SURFACE MAINTENANCE MACHINE WITH AN AUXILIARY WASTE REMOVAL SYSTEM
First Claim
1. A surface maintenance machine comprising:
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a plurality of wheels;
a maintenance head assembly extending from an underside of the frame comprising one or more surface maintenance tools for performing a floor surface maintenance operation;
a primary waste removal system adapted to remove waste generated from the floor surface maintenance operation; and
an auxiliary waste removal system comprising,a vacuum wand,a bagless waste collection container fluidly coupled to the vacuum wand, anda vacuum source fluidly coupled to the bagless waste collection container, the vacuum source generating a vacuum flow from an inlet of the vacuum wand toward an exhaust port, the exhaust port being located interior to the body of the machine.
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Abstract
An auxiliary waste removal system for a surface maintenance machine, having a vacuum wand for removing waste from the floor surface, a reusable bagless waste collection container removably coupled to the vacuum wand, and a vacuum source fluidly coupled to the bagless waste collection container, the vacuum source generating a vacuum flow from an inlet of the vacuum wand to a vacuum outlet, the vacuum outlet being positioned downstream of the bagless waste collection container and the vacuum source such that the waste suctioned from the floor surface by the vacuum wand travels along the vacuum flow path and is directly received in the bagless waste collection container.
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23 Claims
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1. A surface maintenance machine comprising:
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a body; a plurality of wheels; a maintenance head assembly extending from an underside of the frame comprising one or more surface maintenance tools for performing a floor surface maintenance operation; a primary waste removal system adapted to remove waste generated from the floor surface maintenance operation; and an auxiliary waste removal system comprising, a vacuum wand, a bagless waste collection container fluidly coupled to the vacuum wand, and a vacuum source fluidly coupled to the bagless waste collection container, the vacuum source generating a vacuum flow from an inlet of the vacuum wand toward an exhaust port, the exhaust port being located interior to the body of the machine. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. An auxiliary waste removal system for a surface maintenance machine, comprising,
a bagless waste collection container disposed about a longitudinal centerline; - and
a vacuum source fluidly coupled to the bagless waste collection container, the vacuum source generating a vacuum flow path defined from a bagless waste collection container inlet to a bagless waste collection container outlet, such that the waste suctioned from a floor surface travels along the vacuum flow path and is directly received in the bagless waste collection container, the bagless waste collection container inlet being in-line with the longitudinal centerline of the bagless waste collection container, and the bagless waste collection container outlet being offset from the longitudinal centerline of the bagless waste collection container. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. An auxiliary waste removal system for a surface maintenance machine, comprising,
a waste collection container; - and
a vacuum source fluidly coupled to the waste collection container, the vacuum source generating a vacuum flow path defined from a waste collection container inlet to a waste collection container outlet, such that the waste suctioned from a floor surface travels along the vacuum flow path and is directly received in the waste collection container; and a vacuum wand fluidly coupled to and upstream of the waste collection container inlet, the vacuum wand being supported by a telescoping spine configured to be collapsible or extensible, such that the vacuum wand collapses or extends with the telescoping spine. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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