Patent References 3204271 3402420 Carpet cleaning device Device for cleaning surfaces Cleaning attachment Electric vacuum cleaner having steam discharge and cloth wiper Extraction cleaning machine with cleaning control Patent #: 6446302 InventorAssigneeApplicationNo. 10239008 filed on 03/16/2001US Classes:15/302, With liquid or other cleaning material application to work15/320, With liquid or other cleaning material application to work15/1.51, ELECTROSTATIC CLEANING15/321, Manipulatable nozzle with flexible conduit connection to portable power and/or material supply unit, e.g., window washer15/322, Nozzles15/319With automatic controlExaminersPrimary: Gulakowski, RandyAssistant: Chaudhry, Saeed Foreign Patent References
International ClassesA47L 904A47L 11202 A47L 1134 AbstractApparatus for cleaning a surface, comprising brush means including a body (16) which carries bristles (17) engageable with the surface; means for effecting movement of the bristles relative to the surface, to provide an agitating cleaning action thereon; said bristle-carrying body further being provided with steam delivery means (20, 21) for applying steam to said surface in a region thereof engaged by said bristles. The apparatus may be for cleaning a conveyor belt (10), with the brush in the form of a drum (16) rotatable about an axis (18) parallel to the conveyor belt with the steam passing through the drum and emerging through peripheral apertures (21), the brush being disposed within a hood (15) with an extraction system for loosened dirt and water. | |