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Support for a squeegee assembly

  • US 4,483,041 A
  • Filed: 09/30/1982
  • Issued: 11/20/1984
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/30/1982
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. In a floor cleaning machine of the type having a body supported by front and intermediate wheels for movement in a forward direction, brush means, brush supporting means interconnecting said brush means and said body means and being capable of supporting the brush means in cantilever fashion to the rear of said intermediate wheels, a squeegee assembly, and improved squeegee assembly supporting means interconnecting said squeegee means and said body means and capable of supporting the squeegee means in cantilever fashion to the rear of said brush means, said improved squeegee supporting means comprisinga first intermediate member,first pivot means interconnecting said first intermediate member to said body for swinging movement from side to side about a generally vertically extending axis,arm means which extend in its normal working position in a generally rearwardly and downwardly direction,second pivot means interconnecting a forward end portion of said arm means to said first intermediate member for swinging from a lowered working position to a raised inoperative position about a generally transversely extending axis,a second intermediate member secured to a rearward end portion of said arm for movement therewith,third pivot means interconnecting a mid-portion of the squeegee assembly to said second intermediate member for rocking movement about a generally fore-and-aft extending axis, andadditionally characterized by said second intermediate member being provided with transversely extending aperture forming means below said fore-and-aft extending axis, and in which said machine is further characterized by the provision of lifting means, said lifting means including an intermediate cable portion which passes through said transversely extending aperture forming means.

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