Patent ID: 6301738
Filing Date: 2001-10-16
Classification: A47L

Abstract:
A kit for use with a floor treating apparatus which engages a floor and is responsive to an operator, said apparatus including a reservoir for holding a supply of liquid; a head assembly adapted to carry a floor treating device for engaging and treating the floor with the liquid in the reservoir, said head assembly including a motor for rotating the floor treating device; and a fluid flow line for delivering liquid from the reservoir to a supply point adjacent to a point at which the floor treating device engages the floor; said kit comprising:a flow control valve adapted for placement in line with the fluid flow line, said valve permitting liquid flow from the reservoir through the fluid flow line to the supply point when the valve is open and inhibiting liquid flow from the reservoir through the fluid flow line to the supply point when the valve is closed;an operator control responsive to the operator for generating an operating signal; anda timing module responsive to the operator control for opening and closing the flow control valve such that the flow control valve is open for a period of time which corresponds to the operating signal whereby the operator controls the open period of the flow control valve via the operator control to thereby control the liquid supplied from the reservoir via the fluid flow line and the fluid control valve to the supply point.