Apparatus having a belt agitator for agitating a cleaning agent into a carpet
First Claim
1. Apparatus for agitating a cleaning agent into a carpet comprising:
- a housing (16);
a first and a second roller (76A, 76B) and an idler roller (116) each mounted within the housing (16) for rotation in a first angular direction with respect thereto,a platen (112) mounted within the housing (16) intermediate the first and second rollers (76A, 76B);
a belt (134) trained about the first and second rollers (76A, 76B) and the idler roller (116), the belt extending under the platen (112), the belt comprising a fabric substrate (134F) having a pile surface (134P) attached to the exterior surface thereof,the rollers (76A, 76B), the idler roller (116) and the platen (112) supporting rectilinear movement of the belt in the first direction (138) to bring a portion (140S) of the fabric surface (134P) sequentially from a first position (140A) within the housing (16) to a contacting position (140B) in which the portion of the fabric surface is in agitating contact with a carpet and, thereafter, to a second position (140C) within the housing.
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Abstract
Apparatus for agitating a cleaning agent into a carpet comprises a housing within which a first and a second roller are each mounted for rotation in a first angular direction. A platen is mounted intermediate the rollers. A belt agitator comprising a fabric substrate having a pile surface is trained about the first and second rollers and extends under the platen. The rollers the platen support rectilinear movement of the belt agitator in the first direction to bring a portion of its surface sequentially from a first position within the housing to a contacting position in which the portion of the surface is in agitating contact with a carpet and, thereafter, to a second position within the housing.
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Citations
36 Claims
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1. Apparatus for agitating a cleaning agent into a carpet comprising:
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a housing (16); a first and a second roller (76A, 76B) and an idler roller (116) each mounted within the housing (16) for rotation in a first angular direction with respect thereto, a platen (112) mounted within the housing (16) intermediate the first and second rollers (76A, 76B); a belt (134) trained about the first and second rollers (76A, 76B) and the idler roller (116), the belt extending under the platen (112), the belt comprising a fabric substrate (134F) having a pile surface (134P) attached to the exterior surface thereof, the rollers (76A, 76B), the idler roller (116) and the platen (112) supporting rectilinear movement of the belt in the first direction (138) to bring a portion (140S) of the fabric surface (134P) sequentially from a first position (140A) within the housing (16) to a contacting position (140B) in which the portion of the fabric surface is in agitating contact with a carpet and, thereafter, to a second position (140C) within the housing. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. Apparatus for agitating a cleaning agent into a carpet comprising:
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a housing (16"); a first and a second roller (76R", 116") each mounted within the housing for rotation in a first angular direction with respect thereto, a platen (112") mounted within the housing intermediate the first and second rollers; a belt (134) trained about the first and second rollers, the belt extending under the platen, the belt comprising a fabric substrate having a pile surface attached to the exterior surface thereof, the rollers and the platen supporting rectilinear movement of the belt in the first direction to bring a portion of the fabric surface sequentially from a first position within the housing to a contacting position in which the portion of the fabric surface is in agitating contact with a carpet and, thereafter, to a second position within the housing. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36)
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