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Floor treatment apparatus

DC
  • US 8,528,142 B1
  • Filed: 05/06/2013
  • Issued: 09/10/2013
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/14/2003
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A floor treatment apparatus comprising:

  • a chassis having a front and a back and with a lower surface, a front surface adjacent the front, an upper surface, a rear surface adjacent the back, a left surface, and a right surface;

    a first wheel operably interconnected to the lower surface adjacent to the left surface and located closer to the rear surface than the front surface;

    a second wheel operably interconnected to the lower surface adjacent the right surface and located closer to the rear surface than the front surface;

    a platform located substantially between at least a portion of the right surface and at least a portion of the left surface, and closer to the lower surface than the upper surface, wherein the platform extends rearwardly from a portion of the rear surface, wherein a portion of the platform is positioned between the first wheel and the second wheel such that a portion of the platform penetrates a three-dimensional cylindrical volume that is defined by the outer surface of the first wheel and the second wheel, and wherein the platform includes a throttle and an operator presence device, which is operatively connected to and which selectively interrupts operation of the throttle;

    a power source positioned substantially within the chassis;

    an electric monowheel drive motor associated with the power source;

    a third wheel associated with the electric monowheel drive motor and operably connected adjacent the lower surface of the chassis;

    a steering mechanism associated with the third wheel;

    a floor treating device connected adjacent to the lower surface of the chassis; and

    wherein the chassis includes a rear cowling that is capable of selective rotation about an axis parallel to the axis extending between the center of the first wheel and the center of the second wheel.

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