Auto loading and auto dampening cleaning apparatus

• US 7,223,036 B2
• Filed: 03/05/2004
• Issued: 05/29/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 03/05/2004
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Long Chang
• Original Assignee: Long Chang
• Inventors: Chang, Long
• Primary Examiner(s): Walczak; David J.
• Application Number:
  US10/792,754
• Publication Number:
  US 20050196225A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,180 Days
• Field of Search: 401/191, 401/270, 401/290, 401/280, 15/51, 15/99, 152/28, 152/31
• US Class Current: 401/191
• CPC Class Codes: A47L 13/22 with liquid-feeding devices
• CPC Class Codes: A47L 13/26 Other cleaning devices with liquid supply arrangements such arrangements on floor-polishing machines A47L11/00, on scrapers A47L13/03, on mops A47L13/22; cloths, pads, or the like containing cleaning agents A47L13/17, A47L13/19

Abstract

An auto loading and auto dampening cleaning apparatus which comprises a base sweeping pad, a fluid reservoir superimposed over said sweeping pad which defines a slit between the two, a handle having a fork shaped frame which is rotateably attached to the sweeping pad. A lower roll bar contains clean, cleaning material and an upper roll bar receives soiled cleaning material. First and second trigger mechanism activates the roll bars and fluid reservoir to advance the cleaning material and disperse cleaning solution onto the cleaning material on the lower roll bar passes through the slit defined by the fluid reservoir and sweeping pad around the bottom of the sweeping pad and up to the upper roll bar.

Claims

1. An auto loading and auto dampening cleaning apparatus which comprises a sweeping pad which has an elongated rectangular configuration, a fluid solution reservoir that is superimposed over the top of the sweeping pad which defines a slit between the two, a handle having a fork shape rotatably attached to the sweeping pad, wherein said handle contains an upper roll bar and a lower roll bar and first and second trigger means for activating the roll bars and fluid solution reservoir, and wherein the lower roll bar contains clean, cleaning material wrapped around it and said clean, cleaning material passes through the slit defined by the fluid solution reservoir and the sweeping pad, around said sweeping pad and up to the upper roll bar where it wrapably attaches thereto.

2. The auto loading and auto dampening cleaning apparatus of claim 1, wherein the first trigger means comprises a first trigger having spring bias means attached to a cable which is attached to a first roll bar mechanism located on the upper roll bar, wherein the first roll bar mechanism is rotated ninety degrees when activated.

3. The auto loading and auto dampening cleaning apparatus of claim 1, wherein the fluid solution reservoir contains a refill cap.

4. The auto loading and auto dampening cleaning apparatus of claim 1, wherein the fluid solution reservoir contains a lid located on the bottom of the reservoir for dispensing cleaning solution onto the cleaning material.

5. The auto loading and auto dampening cleaning apparatus of claim 4, where in the lid is attached to a cam mechanism.

6. The auto loading and auto dampening cleaning apparatus of claim 1, wherein the second trigger means has spring bias means and is attached to a cable, which is attached to a cam.

7. The auto loading and auto dampening cleaning apparatus of claim 6 where the cam is circular in configuration and is defined by peaks and valleys on it'"'"'s inside surface area.

8. The auto loading and auto dampening cleaning apparatus of claim 6, wherein the second trigger means activates the cam by rotating it to either open or close a lid located on the bottom of the fluid solution reservoir.

9. The auto loading and auto dampening cleaning apparatus of claim 1, wherein the handle having a fork shaped frame contains first and second roll guards.