Patent ID: 6540305
Filing Date: 2003-04-01
Classification: E04G

Abstract:
An electric floor covering removal apparatus comprising a frame; a motor mounted on said frame; a landing gear pivotally carried by said frame and a pair of front wheels pivotally and rotatably mounted on said landing gear; a hydraulic fluid reservoir provided on said frame for containing a supply of hydraulic fluid; a pair of rear wheels rotatably and independently carried by said frame and a pair of hydraulic wheel motors connected to said rear wheels, respectively, in independently driving relationship; a pair of hydrostatic pumps connected to said hydraulic fluid reservoir and operably connected to said motor and said hydraulic wheel motors for independently operating said rear wheels; a floor covering removal apparatus provided on said frame for removing a floor covering from a surface responsive to operation of said motor, said hydraulic wheel motors and said rear wheels when said floor covering removal apparatus engages the floor covering; a hydraulic gear pump mounted on said frame and a pair of hydraulic cylinders operably connected to said hydraulic gear pump and connected to said frame and said landing gear for selectively extending and retracting said hydraulic cylinders and raising and lowering said landing gear with respect to said frame, responsive to operation of said hydraulic gear pump.