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Floor and baseboard cleaning attachment

Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1965-03-22
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Granted: 1967-06-27
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Expires: 1985-03-22
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Vera E Young

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-06 14:16
CPC Classifications
A; A47; A47L; A47L11/00; A47L11/40; A47L11/4063; A47L11/4069; A47L11/29; A47L11/4036

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 215 words
FOR USE IN COMBINATION WITH A CONVENTIONAL FLOOR CLEANING MACHINE HAVING OSCILLATORY DRIVE MEANS, A DETACHABLY ATTACHABLE CLEANING ATTACHMENT INCLUDING A DRIVE PLATE; A SUPPORT PLATE, SAID SUPPORT PLATE BEING LOCATED SUBJACENT SAID DRIVE PLATE AND RETAINED THEREAT IN PARALLEL RELATIONSHIP, AND A SUPPORT BRACKET, SAID SUPPORT BRACKET BEING DISPOSED IN A FIXED VERTICAL PERPENDICULARLY UPWARD RELATIONSHIP TO SAID SUPPORT PLATE; A SPONGE PAD, SAID SPONGE PAD CONFORMING TO THE DIMENSIONS OF SAID SUPPORT PLATE AND SAID SUPPORT BRACKET, SAID PAD BEING AFFIXED TO THE UNDERSIDE OF SAID SUPPORT PLATE AND THE OUTER SIDE OF SAID SUPPORT BRACKET; A PAD OF CLEANING MATERIAL SAID PAD CONFORMING SUBSTANTIALLY TO THE DIMENSIONS OF SAID SPONGE PAD AND LOCATED THEREAGAINST, SAID MATERIAL CLINGING TO SAID SPONGE PAD AND RETAINED THEREWITH FRICTIONALLY; SAID CLEANING ATTACHMENT BEING ADAPTED TO BE MOUNTED BENEATH THE OPERATIONAL HEAD OF SAID CLEANING MACHINE AND LOCAED ADJACENT A BASEBOARD, THE VERTICAL PORTION OF SAID CLEANING MATERIAL BEING THEREBY ADAPTED TO BE IMPOSED DIRECTLY UPON THE FACE OF SAID BASEBOARD AND TO ASSUME THE CONTOURS THEREOF, WHEREBY WHEN SAID CLEANING MACHINE IMPARTS OSCILLATORY MOTION TO SAID CLEARNING ATTACHMENT VIA SAID DRIVE PLATE AND SAID CLEANING MACHINE IS MOVED ALONG SAID BASEBOARD, SAID CLEANING MATERIAL THEREBY CLEANS, POLISHES OR BLADES SAID BASEBOARD ACCORDING TO ITS CLEANING COMPOSITION.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 215 words
FOR USE IN COMBINATION WITH A CONVENTIONAL FLOOR CLEANING MACHINE HAVING OSCILLATORY DRIVE MEANS, A DETACHABLY ATTACHABLE CLEANING ATTACHMENT INCLUDING A DRIVE PLATE; A SUPPORT PLATE, SAID SUPPORT PLATE BEING LOCATED SUBJACENT SAID DRIVE PLATE AND RETAINED THEREAT IN PARALLEL RELATIONSHIP, AND A SUPPORT BRACKET, SAID SUPPORT BRACKET BEING DISPOSED IN A FIXED VERTICAL PERPENDICULARLY UPWARD RELATIONSHIP TO SAID SUPPORT PLATE; A SPONGE PAD, SAID SPONGE PAD CONFORMING TO THE DIMENSIONS OF SAID SUPPORT PLATE AND SAID SUPPORT BRACKET, SAID PAD BEING AFFIXED TO THE UNDERSIDE OF SAID SUPPORT PLATE AND THE OUTER SIDE OF SAID SUPPORT BRACKET; A PAD OF CLEANING MATERIAL SAID PAD CONFORMING SUBSTANTIALLY TO THE DIMENSIONS OF SAID SPONGE PAD AND LOCATED THEREAGAINST, SAID MATERIAL CLINGING TO SAID SPONGE PAD AND RETAINED THEREWITH FRICTIONALLY; SAID CLEANING ATTACHMENT BEING ADAPTED TO BE MOUNTED BENEATH THE OPERATIONAL HEAD OF SAID CLEANING MACHINE AND LOCAED ADJACENT A BASEBOARD, THE VERTICAL PORTION OF SAID CLEANING MATERIAL BEING THEREBY ADAPTED TO BE IMPOSED DIRECTLY UPON THE FACE OF SAID BASEBOARD AND TO ASSUME THE CONTOURS THEREOF, WHEREBY WHEN SAID CLEANING MACHINE IMPARTS OSCILLATORY MOTION TO SAID CLEARNING ATTACHMENT VIA SAID DRIVE PLATE AND SAID CLEANING MACHINE IS MOVED ALONG SAID BASEBOARD, SAID CLEANING MATERIAL THEREBY CLEANS, POLISHES OR BLADES SAID BASEBOARD ACCORDING TO ITS CLEANING COMPOSITION.

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3.5 Years (Year 4) 1970-06-26 1970-12-26 1971-06-27 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1974-06-26 1974-12-26 1975-06-27 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1978-06-26 1978-12-26 1979-06-27 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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