Device for dispensing a liquid from a pressurized can on a floor treating machine

Claim 1

In a floor machine having a floor treating head for engaging the floor and a handle connected to the head, the combination of a. a support, b. means for mounting said support on said handle, c. means for releasably mounting a conventional pressurized can having a release nozzle thereon on said support, said releasable mounting means including 1. a bracket slidably mounted on said support, 2. said bracket having a first extension 3. a second extension formed on said support, 4. spring means normally urging said bracket towards said second extension on said support whereby a pressurized can is releasably held between said second extension of said support and said first extension of said bracket, d. lever means mounted on said handle contactable with the nozzle for actuating the same when the lever means is actuated to cause a portion of the contents of the can to be dispensed upon a floor adjacent the machine, said lever means including 1. a rod slidably mounted on said handle, and 2. arm means connected at one end to said rod and pivotally mounted on said handle with the other end contactable with the release nozzle of a pressurized can for actuation thereof, said arm means including a. a first arm pivotally connected at one end to one end of a b. second arm, c. said second arm having shoulder means to prevent full pivotal movement on said first arm whereby the other end of said second arm can be brought into pressure engagement with the nozzle of the pressurized can for actuation of the nozzle, said second arm pivotal to a position upon overlying said bracket.