Self-wringing surface treating implement
First Claim
1. A SURFACE TREATING IMPLEMENT COMPRISING A SUBSTANTIALLY U-SHAPED FRAME HAVING A WEB SECTIN AND A PAIR OF PARALLEL, SPACED APART ARMS, A CYLINDRICAL ROLLER HAVING A SUBSTANTIAL OUTER PERIPHERAL PORTION FORMED OF A COMPRESSIBLE IMPREGNATABLE FOAM MATERIAL, ROTATABLY MOUNTED BETWEEN AND SUPPORTED BY THE ARMS FOR FREE ROTATABLE MOVEMENT, TUBULAR HANDLE MEANS FIXED TO AND EXTENDING FROM THE WEB SECTION IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION FROM THE ARMS, A CONCAVE-CONVEX PLATE MEMBER HAVING A CENTRAL MAIN BODY OF A RADIUS EQUAL TO THE RADIUS OF THE ROLLER POSITIONED BETWEEN THE WEB SECTION AND THE ROLLER, SAID PLATE MEMBER HAVING A CONCAVE FACE FACING THE ROLLER AND MOVABLE FROM THE WEB SECTION INTO AND OUT OF ENGAGMENT WITH THE PERIPHERAL PORTION OF THE ROLLER, COOPERATIVE MEANS BETWEEN THE PLATE MEMBER AND THE ARMS MOUNTING THE PLATE MEMBER ON AND BETWEEN THE ARMS FOR MOVEMENT BETWEEN THE ROLLER AND THE WEB SECTION, A ROD-LIKE MEMBER MOUNTED WITHIN THE TUBULAR HANDLE MEANS FOR AXIAL RECIPROCABLEMOVEMENT, SAID ROD LIKE MEMBER BEING CONNECTED TO THE PLATE MEMBER TO MOVE THE PLATE MEMBER INTO ENGAGEMENT WITH THE PERIPHERAL PORTION OF THE ROLLER, MEANS NORMALLY RETAINING THE PLATE MEMBER OUT OF ENGAGEMENT WITH THE PERIPHERAL PORTION OF THE ROLLER, SAID PLATE MEMBER HAVING OUTWARDLY DIVERGENT TERMINAL SIDE PORTIONS, SAID SIDE PORTIONS DEFINING EXTENSIONS OF THE PLATE MEMBER AND HAVING FACES CONSTITUTING CONTINUATIONS OF THE CONCAVE FACE AND TEETHLIKE PROJECTIONS PROJECTING FROM THE FACE OF AT LEAST ONE OF THE SIDE PORTIONS OF PENETRATING THE PERIPHERAL PORTTION OF THE ROLLER TO ARREST THE ROTARY MOVEMENT OF THE ROLLER WHEN THE PLATE IS MOVED INTO ENGAGEMENT WITH THE ROLLER WHEREBY SELECTED PORTIONS OF THE PERIPHERY OF THE ROLLER MAY BE RUBBED OVER A SURFACE AND WHEREBY THE ROLLER MAY BE SQUEEZED DRY IN SUCCESSIVE STEPS.
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1. A SURFACE TREATING IMPLEMENT COMPRISING A SUBSTANTIALLY U-SHAPED FRAME HAVING A WEB SECTIN AND A PAIR OF PARALLEL, SPACED APART ARMS, A CYLINDRICAL ROLLER HAVING A SUBSTANTIAL OUTER PERIPHERAL PORTION FORMED OF A COMPRESSIBLE IMPREGNATABLE FOAM MATERIAL, ROTATABLY MOUNTED BETWEEN AND SUPPORTED BY THE ARMS FOR FREE ROTATABLE MOVEMENT, TUBULAR HANDLE MEANS FIXED TO AND EXTENDING FROM THE WEB SECTION IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION FROM THE ARMS, A CONCAVE-CONVEX PLATE MEMBER HAVING A CENTRAL MAIN BODY OF A RADIUS EQUAL TO THE RADIUS OF THE ROLLER POSITIONED BETWEEN THE WEB SECTION AND THE ROLLER, SAID PLATE MEMBER HAVING A CONCAVE FACE FACING THE ROLLER AND MOVABLE FROM THE WEB SECTION INTO AND OUT OF ENGAGMENT WITH THE PERIPHERAL PORTION OF THE ROLLER, COOPERATIVE MEANS BETWEEN THE PLATE MEMBER AND THE ARMS MOUNTING THE PLATE MEMBER ON AND BETWEEN THE ARMS FOR MOVEMENT BETWEEN THE ROLLER AND THE WEB SECTION, A ROD-LIKE MEMBER MOUNTED WITHIN THE TUBULAR HANDLE MEANS FOR AXIAL RECIPROCABLEMOVEMENT, SAID ROD LIKE MEMBER BEING CONNECTED TO THE PLATE MEMBER TO MOVE THE PLATE MEMBER INTO ENGAGEMENT WITH THE PERIPHERAL PORTION OF THE ROLLER, MEANS NORMALLY RETAINING THE PLATE MEMBER OUT OF ENGAGEMENT WITH THE PERIPHERAL PORTION OF THE ROLLER, SAID PLATE MEMBER HAVING OUTWARDLY DIVERGENT TERMINAL SIDE PORTIONS, SAID SIDE PORTIONS DEFINING EXTENSIONS OF THE PLATE MEMBER AND HAVING FACES CONSTITUTING CONTINUATIONS OF THE CONCAVE FACE AND TEETHLIKE PROJECTIONS PROJECTING FROM THE FACE OF AT LEAST ONE OF THE SIDE PORTIONS OF PENETRATING THE PERIPHERAL PORTTION OF THE ROLLER TO ARREST THE ROTARY MOVEMENT OF THE ROLLER WHEN THE PLATE IS MOVED INTO ENGAGEMENT WITH THE ROLLER WHEREBY SELECTED PORTIONS OF THE PERIPHERY OF THE ROLLER MAY BE RUBBED OVER A SURFACE AND WHEREBY THE ROLLER MAY BE SQUEEZED DRY IN SUCCESSIVE STEPS.
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Current AssigneeEdgar A. Powers
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Original AssigneeEdgar A. Powers
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InventorsPowers, Edgar A.
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Application NumberUS04/473,544Time in Patent Office356 DaysField of SearchUS Class Current15/119.2CPC Class CodesA47L 13/14 combined with squeezing or ...
