Device for conditioning surfaces such as floors and the like

Claim 1

A DEVICE FOR CONDITIONING SURFACES SUCH AS FLOORS AND THE LIKE COMPRISING FRAME MEANS, MEANS ON SAID FRAME MEANS FOR SUPPORTING A SUPPLY OF SHEET MATERIAL, BACKUP MEANS MOVABLY SUPPORTED BY SAID FRAME MEANS, TAKEUP MEANS CARRIED BY SAID FRAME MENS, A WEB OF SAID SHEET MATERIAL PASSING IN ONLY A SINGLE THICKNESS OVER ONLY A PORTION OF SAID BACK-UP MEANS FROM SAID SUPPLY SUPPORTING MEANS TO SAID TAKE-UP MEANS, AND MEANS INDEPENDENT OF SAID SHEET MATERIAL FOR SELECTIVELY LOCKING SAID BACK-UP MEANS AGAINST MOVEMENT.

Claim 2

A DEVICE FOR CONDITIONING SURFACES SUCH AS FLOORS AND THE LIKE COMPRISING A BODY AND A HANDLE EXTENDING THEREFROM, SAID BODY HAVING A SURFACE-WORKING AREA AND SURFACE CONDITIONING MEANS ADJACENT SAID AREA, SAID DEVICE HAVING LIQUID DISPENSING MEANS THEREON, SAID SURFACE CONDITIONING MEANS BEING MOVABLE RELATIVE TO SAID BODY AND NORMALLY LOCKED AGAINST SUCH MOVEMENT, AND A CONTROL MEMBER EXTENDING FROM SAID BODY ALONG SAID HANDLE AND ADAPTED FOR MOVEMENT LONGITUDINALLY OF SAID HANDLE AND ROTATIONALLY THEREOF, SAID CONTROL MEMBER HAVING MEANS THEREON PROJECTING FROM THE END OF SAID HANDLE AND MANUALLY ENGAGEABLE FOR MOVEMENT OF SAID CONTROL MEMBER LONGITUDINALLY OF SAID HANDLE TO RELEASE THE FLOOR CONDITIONING MEANS FOR MOVEMENT RELATIVE TO THE BODY, SAID HANDLE HAVING A THUMB BUTTON THEREON INTERCONNECTED WITH SAID CONTROL MEMBER BY A RACK-AND-PINION ARRANGEMENT FOR ROTATING SAID CONTROL MEMBER UPON DEPRESSION OF SAID THUMB BUTTON TO DISPENSE LIQUID FROM SAID LIQUID DISPENSING MEANS.