface.
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a horizontally movable and downwardly biased appendage that extends laterally from a surface treating apparatus, such as a robotic floor cleaner.
The robotic floor cleaner and/or appendage may use disposable cleaning sheets, such as dust clothes, wipes, sheet-brushes, and the like, to clean under objects or into corners but does not substantially interfere with the rotation of the surface treating apparatus about its axis when it is adjacent to encountered obstacles. The appendage can extend under low hanging obstructions to remove dirt, and reach into comers innavigable or unreachable by the robotic floor cleaner.
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15 Claims
- 1. An appendage that laterally extends from a mobile apparatus for treating a surface, said appendage comprising a body including a first side and a second side, said body being movable in the horizontal plane and biased downwardly toward the treatment surface causing said second side of said body to contact the treatment surface and to collect dust and debris from the treatment surface.
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9. An appendage that laterally extends from a mobile apparatus for treating a surface, said appendage comprising
a body including a top face and a bottom face, said body being movable in the horizontal plane and biased downwardly toward the surface; -
at least one sheet holder connector attached to said top face of said body;
a compliant pad attached to said bottom face of said body; and
a cleaning sheet, whereby said downwardly biased body causing said sheet to come in compliant contact with the surface and collect dust and debris from the surface.
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- 12. An appendage according to claim 12, wherein said flexible material is resilient.
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