Floor polishing machines

Claim 1

A FLOOR POLISHING MACHINE COMPRISING A HOUSING, AN ELECTRIC MOTOR SUPPORTED UPON THE HOUSING, SAID MOTOR BEING POSITIONED SUBSTANTIALLY SYMMETRICALLY AND TRANSVERSELY TO THE DIRECTION OF TRAVEL OF THE MACHINE AND WITH AN OUTPUT SHAFT THEREOF DISPOSED IN A GENERALLY HORIZONTALLY PLANE, A SINGLE ROTARY TOOL DISC MOUNTED FOR ROTATION BY A VERTICAL SHAFT, MEANS FOR DRIVABLY COUPLING SAID SHAFTS TO EACH OTHER, SAID COUPLING MEANS INCLUDING A DRIVE BELT DISPOSED IN A POSITION GENERALLY PARALLEL TO THE DIRECTION OF TRAVEL OF THE MACHINE, SAID COUPLING MEANS FURTHER INCLUDING A MESHED WORM AND A WORM WHEEL, SAID WORM WHEEL BEING SECURED TO SAID VERTICAL SHAFT AND BEING CENTRALLY ARRANGED RELATIVE TO SAID HOUSING, SAID WORM BEING DISPOSED TRANSVERSELY OF THE DIRECTION OF MACHINE TRAVEL, A HANDLE MEANS HINGEDLY MOUNTING SAID HANDLE TO SAID HOUSING ADJACENT SAID MOTOR AND REMOTE FROM SAID WORM AND WORM WHEEL, SAID HANDLE INCLUDING A LOWER END PORTION ADJACENT SAID MOUNTING MEANS DEFINING A CHAMBER, AND ELECTRICAL CONTROL ELEMENTS COMPLETELY HOUSED BY SAID CHAMBER.