Patent ID: 6760947
Filing Date: 2004-07-13
Classification: A47L

Abstract:
An apparatus for treating the surface of a floor, said apparatus comprising:a wheeled vehicle having a floor surface treating unit for treating the floor surface upon movement of the wheeled vehicle relative to the floor surface, and a drive motor operable to propel said wheeled vehicle relative to the floor surface; and a control system for controlling operation of said apparatus, the control system comprising a handle mounted on said wheeled vehicle for being grasped by an operator to maneuver said vehicle relative to the floor surface, and a traverse switch unit movable between a first position corresponding to a traverse mode of the apparatus in which the vehicle is propelled by the drive motor to move relative to the floor surface and a second position corresponding to an idle mode of the apparatus in which the drive motor is ineffective to propel the vehicle to move relative to the floor surface, the traverse switch unit being mounted on the handle such that the traverse switch unit is accessible for movement by the operator toward the first position of the traverse switch unit corresponding to the traverse mode of the apparatus without the operator having to generally release the handle, wherein the traverse switch unit is mounted on a portion of the handle adapted to be grasped by the operator whereby grasping of said portion of the handle affects movement of the traverse switch unit toward its first position corresponding to the traverse mode of the apparatus.