Patent ID: 6026529
Filing Date: 2000-02-22
Classification: A47L

Abstract:
A device for cleaning hard surfaces, the device comprising:A. a moving absorbent surface having a first portion adapted to be normally disposed substantially in contact with a hard surface to define an area of contact and a second portion adapted to be normally disposed out of contact with the hard surface;B. a shear member shiftable between a first position at least substantially contacting said second portion for removing fluid absorbed in said absorbent surface and a second position at least substantially clear of said absorbent surface for allowing absorbed fluid to remain in said absorbent surface;C. a mechanism for moving said absorbent surface in a direction and at a velocity sufficient to move said absorbent surface relative to the hard surface at said area of contact as said device is being used; andD. a pump for transporting away the fluid removed by said shear member.