Ultrasonic floor cleaner and scrubber

• US 8,595,892 B1
• Filed: 08/02/2010
• Issued: 12/03/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 08/02/2010
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Wilson E. Everette Jr
• Original Assignee: Wilson E. Everette Jr
• Inventors: Everette, Wilson E. Jr.
• Primary Examiner(s): Wilson, Lee D
• Assistant Examiner(s): MCDONALD, SHANTESE L
• Application Number:
  US12/848,993
• Time in Patent Office: 1,219 Days
• Field of Search: 153/19, 153/20, 153/21, 153/23
• US Class Current: 15/320
• CPC Class Codes: A47L 11/302 having rotary tools
• CPC Class Codes: A47L 11/405 Machines using UV-lamps, IR-lamps, ultrasound or plasma cleaning

Abstract

An ultrasonic cleaner and scrubber is disclosed. The cleaner and scrubber includes a housing, dispenser reservoirs disposed within the housing and configured to hold at least one dispense liquid, collection reservoirs disposed within the housing and configured to hold at least one collected liquid, at least one dispenser port through which to dispense the held dispense liquid, an ultrasonic waveform emitter disposed upon an underside of the housing to provide ultrasonic waves to a floor surface at a user-selected frequency and at a user-selected intensity to vibrate the dispense liquid, once dispensed from the dispenser port, within and upon the floor surface to clean the floor surface, at least one suction and liquid and debris collection port, and a control panel handle disposed upon the housing and with which to hold and move the cleaner and scrubber and through which to access controls for use.

Claims

1. An ultrasonic floor cleaner and scrubber comprising:

a housing;

a plurality of dispenser reservoirs disposed within the housing and configured to hold at least one dispense liquid;

a plurality of collection reservoirs disposed within the housing and configured to hold at least one collected liquid;

at least one dispenser port through which to dispense the held dispense liquid;

an ultrasonic waveform emitter disposed upon an underside of the housing to provide ultrasonic waves to a floor surface at a user-selected frequency and at a user-selected intensity to vibrate the dispense liquid, once dispensed from the dispenser port, within and upon the floor surface to clean the floor surface;

at least one suction and liquid and debris collection port;

a control panel handle disposed upon the housing and with which to hold and move the cleaner and scrubber and through which to access controls for use;

a first liquid retrieval assembly to remove major debris and liquids to a first collection reservoir of the plurality of collection reservoirs;

a second liquid retrieval assembly to remove remaining finer debris and liquids to a second collection reservoir of the plurality of collection reservoirs;

and

a controller disposed on-board to process instructions and controls to the ultrasonic floor cleaner and scrubber.

2. The ultrasonic floor cleaner and scrubber of claim 1, further comprising:

a steam generation assembly disposed within the housing and configured to eject steam out at least one steam ejection port.

3. The ultrasonic floor cleaner and scrubber of claim 1, further comprising:

an agitation assembly disposed upon an underside of the housing to agitate the dispensed liquid within and upon the floor surface to clean the floor surface.

4. The ultrasonic floor cleaner and scrubber of claim 3, wherein the agitation assembly comprises a plurality of rotatable suction brush heads.

5. The ultrasonic floor cleaner and scrubber of claim 3, wherein the agitation assembly comprises a plurality of rollers.

6. The ultrasonic floor cleaner and scrubber of claim 1, wherein the dispense liquid is a biodegradable cleaning solution.

7. The ultrasonic floor cleaner and scrubber of claim 1, further comprising:

an extendable hand wand fluidly coupled to the ultrasonic floor cleaner and scrubber with which to clean and scrub surfaces other than those directly beneath the housing.

8. The ultrasonic floor cleaner and scrubber of claim 1, further comprising:

a power source; and

a power level indicator.

9. A portable ultrasonic cleaner and scrubber comprising:

a transportable housing pack having a carrying strap to carry the pack and a battery pack power source disposed within;

at least one dispenser reservoir disposed within the housing pack and configured to hold at least one dispense liquid;

an extendable hand wand fluidly coupled to the housing pack with a flexible hose and through which the at least one dispense liquid travels;

at least one dispenser port disposed upon the end of the hand wand through which to dispense the dispense liquid;

an ultrasonic waveform emitter disposed upon an end of the hand wand to provide ultrasonic waves to a surface at a user-selected frequency and at a user-selected intensity to vibrate the dispense liquid, once dispensed from the dispenser port, within and upon the surface to clean the surface;

a pass-through adapter to fluidly couple the portable ultrasonic cleaner and scrubber to an external collection reservoir such that any liquid and debris reclaimed by the portable ultrasonic cleaner and scrubber by the suction and liquid collection port passes through to the external collection reservoir; and

at least one suction and liquid and debris collection port disposed upon the end of the hand wand.

10. The portable ultrasonic cleaner and scrubber of claim 9, further comprising:

a steam generation assembly disposed within the housing pack and configured to eject steam out at least one steam ejection port upon the end of the hand wand.

11. The portable ultrasonic cleaner and scrubber of claim 9, further comprising:

a handgrip disposed upon the extendable hand wand, the handgrip having a plurality of controls by which to control the portable ultrasonic cleaner and scrubber and with which to adjust a plurality of configurable settings.

12. The portable ultrasonic cleaner and scrubber of claim 9, further comprising:

at least one collection reservoir disposed within the housing pack and configured to hold at least one collected liquid and debris.

13. The portable ultrasonic cleaner and scrubber of claim 9, further comprising:

a plurality of steam spray nozzles; and

a plurality of disinfectant sprayer nozzles.

14. The portable ultrasonic cleaner and scrubber of claim 9, further comprising:

an agitation assembly disposed upon an underside of the extendable hand wand to agitate the dispensed liquid within and upon the surface to clean the surface.

15. An extendable hand wand for ultrasonic cleaning and scrubbing, the hand wand comprising:

a cleaning head disposed upon a distal end of the extendable hand wand, the extendable hand wand adapted for insertion into a sleeve on a portable ultrasonic cleaner and scrubber when not in use;

at least one dispenser port disposed upon the cleaning head through which to dispense a liquid;

at least one suction and liquid and debris collection port disposed upon the cleaning head;

an ultrasonic waveform emitter disposed upon the cleaning head to provide ultrasonic waves to a surface at a user-selected frequency and at a user-selected intensity to vibrate a cleaning solution within and upon the surface to clean the surface;

a plurality of steam spray nozzles; and

a plurality of disinfectant sprayer nozzles.

16. The extendable hand wand of claim 15, further comprising:

an agitation assembly disposed upon an underside of the cleaning head to agitate the dispensed liquid within and upon the surface to clean the surface.

17. The extendable hand wand of claim 15, further comprising:

an adapter to fluidly couple the extendable hand wand to a cleaner and scrubber to provide ultrasonic cleaning and scrubbing from the extendable hand wand.