Combined scrubbing and drying machine

• US 3,090,982 A
• Filed: 10/17/1960
• Issued: 05/28/1963
• Est. Priority Date: 10/17/1960
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Kosmas Skinas
• Original Assignee: Kosmas Skinas
• Inventors: KOSMAS SKINAS
• Application Number:
  US04/063,004
• Time in Patent Office: 953 Days
• US Class Current: 15/99
• CPC Class Codes: A47L 11/294 having reciprocating tools A47L11/30 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A47L 11/4005 Arrangements of batteries or cells; Electric power supply arrangements
• CPC Class Codes: A47L 11/4016 specially adapted for collecting fluids
• CPC Class Codes: A47L 11/4025 Means for emptying
• CPC Class Codes: A47L 11/4036 Parts or details of the surface treating tools
• CPC Class Codes: A47L 11/4047 Wound-up or endless cleaning belts
• CPC Class Codes: A47L 11/4069 Driving or transmission means for the cleaning tools

Claims

1. IN A COMBINED SCRUBBING AND DRYING MACHINE:

A MAIN FRAME SUPPORTED FOR MOVEMENT OVER A FLOOR OR THE LIKE TO BE CLEANED;

A FLOOR-SCRUBBING MEMBER SUPPORTED FROM THE MAIN FRAME IN A POSITION TO ENGAGE WITH THE FLOOR, AND BEING MOUNTED FOR LONGITUDINAL RECIPROCATIONS RELATIVE TO THE MAIN FRAME;

MEANS FOR DELIVERING A CLEANING LIQUID TO THE FLOOR-SCRUBBING MEMBER;

A LOOPED DRYING MOP DISPOSED REARWARDLY OF THE FLOOR-SCRUBBING MEMBER AND BEING SUPPORTED FROM THE MAIN FRAME TO EXTEND TRANSVERSELY RELATIVE TO THE LENGTH OF THE MAIN FRAME, AND BEING MOUNTED FOR MOVEMENT AROUND AN ENDLESS PATH;

THE LOOPED DRYING MOP DEFINING A BOARD AND FLAT LOWER REACH POSITIONED TO ENGAGE WITH THE SCRUBBED FLOOR FOR DRYING THE LATTER;

AND MEANS OPERABLE TO RECIPROCATE THE FLOOR-SCRUBBING MEMBER LONGITUDINALLY AND TO MOVE THE LOOPED DRYING MOP TRANSVERSLY RELATIVE TO THE MAIN FRAME, WHEREBY THE FLOOR WILL BE DRIED BY PATHS OF MOVMENT OF THE DRYING MOP CRISSCROSSING THE PREVIOUS PATHS OF MOVEMENT OF THE FLOOR-SCRUBBING MEMBER, AS THE MAIN FRAME IS ADVANCED OVER THE FLOOR OR THE LIKE;

THE MEANS OPERABEL TO ACTUATE THE FLOOR-SCRUBBING MEMBER AND THE LOOPED DRYING MOP INCLUDING A MOTOR MOUNTED IN THE HOLLOW INTERIOR SPACE DEFINED BY A LOOPED DRYING MOP TO THEREBY PROVIDE A COMPACT ARRANGEMENT.