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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8108966 | Vacuum acoustic ceiling removal system A ceiling tool assembly has a unique ergonomically curved handle supported by a user at its rearward end with a cantilever rocker-shaped arm and forwardly slanted pistol grip. A curved concave surface conforms to the underarm part of a user's forearm above the elbow... | 02/07/2012 |
| 8069531 | Deck cleaning tool An improved deck cleaning tool includes a rigid blade with a sharply angled front end and adapted to dislodge debris build-up commonly found between planks of outdoor decks is supported by a plate having an aperture connected to a rigid and hollow conduit having a h... | 12/06/2011 |
| 7950106 | Squeegee assembly for a floor cleaning machine The present invention relates to an improved squeegee assembly. Some embodiments of the present invention are directed to a uniquely shaped squeegee configuration that has been found to remove liquids from a floor in an efficient manner. One particular embodiment ut... | 05/31/2011 |
| 7832049 | Snap-together wet nozzle for vacuum appliance A snap-together wet nozzle for use with a vacuum assembly is described, as well as a removable squeegee assembly for use in combination with a wet nozzle for a vacuum assembly. The snap-together wet nozzle includes an elongated, generally U-shaped nozzle housing hav... | 11/16/2010 |
| 7805805 | Vacuum assisted scraper A vacuum assisted scraper draws air from both in front of and behind the scraper blade to collect dust and debris as the scraper is used. The scraper keeps the work area clean and prevents dust buildup from hindering the use of the scraper. ... | 10/05/2010 |
| 7661175 | Snap-together wet nozzle for vacuum appliance A snap-together wet nozzle for use with a vacuum assembly is described, as well as a removable squeegee assembly for use in combination with a wet nozzle for a vacuum assembly. The snap-together wet nozzle includes an elongated, generally U-shaped nozzle housing hav... | 02/16/2010 |
| 7540064 | Suction nozzle and head of vacuum cleaner having the same A suction nozzle and a head of a cleaner having the same includes a suction hole to which a suction force is applied; an air channel formed as a closed region having predetermined area and depth and having the suction hole therein; and scraper longer than an end of ... | 06/02/2009 |
| 7426769 | Stall and manure vacuum truck A vacuum truck includes a self-propelled vehicle, a storage tank, a vacuum source, a laterally-shiftable scraper, and a pullback scraper. Suction lines connect a collection area of the scrapers to the storage tank and to the vacuum source. The exhaust from the vacuu... | 09/23/2008 |
| 7363680 | Floor-cleaning machine with manual adjustment for two distinct and repeatable fluid flow rates A floor-cleaning machine (10) has a chassis (12) that is mobile on a surface and carries an agitating mechanism (14) to engage the surface. A fluid delivery system (18) conveys fluid from a reservoir (16) to the surface proximate t... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7353564 | Vacuum sweeper An attachment for portable power and suction units, including a long control tube having a length to extend from a floor to adjacent shoulder height of a standing user and a vacuum head formed from a length of tube having a slot in one side and with the ends of the ... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7337491 | Pressure washing system, components and methods According to certain embodiments of the invention, a pressure washing system delivers a cleaning fluid under pressure to a surface to be cleaned, and includes a fluid pump unit for supplying the fluid to the surface. A fluid collector captures wastewater runoff of t... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7337490 | Floor cleaning apparatus A cleaning apparatus having a cleaning system including at least one downwardly directed spray nozzle is supported by the chassis proximal the chassis forward end and in fluid communication with at least one cleaning solution tank. The at least one spray nozzle spra... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7325332 | Clothing dryer A clothing dryer capable of removing impurities, such as dust, accumulated in a hot air outlet duct thereof. The clothing dryer includes a drying tub to dry laundry contained therein using hot air supplied thereto, a hot air outlet duct to discharge the hot air, com... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7320149 | Robotic extraction cleaner with dusting pad An vacuum cleaning robot has a drive system adapted to autonomously move a base housing along a horizontal surface and is controlled by a computer processing unit. A dusting assembly is mounted to the base housing and is adapted to selectively rest on a surface to b... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7308729 | Vacuum nozzle head with integral squeegee An improved vacuum cleaner nozzle is disclosed which includes a squeegee element disposed along the front wall or front lip. The squeegee element acts to push liquid or slurry materials towards the inlet opening as the nozzle head is drawn towards the user in a pull... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7293325 | Vacuum cleaner base plate assembly A vacuum cleaner base plate assembly is provided according to an embodiment of the invention. The base plate assembly includes a base plate adapted to fit to a chassis bottom of a vacuum cleaner. The base plate includes one or more nozzle apertures. The base plate a... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7287298 | Low profile side squeegee assembly A low-profile side squeegee assembly for surface maintenance vehicles, capable of cleaning under so-called “toe kicks”. In contrast with typical suspensions that are mounted directly above the center of the squeegee assembly, and are therefore too tall to fit un... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7287299 | Simplified rear squeegee linkage for surface cleaning equipment A rear squeegee linkage for surface cleaning equipment, which uses a pair of compliant bushings for improved shock absorption. The actuator is mounted with a pair of clevis pins and cotter pins, and may be replaced if needed without screwing or unscrewing any bolts ... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7254866 | Vacuum cleaner nozzle A cleaning implement for cleaning a soiled surface having soiling particles lodge therein includes a body having a cleaning surface defining first and second cleaning section. The first and second cleaning sections are provided respectively with first and second dis... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7254867 | Squeegee assembly A squeegee assembly (60) includes first and second protrusions (314) interconnected to a support (172) to which front and rear flexible blades (170a, 170b) are mounted. In preferred aspects, squeegee assembly (60 | 08/14/2007 |
| 7240396 | Floor cleaning apparatus A floor cleaner is provided for cleaning a floor, where the floor cleaner has a front and a rear and includes: a sweeper for sweeping the floor; a scrubber, connected to the sweeper and located in the rear of the sweeper, for wetting and cleaning the floor; and a bu... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7199711 | Mobile floor cleaner data communication In a method of communicating data from a mobile floor cleaner to a remote receiver a data communication is initiated from a communicator of the mobile floor cleaner to the remote receiver and data is communicated to the remote receiver with the communicator. ... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7185397 | Floor cleaning machine A floor cleaning machine is provided with at least two movable squeegees to provide coverage of the liquid applied to the floor in a path with the squeegees extending beyond the outer perimeter sides of the liquid path both during straight ahead movement and during ... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7182043 | Animal grooming tool An animal grooming tool (10, 10′, 10″) that allows a user to spray an animal with a liquid and squeegee excess water from the animal. Spraying and squeegeeing may be performed substantially simultaneously with one another in one motion, if desired. The gr... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7168132 | Portable handheld work apparatus having thumb supports The invention relates to a portable handheld work apparatus including a chain saw, a vacuum/blower apparatus or the like. The work apparatus has a handle (2) for carrying and guiding the work apparatus (1). Thumb supports (4, 5) are provided on ... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7159275 | Glass surface cleaning machine A glass surface cleaning machine includes a supporting frame which has a fluid receiving chamber provided therein and includes a supporting arm frontwardly extended therefrom, a wiper blade transversely mounted on a front edge of the supporting arm of the supporting... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7137170 | Manual scrubber with vacuum pick-up A compact machine for cleaning floors includes (1) a solution tank and dispensing means for dispensing solution onto the surface to be cleaned, (2) a hose and squeegee assembly for picking up dirty solution, (3) a recovery tank far receiving the... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7069620 | Floor tool A floor tool for use in vacuum cleaning floor surfaces includes a sole plate that has a suction channel formed in it. The suction channel is bounded on at least one side by a working edge for engaging with the floor surface. Lint pickers are positioned alongside the... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7059015 | Tool mounting assembly for a surface maintenance machine A squeegee mount and assembly which cooperate to permit both pivotal and linear motion of the squeegee assembly relative to the machine frame. To avoid contact with a stationary object, the squeegee assembly can be both pivoted and linearly moved relative to the sur... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7051399 | Cleaner cartridge A cleaner cartridge includes a container having an interior cavity, in which cleaning agent can be stored. A first end of conduit is fluidically coupled to the interior cavity. A second end of the conduit is connectable to a chemical dispenser. ... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7013527 | Floor cleaning apparatus with control circuitry A floor cleaner is provided for cleaning a floor, where the floor cleaner has a front and a rear and includes: a sweeper for sweeping the floor, a scrubber, connected to the sweeper and located in the rear of the sweeper, for wetting and cleaning the floor; and a bu... | 03/21/2006 |
| 6968589 | Barge sweeper The present invention provides a vehicle mounted sweeping apparatus to be mounted on a variety of vehicles for sweeping the inside surfaces of vessels such as a barge, generally comprising a rectangular steel base plate positioned horizontally with two perpendicular... | 11/29/2005 |
| 6895633 | Squeegee with clog reduction structure A clog reduction structure for a squeegee assembly for removing solution from a floor surface with a surface maintenance vehicle. The clog reduction structure includes an inlet in fluid communication with a vacuum chamber, an outlet in fluid communication with a vac... | 05/24/2005 |
| 6832409 | Wet/dry floor cleaning unit and method of cleaning A floor cleaning device comprises a base portion for movement along a surface and a handle portion pivotally connected to the base. The base portion further includes a suction nozzle and a brush assembly for agitating the surface, wherein the brush assembly and the ... | 12/21/2004 |
| 6742220 | Nozzle unit for vacuum cleaner A nozzle unit for an electric vacuum cleaner has a body case with a nozzle open toward a surface to be cleaned, a first pipe coupled to the body case so as to be rotatable in the direction, and a second pipe coupled to the first pipe so as to be rotatable in the dir... | 06/01/2004 |
| 6675438 | Vacuum-cleaner floor head A vacuum-cleaner floor head has a base plate formed with an elongated mouth through which air is aspirated, a frame vertically displaceable between a lower position and an upper position, and a plastic tube carried on the frame, engaging a floor underneat... | 01/13/2004 |
| 6647585 | Multi-functional floor-cleaning tool In one aspect of the invention, the tool includes: a housing having a front wall, a back wall, a top wall connecting the front and back walls, an interior surface, a liquid-delivery opening, and a soil-uptake opening, the soil-uptake opening being connect... | 11/18/2003 |
| 6629333 | Device and method for liquid removal from carpet A deflooding device includes a suction chamber having a downward facing opening therein and a compression roller protruding downward therefrom. The roller has openings or other structure to allow water to exist beneath and inside the roller while the roll... | 10/07/2003 |
| 6601266 | Ceiling scraper vacuum accessory A vacuum device for scraping and cleaning a ceiling is disclosed which is a ceiling scraper and a vacuum accessory. The ceiling scraper has a handle extending rearwardly from a blade with the blade having a scraping edge adapted to scrape materials from a... | 08/05/2003 |
| 6591448 | Carpet extraction machine recovery tool A recovery system for use in a floor cleaning machine of the type including a dispensing system and a recovery system. The dispensing system configured for dispensing a liquid cleaning solution onto a floor surface to facilitate the removal of dirt from t... | 07/15/2003 |
