Patent ID: 6397429
Filing Date: 2002-06-04
Classification: A47L

Abstract:
A machine for treating floor surfaces utilizing a solution comprising, in combination: a chassis movably supported on the floor surface, with the chassis including a chassis plate spaced from and generally parallel to the floor surface and having first and second sides; first and second side tank portions extending on opposite sides of the chassis plate adjacent to the first and second sides of the chassis plate and having first ends, with the first and second side tank portions defining a hollow interior for containing the solution for treating the floor surface, with the first side portion having a vertical height slightly greater than the vertical height of the second side portion, with the first side portion including a recess defining a shoulder at the vertical height of the second side portion; a middle portion extending between the first and second side portions and spaced from the first ends, with the middle portion including an upper surface having a vertical height equal to the vertical height of the second side portion; an operator seat having a first side, a second side and an edge extending between the first and second sides; and an ear integrally extending from the first side of the seat in a direction opposite to the second side and spaced from the edge of the seat, with the ear and the recess having a length considerably shorter than the first side of the seat, with the edge of the seat being pivotally supported on the middle portion, with the second side of the seat being supported on the second side tank portion, with the first side of the seat being supported by the abutment of the ear with the shoulder of the recess, with the seat spanning the first and second side tank portions.