Device and method for coupling a cleaning implement to a floor cleaning machine
First Claim
1. A device for coupling a cleaning implement to a floor cleaning machine, the coupling device comprising:
- a plate having a first edge, a second edge, and a main body portion extending between the first edge and the second edge;
projections and recesses positioned to releasably engage with each other to releasably couple the plate with the cleaning implement;
a channel coupled to one of the first edge and the second edge of the plate to receive an edge of the cleaning implement, the channel having a first end for initially receiving the edge of the cleaning implement during insertion and a second end positioned opposite the first end; and
a retainer in communication with the channel to selectively prevent the cleaning implement from disengaging relative to the coupling device.
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Abstract
A device and method for coupling a cleaning implement to a floor cleaning machine. The device includes a plate that has a first edge, a second edge, and a main body portion extending between the first edge and the second edge. The device also includes projections and recesses positioned to releasably engage with each other to releasably couple the plate with the cleaning implement, and a channel that is coupled to one of the first edge and the second edge of the plate to receive an edge of the cleaning implement. The channel has a first end for initially receiving the edge of the cleaning implement during insertion, and a second end positioned opposite the first end. A retainer is in communication with the channel to selectively prevent the cleaning implement from disengaging relative to the coupling device.
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20 Claims
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1. A device for coupling a cleaning implement to a floor cleaning machine, the coupling device comprising:
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a plate having a first edge, a second edge, and a main body portion extending between the first edge and the second edge; projections and recesses positioned to releasably engage with each other to releasably couple the plate with the cleaning implement; a channel coupled to one of the first edge and the second edge of the plate to receive an edge of the cleaning implement, the channel having a first end for initially receiving the edge of the cleaning implement during insertion and a second end positioned opposite the first end; and a retainer in communication with the channel to selectively prevent the cleaning implement from disengaging relative to the coupling device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A device for coupling a cleaning implement to a floor cleaning machine, the coupling device comprising:
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a plate having a first edge, a second edge opposite the first edge, and a main body portion extending between the first edge and the second edge; a first channel at the first edge of the plate to receive a first edge of the cleaning implement; and a second channel at the second edge of the plate to receive a second edge of the cleaning implement, wherein the first edge of the cleaning implement is slidably received into an end of the first channel of the plate and the second edge of the cleaning implement is slidably received into an end of the second channel of the plate to install the cleaning implement, and wherein a projection is movable between a first position in which the projection prevents removal of the cleaning implement from the plate, and a second position in which the cleaning implement is slidably removable from the plate. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A floor cleaning machine comprising:
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a frame; an actuator coupled to the frame; a coupling device coupled to the actuator and including a plate having a main body portion defining an edge; a channel coupled to the edge of the plate; a cleaning implement coupled to the coupling device, the cleaning implement including a first surface adapted to contact and clean a floor surface and a second surface positioned substantially opposite the first surface and contacting the plate, the cleaning implement further including a fixation portion engageable with the coupling device within the channel to hold the cleaning implement on the coupling device; and a retainer in communication with the channel to selectively prevent the cleaning implement from disengaging relative to the coupling device. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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