Patent ID: 6098238
Filing Date: 2000-08-08
Classification: A47L

Abstract:
A floor treating device, comprising an elongated rigid block having a depth of at least one half inch and being an elongated and substantially rectangular block having a top side with a central portion, a tubular sleeve close fitted over the block, said sleeve including a top sleeve member in the form of a sheet establishing lateral strength within the sheet, a bottom sleeve member secured to said top sleeve member to form a tubular sleeve with close fit to the block, said top side of said block having a threaded opening located generally in said central portion, a handle having a threaded end portion adapted to be releasably threaded into said opening, said top sleeve member having an opening overlying said threaded opening and being of substantially the same size as said opening and said threaded end portion, andsaid handle passing through said opening in said top sleeve member and serving as the sole support maintaining said sleeve in essentially its initial and predetermined orientation on said block for floor treatment movement of the block over the floor.