Floor tool
First Claim
1. A floor tool for use in vacuum cleaning floor surfaces, comprising a sole plate comprising a suction channel, the channel being bounded on front and rear sides by two continuous working edges extending the width of the floor tool and lying in a common plane, the working edges lying adjacent corresponding lower faces of the sole plate which are inclined with respect to the plane in which the working edges lie, and lint pickers mounted on the lower faces, each lint picker being positioned alongside the suction channel and separated from the suction channel by its corresponding working edge, wherein the working edges are configured so as to alternatively engage with and agitate a floor surface across their full widths.
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Abstract
A floor tool for use in vacuum cleaning floor surfaces includes a sole plate that has a suction channel formed in it. The suction channel is bounded on at least one side by a working edge for engaging with the floor surface. Lint pickers are positioned alongside the suction channel and are separated from the suction channel by the working edge. The lint pickers are mounted on a surface of the floor tool which is inclined with respect to the plane in which the working edges lie. The sole plate is pivotally mounted with respect to a suction outlet so that movement of the floor tool in a forward and backwards direction alternately brings one of the working edges into closer contact with the floor surface.
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- 1. A floor tool for use in vacuum cleaning floor surfaces, comprising a sole plate comprising a suction channel, the channel being bounded on front and rear sides by two continuous working edges extending the width of the floor tool and lying in a common plane, the working edges lying adjacent corresponding lower faces of the sole plate which are inclined with respect to the plane in which the working edges lie, and lint pickers mounted on the lower faces, each lint picker being positioned alongside the suction channel and separated from the suction channel by its corresponding working edge, wherein the working edges are configured so as to alternatively engage with and agitate a floor surface across their full widths.
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