Patent ID: 7025835
Filing Date: 2006-04-11
Classification: A47L

Abstract:
1. A floor cleaning machine for cleaning a floor surface, comprising: a body; a scrubbing assembly including at least a first scrubbing brush and being joined to said body, said scrubbing assembly having a front and a rear and said front leading said rear when the floor cleaning machine is moving in a forward direction, said first scrubbing brush has a circumference having a circumferential portion that is between about 90° and about 270°; at least a first barrier fixedly attached to, including non-pivotal relative to, said scrubbing assembly which substantially prevents escape of liquid from said rear of said scrubbing assembly, wherein the liquid moves in a direction from said rear to said front of said scrubbing assembly, said first barrier also including an extender member having a bottom edge with a length, said bottom edge being disposed radially outwardly of said first scrubbing brush circumferential portion and wherein said bottom edge extends in continuous contact with the floor surface along said length thereof during cleaning of the floor surface; and a skirt located outwardly of said first barrier and with the distance between said first barrier and said skirt being greater than the distance between said first scrubbing brush and said first barrier.