Floor cleaning device having disposable floor sheets and rotatable beater bar and method of cleaning a floor therewith
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1. A foot for a floor cleaning device and being able to receive a handle pivotally attached thereto, said foot being movable on a floor and comprising:
- a housing having a front, a rear longitudinally opposed thereto, a top and a bottom opposed thereto and two opposed sides connecting said front and said rear,a sole plate juxtaposed with the bottom of the housing and having at least one gripper to removably receive a disposable floor sheet thereon,one wheel, and only one wheel, disposed in said foot and rotating in response to movement of said foot on a floor,an axially rotatable beater bar with at least one blade extending radially outwardly therefrom, said beater bar rotating in response to rotation of said wheel; and
a dirt bin disposed in said housing and in communication with said beater bar to receive debris therefrom and being accessable through the top of said housing.
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A cleaning system. The system has a floor cleaning device, disposable floor sheet removably attachable to the device and a rotatable beater bar. The device has a single wheel, and moves on the target surface by rolling action of the wheel and gliding of the floor sheet. This arrangement, not having multiple wheels, provides enhanced maneuverability, and improves cleaning performance. The cleaning system may be used to clean hard surfaces, such as a floor.
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1. A foot for a floor cleaning device and being able to receive a handle pivotally attached thereto, said foot being movable on a floor and comprising:
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a housing having a front, a rear longitudinally opposed thereto, a top and a bottom opposed thereto and two opposed sides connecting said front and said rear, a sole plate juxtaposed with the bottom of the housing and having at least one gripper to removably receive a disposable floor sheet thereon, one wheel, and only one wheel, disposed in said foot and rotating in response to movement of said foot on a floor, an axially rotatable beater bar with at least one blade extending radially outwardly therefrom, said beater bar rotating in response to rotation of said wheel; and a dirt bin disposed in said housing and in communication with said beater bar to receive debris therefrom and being accessable through the top of said housing. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A device for cleaning a floor, said device comprising:
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an elongate handle, a foot, said foot being pivotally connected to said handle, said foot being movable on a floor, said foot having a front, a rear longitudinally opposed thereto, and two opposed sides connecting said front and said rear, said foot comprising a sole plate for removably receiving a disposable floor sheet therein an axially rotatable beater bar disposed in front of said sole plate, said beater bar rotating in response to movement of said foot on said floor, said foot further consisting of one wheel, said wheel being operably connected to said beater bar to cause rotation thereof when said wheel rolls on a floor, said wheel having a width of less than 10 mm. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A device for cleaning a floor, said device comprising
A foot, said foot being movable on a floor, said foot having a front, a rear longitudinally opposed thereto, and two opposed sides connecting said front and said rear, a sole plate for removably receiving a disposable floor sheet thereon, one wheel, and only one wheel, disposed in said foot and rotating in response to movement of said foot on a floor, two axially rotatable beater bars operably connected to said wheel, one said beater bar being on each side of said wheel, whereby said beater bars rotate in response to rotation of said wheel on a floor, and an elongate handle pivotally connected to said foot.
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