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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7313838 | Powered cleaner/polisher A motorized cleaning/polishing device includes a housing and a carrier with a detachable cleaning/polishing attachment. The housing contains a rechargeable battery, motor and flex mount having flexible pillars to which the carrier is mounted. The carrier is also cou... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7003841 | Surface treating machine The invention relates to a surface treating machine, comprising: a frame (1) and a chassis (2, 3) to enable the machine to move over a surface (S) such as a floor. A head (5) is supported by the frame and comprises means (6) for directly ... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6979371 | Detergent composition for hard surfaces comprising hydrophilic shear-thinning polymer at very low level A detergent composition and/or solution for floors comprising a hydrophilic shear-thinning polymer at very low level for improved cleaning end result. The solution can be used with conventional implements known in the art, including sponges, cloths and/or sponge, st... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6760947 | Apparatus for treating a floor surface utilizing a handle mounted traverse switch Apparatus for treating a floor surface includes a wheeled vehicle having a floor surface treating unit, a drive motor operable to propel the wheeled vehicle and a control system for controlling operation of the apparatus. A handle is mounted on the wheeled vehicle a... | 07/13/2004 |
| 6604254 | Pool cleaning device A pool cleaning device includes a housing assembly that has a base portion. The foot portion is for resting on a deck of a pool. A handle member slidably extends through the base portion of the housing assembly. The handle is to be gripped by hands of a u... | 08/12/2003 |
| 6120363 | Selectable abrasive head extended reciprocating tool A main body containing an electric motor reciprocally driving a rigid longitudinal extension which is frictionally suspended within a graspable sleeve may be held to guide a selected abrasive tool head coupled to the front end of the extension. Power may ... | 09/19/2000 |
| 5381578 | Polisher with rectangular pad and handle assembly A polisher or scrubber having a rectangular pad that is driven in a random orbital path for polishing or scrubbing floors or surfaces in which it is incorporated into two basic embodiments, one being a heavy duty embodiment provided with an elongated tele... | 01/17/1995 |
| 5319819 | Desk top cleaner A desk top cleaner for cleaning dust from the top of a table includes a crankshaft rotatably supported in a frame. A broom is formed with an elongated slot to engage with the crankshaft and has its upper end portion fitted in a supporting portion formed i... | 06/14/1994 |
| 5261141 | Industrial sweeper control An industrial sweeper has brushes, a drivewheel a power source, a lever and cables connecting the lever to clutches which engage the brushes and drive wheel to the power source. When the level is partially depressed, only the brushes are engaged. Full dep... | 11/16/1993 |
| 5169445 | Floor coating agent applying machine and its applying unit construction A floor coating agent applying machine having a movable machine body, an applying member attached to the movable machine body for applying a floor coating agent onto a floor surface. The applying member includes a plurality of elastic rods vertically susp... | 12/08/1992 |
| 4969296 | Apparatus of surface grinding of planar member An apparatus for surface grinding a planar surface of an article comprises a two-stage grinding head having an upstream-stage grinding brush and a downstream-stage grinding stone. The article is advanced past the grinding head while the grinding head is e... | 11/13/1990 |
| 4542549 | Swimming pool cleaning device A wheeled hand-propelled scrubbing device for the upper edge portions of swimming pool side walls near the water level is disclosed. A sponge scrubbing pad is held in a vertical position by a bracket which depends from a wheeled handle. The scrubbing pad ... | 09/24/1985 |
| 4198724 | Automatic window washer The window washer is suspended from the top of a building by a suspension line and moves up and down the line while cleaning the side of the building. Cleaning liquid is dripped onto brushes which scour the surface to be cleaned. A squeegee in wiping cont... | 04/22/1980 |
| 4136420 | Carpet soil extracting wand having a powered brush In a carpet soil extracting wand having nozzles for dispensing a cleaning solution and a vacuum head for extracting the mixture of dirt and cleaning solution, a powered brush reciprocally travels through a predetermined arc to scrub the carpet. Bias means... | 01/30/1979 |
| 4000536 | Floor cleaning machine with foam dispensing system A self-propelled machine includes a main housing supported on front and rear drive rollers and has an operator control handle extending from the rear. Front and rear elongated working brushes are driven in orbital movement in horizontal planes, with the f... | 01/04/1977 |
