Mobile device for removing water from playing fields

Claim 1

A MOBILE DEVICE FOR REMOVING ACCUMULATED WATER FROM PLAYING FIELD OR LIKE SURFACES, COMPRISING A CONTINUOUS PERFORATED MEMBER, MEANS FOR MOUNTING SAID CONTINUOUS MEMBER FOR CONTINUED MOVEMENT AGAINST A WET SURFACE, A PLURALITY OF CLOSELY SPACED PADS OF RESILIENT, SPONGY LIQUID-ABSORBENT MATERIAL AFFIXED ON THE SURFACE ENGAGING SIDE OF SAID CONTINUOUS MEMBER TO ABSORB LIQUID FROM SAID WET SURFACE, MEANS ENGAGEABLE WITH SAID WET SURFACE AS SAID CONTINUOUS PERFORATED MEMBER IS MOVED AGAINST THE SAME TO RESTRICT COMPRESSION OF SAID PADS AND THEREBY TO FACILITATE RETENTION OF ABSORBED LIQUID THEREIN, THE SPACES BETWEEN ADJACENT SAID PADS BEING SUFFICIENT TO PERMIT THE SURFACE LIQUID TO FLOW BETWEEN AND AROUND THE PADS, MEANS FOR EXPRESSING ABSORBED LIQUID FROM SAID ABSORBENT PADS THROUGH SAID PERFORATED MEMBER, SAID MEANS FOR EXPRESSING INCLUDING A PRESSURE ELEMENT YIELDINGLY ENGAGING SAID RESILIENT ABSORBENT PADS AGAINST SAID CONTINUOUS MEMBER, SAID SPACES BETWEEN SAID PADS ALSO PERMITTING THE EXPRESSED LIQUID TO FLOW FREELY FROM THE EDGES OF THE PADS AND THROUGH THE PERFORATED MEMBER, AND MEANS FOR COLLECTING THE EXPRESSED LIQUID.