Cleaning device

• US 3,324,499 A
• Filed: 10/06/1964
• Issued: 06/13/1967
• Est. Priority Date: 10/08/1963
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Ward West Geoffrey
• Original Assignee: Ward West Geoffrey
• Inventors: WARD WEST GEOFFREY
• Application Number:
  US04/401,888
• Time in Patent Office: 980 Days
• US Class Current: 15/322
• CPC Class Codes: A47L 1/08 with provision for supplying liquids, e.g. cleaning agents A47L1/095, A47L1/13, A47L1/15 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A47L 11/30 by suction
• CPC Class Codes: A47L 11/4044 Vacuuming or pick-up tools; Squeegees
• CPC Class Codes: A47L 11/4088 Supply pumps; Spraying devices; Supply conduits

Claims

1. A CLEANING DEVICE COMPRISING (A) A HOLLOW SQUEEGEE HEAD FOR CONTACTING A SURFACE TO BE CLEANED;

(B) SUCTION MEANS OPERABLE BY COMPRESSED AIR AND JOINED TO AND COMMUNICATING WITH THE SQUEEGEE HEAD;

(C) SPRAY MEANS FOR DISTRIBUTING CLEANING FLUID MOUNTED NEAR THE SQUEEGEE HEAD, THE SPRAY MEANS COMPRISING AN OUTLET FOR CLEANING FLUID POSITIONED TO DIRECT CLEANING FLUID IN USE ONTO A SURFACE TO BE CLEANED;

(D) OUTLET VALVE MEANS FOR OPENING AND CLOSING THE OUTLET OF THE SPRAY MEANS;

(E) OUTLET-VALVE CONTROL MEANS OPERABLE TO OPEN THE OUTLET WHEN COMPRESSED AIR IS SUPPLIED TO THE OUTLETVALVE CONTROL MEANS AND TO CLOSE THE OUTLET WHEN COMPRESSED AIR IS NOT SUPPLIED, THE CONTROL MEANS COMPRISING AN EXPANSIBLE CHAMBER DEVICE OPERATIVELY CONNECTED TO THE OUTLET VALVE;

(F) A MANIFOLD COMPRISING AN INLET FOR COMPRESSED AIR AND OUTLETS TO THE CONTROL MEANS AND THE SUCTION MEANS;

(G) A SUPPLY SOURCE FOR CLEANING FLUID INDEPENDENT OF THE MANIFOLD.