Multi-purpose position sensitive floor cleaning device
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1. A device, comprising:
- a floor cleaning device having two separate and distinct selective modes of operation whereby 180°
rotation of said floor cleaning device along its longitudinal axis selectively activates one of said two separate and distinct selective modes of operation.
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Abstract
This invention relates to a multi-purpose position sensitive floor cleaning device having two separate and distinct selective modes of operation whereby 180° longitudinal rotation of the floor cleaning device selectively activates one of the two separate and distinct selective modes of operation. The two separate and distinct selective modes of operation are, for example, a scrubbing mode for scrubbing an associated floor and a suctioning mode for suctioning associated liquid from the associated floor.
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21 Claims
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1. A device, comprising:
a floor cleaning device having two separate and distinct selective modes of operation whereby 180°
rotation of said floor cleaning device along its longitudinal axis selectively activates one of said two separate and distinct selective modes of operation.- View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. An improved floor cleaning device having a longitudinal axis with a cleaning head at a first end of the longitudinal axis and a handle at a second end of the longitudinal axis, a motor being located between the first and second ends for operating the cleaning head, the improvement comprising:
a switch for activating and deactivating the motor, said switch activating the motor when the floor care device is rotated about the longitudinal axis and when the cleaning head is placed in contact with the floor surface, and said switch deactivating the motor when said floor care device is rotated about the longitudinal axis to place the cleaning head in a non-contact position with the floor surface. - View Dependent Claims (6)
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7. An improved floor cleaning device for cleaning a bare floor, the improved floor cleaning device having a longitudinal axis, a handle, a housing, the housing having first and second ends, the first end of said housing attached to the handle, said improvement comprising:
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at least two separate and distinct modes of operation;
at least one implement operatively attached to said second end of said housing, said at least one implement having an axis parallel to a plane of a floor, said axis being perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of said improved floor cleaning device;
at least one motor operatively connected to said at least one implement;
a means for supplying power to said improved floor cleaning device;
a means for activating and deactivating said means for supplying power;
a means for activating and deactivating said at least one motor, said means for activating and deactivating said at least one motor activating said motor by rotating said improved cleaning device 180°
about its longitudinal axis such that said at least one implement is in contact with a surface of a floor, said means for activating and deactivating said at least one motor selectively deactivating said at least one motor when said cleaning device is rotated about said longitudinal axis such that said at least one implement is not in contact with said surface of said floor; and
,wherein said floor cleaning device is a bare floor cleaning device. - View Dependent Claims (8)
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9. A floor cleaning device comprising:
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a motor housing having first and second ends;
a handle attached to the first end of the motor housing;
a cleaning housing having first and second ends, the first end of the cleaning housing attached to the second end of the motor housing;
a cleaning solution delivery system for delivering unused cleaning solution to a floor surface, the cleaning solution delivery system positioned within the cleaning housing;
a recovery tank for holding dirty cleaning solution, the recovery tank positioned within the cleaning housing;
a nozzle attached to the second end of the cleaning housing, and;
a power supply system positioned within the motor housing, the power supply system having a master power switch having first and second positions, wherein when the master power switch is in the first position, power is not provided to the floor cleaning device;
a pump;
a suction motor operatively connected to the pump;
a power means operatively connected to the suction motor, and;
a gravity switch operatively connected to the power supply and the suction motor, the gravity switch selectively turning on the suction motor when the cleaning device is rotated about its longitudinal axis such that nozzle faces a floor surface, the gravity switch selectively turning off the suction motor when the cleaning device is rotated about its longitudinal axis such that the nozzle faces away from the floor surface. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 20, 21)
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19. A method of cleaning a floor surface with a floor cleaning device having at least two modes of operation, at least one means for supplying power, at least one means for activating/deactivating said floor cleaning device, said modes of operation being located opposite one another on said floor cleaning device, the method comprising the steps of:
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placing the floor cleaning device in a first position contacting the floor;
rotating the entire cleaning device a first time to activate the means for supplying power to the floor cleaning device;
rotating the cleaning device a second time to deactivate the means for supplying power to the floor cleaning device.
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