Patent ID: 6609762
Filing Date: 2003-08-26
Classification: E04G

Abstract:
A self-propelled, walk-behind floor stripping machine for removing adhesively bonded floor coverings comprising:a main body having a drive axle and a pair of drive wheels affixed to the drive axle; a floor engaging cutting head member attached to the main body; an electric motor mounted on said main body and mechanically connected to the cutting head member to provide a motion thereto; a hydraulic pump attached to the main body and coupled to be driven by the electric motor, the hydraulic pump coupled to a hydraulic fluid reservoir attached to the main body, the hydraulic pump having a suction inlet coupled to the hydraulic fluid reservoir, and a pressure outlet coupled through a hydraulic valve to a hydraulic motor attached to the main body at a location offset from the drive axle, the hydraulic motor having an output shaft coupled to said drive axle for driving the pair of drive wheels.