Floor scrubber

• US 5,402,559 A
• Filed: 05/03/1994
• Issued: 04/04/1995
• Est. Priority Date: 05/03/1994
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Dale L. Allison, George Spector
• Original Assignee: Dale L. Allison, George Spector
• Inventors: Allison, Dale L., Spector, George
• Primary Examiner(s): Spisich, Mark
• Application Number:
  US08/240,179
• Time in Patent Office: 336 Days
• Field of Search: 15/1.7, 15/147.2, 15/159.2, 15/209.1, 15/210.1, 15/228, 15/229.11, 15/229.13, 15/231, 15/246, 51/174, 51/391-393
• US Class Current: 15/228
• CPC Class Codes: A47L 13/10 Scrubbing; Scouring; Cleaning; Polishing

Abstract

A floor scrubber is provided which consists of a rectangular head assembly. A rectangular scrub pad is of a larger area than the head assembly. A structure is for removably mounting the scrub pad to a lower surface of the head assembly, in which two longitudinal edges of the scrub pad are spaced away from two longitudinal sides of the head assembly. A handle has a bottom end attached centrally to a top surface of the head assembly. A person can grip the handle to place the scrub pad onto a floor and to permit the longitudinal edges of the scrub pad to fit under partitions in toilets for cleaning. A pair of weights are also provided. Components are for retaining the weights to the head assembly on opposite sides of the handle. The person gripping the handle does not have to press down hard for the scrub pad to clean the floor.

Claims

1. A floor scrubber which comprises:

a) a rectangular head assembly;

b) a rectangular scrub pad of a larger area than said head assembly;

c) means for removably mounting said scrub pad to a lower surface of said head assembly, in which two longitudinal edges of said scrub pad are spaced away from two longitudinal sides of said head assembly;

d) a handle having a bottom end attached centrally to a top surface of said head assembly, so that a person can grip said handle to place said scrub pad onto a floor and to permit the longitudinal edges of said scrub pad to fit under partitions in toilets for cleaning;

e) a pair of weights;

f) means for retaining said weights to said head assembly on opposite sides of said handle, so that the person gripping said handle does not have to press down hard for said scrub pad to clean the floor;

wherein said removably mounting means is at least one hook fabric fastener strip affixed to said head assembly, so as to engage with said scrub pad;

wherein said retaining means includes;

g) said head assembly having a pair of spaced apart recesses in the top surface on opposite sides of said handle, in which each said recess will receive a respective one of said weights;

h) a pair of pivot plates, each to fit over a respective one of said recesses and

i) a pair of pivot pins, each affixing to one side of a respective one of said pivot plates onto the top surface of said head assembly, so that each said pivot plate can pivot open to remove and replace each said weight.