Floor sweeping and scrubbing machine

A hard floor sweeping and scrubbing machine includes a mobile body comprising a frame supported on wheels for travel over a surface, a motorized cleaning head, a waste hopper, a hopper lift and a vacuum squeegee. The motorized cleaning head is attached to the mobile body and is configured to perform...

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Main Authors LEHMAN RON, PETERSON, LEGAL REPRESENTATIVE BARBARA J, FLEIGLE MARK J, HAYDEN BRENT, DURENBERGER DON, LARSON WARREN L, WELLENS RICHARD W, BASHAM MICHAEL T
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 11.11.2008
Subjects
CLEANING BEACHES
CLEANING OF PERMANENT WAYS
COFFEE MILLS
CONSTRUCTION OF ROADS, RAILWAYS, OR BRIDGES
DISPERSING
DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES
DOMESTIC WASHING OR CLEANING
FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
FOG IN GENERAL
FURNITURE
HUMAN NECESSITIES
SPICE MILLS
STREET CLEANING
SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
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Summary:A hard floor sweeping and scrubbing machine includes a mobile body comprising a frame supported on wheels for travel over a surface, a motorized cleaning head, a waste hopper, a hopper lift and a vacuum squeegee. The motorized cleaning head is attached to the mobile body and is configured to perform sweeping and scrubbing operations on the surface. The waste hopper is positioned on a rear side of the cleaning head and is configured to receive waste discharged from the cleaning head during the surface sweeping operations. The hopper lift is configured to raise the waste hopper from an operating position, in which the waste hopper is positioned adjacent the cleaning head, to a dumping position, in which the waste hopper is positioned to dump waste collected in the waste hopper. In one embodiment, the vacuum squeegee is attached to the hopper lift. Also disclosed is a method of cleaning a surface using embodiments of the machine.
Bibliography:Application Number: US20060418493