×

Method and apparatus for automatically drying wet floors

  • US 9,441,884 B2
  • Filed: 05/10/2013
  • Issued: 09/13/2016
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/10/2012
  • Status: Active Grant
First Claim
Patent Images

1. An apparatus for automatically drying wet floors, comprising:

  • a controller;

    a floor mat having;

    an first impermeable and nonconductive layer that has a top surface and a bottom surface, the first impermeable and nonconductive layer having a plurality of apertures formed therethrough such that each aperture extends from the bottom surface to the top surface,a first electrode assembly having a first conductor portion that is disposed adjacent to the bottom surface of the first impermeable and nonconductive layer, and a plurality of first electrodes that are electrically connected to the first conductor portion and extend through respective ones of the apertures formed in the first impermeable and nonconductive layer,a second electrode assembly having a second conductor portion that is disposed adjacent to the bottom surface of the first impermeable and nonconductive layer, and a plurality of second electrodes that are electrically connected to the second conductor portion and extend through respective ones of the apertures formed in the first impermeable and nonconductive layer, anda control circuit for transmitting a moisture detection signal to the controller by wireless communication with the controller in response to a completed electrical circuit that includes electrical communication between the first electrode assembly and the second electrode assembly; and

    a blower that is operative to turn on and off for drying the wet floors by directing moving air toward the floor mat in response to an operating signal from the controller, wherein the controller outputs the operating signal to the blower based on the moisture detection signal.

View all claims
  • 1 Assignment
Timeline View
Assignment View
    ×
    ×