Appliance for the treatment of textile floor coverings
First Claim
1. An appliance for treating textile floor coverings with a foaming cleaning liquid, comprising a shaft-like handle with a bristled cleaning element attached thereto, a container for cleaning liquid replaceably mounted on said handle by means of a holding element, and a hose for connecting said container and said cleaning element which is operatively connected to a dosing mechanism regulating the outflow of cleaning liquid from said container, said hose having a grooved internal profile, said cleaning element comprising a hollow or manifold brush having a handle socket and an inlet nozzle on its top surface for said hose at a level even with said socket for fixing said handle to said cleaning element, said cleaning element having outlet holes in the underside surface of said manifold, rows of bristles arranged at the outer edges of the underside surface of said manifold, and an imperforate distributor plate spaced from and covering the underside surface of said manifold brush which is not provided with bristles.
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Abstract
A manually operated appliance for the treatment of textile floor coverings with a foaming cleaning liquid, comprising a shaft-like handle with a bristled cleaning element attached thereto, a container for cleaning liquid replaceably mounted on the handle by means of a holding element, and a hose for connecting the container and cleaning element which is operatively connected to a dosing mechanism regulating the outflow of cleaning liquid from the container. The hose has a grooved internal profile and the cleaning element is a hollow brush having an inlet nozzle on its top surface for the hose level with a socket for fixing the handle. Outlet holes face the floor between rows of bristles arranged at the outer edges of the hollow brush, and a distributor plate covers the brush surface.
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- 1. An appliance for treating textile floor coverings with a foaming cleaning liquid, comprising a shaft-like handle with a bristled cleaning element attached thereto, a container for cleaning liquid replaceably mounted on said handle by means of a holding element, and a hose for connecting said container and said cleaning element which is operatively connected to a dosing mechanism regulating the outflow of cleaning liquid from said container, said hose having a grooved internal profile, said cleaning element comprising a hollow or manifold brush having a handle socket and an inlet nozzle on its top surface for said hose at a level even with said socket for fixing said handle to said cleaning element, said cleaning element having outlet holes in the underside surface of said manifold, rows of bristles arranged at the outer edges of the underside surface of said manifold, and an imperforate distributor plate spaced from and covering the underside surface of said manifold brush which is not provided with bristles.
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