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Floor scrubber and buffer

US4150456A · kind A · utility

21Cited by
3References
4Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateJul 7, 1978
Grant dateApr 24, 1979
Priority date
Expiry dateJul 7, 1998

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA47L11/4097
  • WIPO fieldFurniture, games
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

A floor scrubber is provided with a propane powered internal combustion engine which is mounted on a wheeled dolly and which is attached by its rotary output shaft to a circular cage provided with a plurality of rotary brushes on the underside thereof. More specifically the output shaft from the internal combustion engine is connected through a pulley arrangement to the various rotary brushes and accordingly the cage and the brushes are driven in counter-rotation. Included in the structure of the dolly is a spring loaded, telescoping support for deploying a serrated clean-out bar which by angular alignment can be placed under the path of advance of the pads in the cage, thus providing a cleaning function therefor. The internal combustion engine, furthermore, is contained in a noise reducing housing which furthermore is provided with a fan for cooling.

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