Scrubbing machine with tracking squeegee
First Claim
1. A scrubbing machine including a body structure, a plurality of wheels supporting said body, means for depositing scrubbing solution on a surface to be scrubbed thereby providing a wetted path and scrubbing brush means for working said solution on said surface, and vacuum squeegee means for picking up said solution from said surface said squeegee means being disposed rearwardly of said wheels, said squeegee means including draw bar means for pulling said squeegee means along said wetted path and steering bar means for tracking said squeegee means along the wetted path both while traveling along a straight line and when traveling along an arcuate path.
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Abstract
A scrubbing machine is provided including a vacuum squeegee water pickup system. The machine is supported on a pair of drive wheels and a pair of pivotable wheels or casters. The squeegee is drawn by a principal arm and the location of the squeegee is controlled by a steering arm.
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9 Claims
- 1. A scrubbing machine including a body structure, a plurality of wheels supporting said body, means for depositing scrubbing solution on a surface to be scrubbed thereby providing a wetted path and scrubbing brush means for working said solution on said surface, and vacuum squeegee means for picking up said solution from said surface said squeegee means being disposed rearwardly of said wheels, said squeegee means including draw bar means for pulling said squeegee means along said wetted path and steering bar means for tracking said squeegee means along the wetted path both while traveling along a straight line and when traveling along an arcuate path.
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6. A scrubbing machine including:
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a body structure; front and rear wheel means for movably suporting said body, said front wheel means including an axle; means for providing a wetted path; scrubbing brush means for scrubbing a wetted path, said brush means being carried by said body, said brush means being disposed forwardly of said front wheel means; vacuum squeegee means for picking up scrubbing solution from said wetted path, said squeegee means being carried by said body, said squeegee means being disposed rearwardly of said front wheel means; drawing bar means for pulling said squeegee means, said drawing bar means having a pair of ends, said drawing bar means being pivotally attached at one end with respect to said body and at the other end to said squeegee means; steering bar means for steering said squeegee means, said steering bar means having a pair of ends, said steering bar means being pivotally attached at one end with respect said body and at the other end to said squeegee means, said steering bar means one end and said steering bar other end being on opposite sides of said drawing bar means. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9)
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