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US3370315A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Rug cleaner attachment

Assignee: Scott Fetzer Co
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Filing: 1965-01-04
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Granted: 1968-02-27
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Expires: 1985-01-04
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Charles H Macfarland
  • 👤 Alexander A Papp

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-29 01:39
CPC Classifications
A; A47; A47L; A47L9/00; A47L9/02

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 186 words
IN A RUG CLEANING DEVICE, A POWER DRIVEN BRUSH MOUNTED FOR ROTATION IN A FORWARD-DOWNWARD AND REARWARY-UPWARD DIRECTION AROUND A HORIZONTAL AXIS, A SUDS CONFINING AND DISTRIBUTING CHAMBER MOUNTED AHEAD OF SAID BRUSH, SAID CHAMBER INCLUDING MEANS FOR LEVELING AND SPREADING SUDS CONFINED THEREIN SO THAT AN EVEN LAYER OF SUDS IS LAID ON THE RUG AHEAD OF TH BRUSH FOR SUBSTANTIALLY THE ENTIRE LENGTH OF THE BRUSH, MEANS FOR GENERATING SUDS AND FOR DELIVERING THE GENERATED SUDS TO THE SUDS CONFINING AND DISTRIBUTING CHAMBER, A RECEPTACLE FOR DIRTY SUDS MOUNTED AHEAD OF SAID BRUSH, DOCTORING MEANS BETWEEN SAID BRUSH AND SAID RECEPTACLE FOR REMOVING FROM THE BRUSH THE SUDS THAT IT HAS PICKED UP, WHEREBY AS SAID RUG CLEANING DEVICE IS ADVANCED SUDS THAT HAVE BEEN LAID DOWN BY SAID SUDS CONFINING AND DISTRIBUTING CHAMBER ARE USED BY THE BRUSH TO CLEAN THE RUG, AND EACH INCREMENT OF SUDS THAT IS PICKED UP BY THE BRUSH IN THE COURSE OF SUCH CLEANING IS CARRIED PARTLY AROUND THE BRUSH AND REMOVED BY THE DOCTORING MEANS PRIOR TO THE COMPLETION OF A SINGLE TURN OF THE BRUSH.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 186 words
IN A RUG CLEANING DEVICE, A POWER DRIVEN BRUSH MOUNTED FOR ROTATION IN A FORWARD-DOWNWARD AND REARWARY-UPWARD DIRECTION AROUND A HORIZONTAL AXIS, A SUDS CONFINING AND DISTRIBUTING CHAMBER MOUNTED AHEAD OF SAID BRUSH, SAID CHAMBER INCLUDING MEANS FOR LEVELING AND SPREADING SUDS CONFINED THEREIN SO THAT AN EVEN LAYER OF SUDS IS LAID ON THE RUG AHEAD OF TH BRUSH FOR SUBSTANTIALLY THE ENTIRE LENGTH OF THE BRUSH, MEANS FOR GENERATING SUDS AND FOR DELIVERING THE GENERATED SUDS TO THE SUDS CONFINING AND DISTRIBUTING CHAMBER, A RECEPTACLE FOR DIRTY SUDS MOUNTED AHEAD OF SAID BRUSH, DOCTORING MEANS BETWEEN SAID BRUSH AND SAID RECEPTACLE FOR REMOVING FROM THE BRUSH THE SUDS THAT IT HAS PICKED UP, WHEREBY AS SAID RUG CLEANING DEVICE IS ADVANCED SUDS THAT HAVE BEEN LAID DOWN BY SAID SUDS CONFINING AND DISTRIBUTING CHAMBER ARE USED BY THE BRUSH TO CLEAN THE RUG, AND EACH INCREMENT OF SUDS THAT IS PICKED UP BY THE BRUSH IN THE COURSE OF SUCH CLEANING IS CARRIED PARTLY AROUND THE BRUSH AND REMOVED BY THE DOCTORING MEANS PRIOR TO THE COMPLETION OF A SINGLE TURN OF THE BRUSH.

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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

Annuity Stage Window Opens Payment Deadline Surcharge Period Until Estimated Fee Status
3.5 Years (Year 4) 1971-02-26 1971-08-28 1972-02-27 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1975-02-26 1975-08-28 1976-02-27 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1979-02-26 1979-08-28 1980-02-27 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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