WET/DRY FLOOR CLEANING UNIT AND METHOD OF CLEANING
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Abstract
A floor cleaning device comprises a base portion for movement along a surface and a handle portion pivotally connected to the base. The base portion further includes a suction nozzle and a brush assembly for agitating the surface, wherein the brush assembly and the nozzle assembly are in a first position raised off of the surface for vacuuming saw the surface, and the nozzle assembly is lowered to a second position contacting the surface for collecting and picking up liquid and dirt from the surface. A method of cleaning a surface by first dry vacuuming the surface using a cleaning unit in which the nozzle assembly is raised to pick up particles and then wet vacuuming the floor with the nozzle assembly lowered to collect and pick up dirt from the floor mixed with cleaning solution distributed on the floor.
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Citations
36 Claims
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4. A floor cleaning device comprising:
- a base portion for movement along a surface;
a handle pivotally connected to said base portion;
a suction nozzle operatively connected to said base portion and movable between a first position away from said surface and a second position in which said suction nozzle is closer to the surface than said first position;
a pair of arms attached to said suction nozzle and extending rearwardly from said suction nozzle, each of said arms being pivotally connected to said base portion to allow said suction nozzle to move between said first and second positions; and
a recovery container removably mounted to said handle and in fluid communication with said suction nozzle for holding dirt transported by said suction nozzle into said recovery container. - View Dependent Claims (5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
- a base portion for movement along a surface;
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10. A floor cleaning device comprising:
- a base portion for movement along a surface;
a handle pivotally connected to said base portion;
a suction nozzle operatively connected to said base portion and movable with respect to said base portion between a first position away from said surface and a second position in which said suction nozzle is closer to the surface than said first position;
a recovery tank removably mounted to said handle and in fluid communication with said suction nozzle for holding dirt transported by said suction nozzle into said recovery tank;
a liquid distribution system operatively associated with said base portion, said liquid distribution system including a solution tank for providing a supply of cleaning solution, said liquid distribution system further including a distributor fluidly connected to said solution tank for distributing the cleaning solution to the surface, said solution tank being removably mounted to said handle and located rearwardly of said recovery tank. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14)
- a base portion for movement along a surface;
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15. A floor cleaning device comprising:
- a base portion for movement along a surface;
a handle pivotally connected to said base portion;
a suction nozzle operatively connected to said base portion and movable with respect to said base portion between a first position away from said surface and a second position in which said suction nozzle is closer to the surface than said first position;
a recovery tank removably mounted to said handle and in fluid communication with said suction nozzle;
a suction source in fluid communication with said suction nozzle for applying suction to draw the cleaning solution and dirt from the surface through the suction nozzle and into said recovery tank;
a liquid distribution system operatively associated with said base portion, said liquid distribution system including a solution source operatively associated with said base portion for providing a supply of cleaning solution, said liquid distribution system further including a distributor fluidly connected to said solution source for distributing the cleaning solution to the surface; and
wherein said suction nozzle is translucent. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
- a base portion for movement along a surface;
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26. A floor cleaning device comprising:
- a base portion for movement along a surface, said base portion having a distributor for distributing cleaning liquid onto the surface;
front and rear support members connected to said base portion and engaging the surface;
a handle pivotally connected to said base portion;
a suction nozzle assembly operatively associated with said base portion, said suction nozzle assembly including a nozzle body composed of a rigid material, said suction nozzle assembly including a squeegee attached to said nozzle body;
a retainer mounted to said nozzle body, said squeegee being attached around said retainer;
a recovery tank removably mounted to said handle and in fluid communication with said suction nozzle assembly;
a suction source in fluid communication with said suction nozzle assembly for applying suction to draw the cleaning solution and dirt from the surface through the suction nozzle assembly and into said recovery tank; and
a liquid distribution system operatively associated with said base portion, said liquid distribution system including a solution source operatively associated with said base portion for providing a supply of cleaning solution, said liquid distribution system further including a distributor fluidly connected to said fluid source for distributing the cleaning solution to the surface. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36)
- a base portion for movement along a surface, said base portion having a distributor for distributing cleaning liquid onto the surface;
Specification