Patent ID: 7162771
Filing Date: 2007-01-16
Classification: A47L,B24B

Abstract:
1. A floor cleaning machine with dust control apparatus, the floor cleaning machine creating dust as a by-product of normal operations, the floor cleaning machine comprising: an engine mounted on a frame supported by a wheel, the engine operatively connected to a rotatable pad driver that is capable of attaching a pad thereto, wherein the pad is capable of contacting a floor; a rigid housing surrounding the pad driver and pad, the housing having a sidewall, which is substantially vertical; an air outlet in the sidewall located at least partially opposite the rotatable pad driver that receives radially projected dust; a dust collection mechanism to receive at least a portion of the dust from the air outlet via an air conduit; and a floating hoop assembly with a flexible skirt that extends from the sidewall of the rigid housing to a floating circular hoop and felt follower in contact with the floor to assist in containment of at least a portion of the dust created during operation of the floor cleaning machine.