Patent ID: 8016996
Filing Date: 2011-09-13
Classification: A47L,B08B,C02F,C11D

Abstract:
1. A method comprising: a) moving a mobile floor cleaning machine along a floor, wherein the machine comprises a control circuit that controls operating modes of the machine; b) onboard the mobile floor cleaning machine, sparging a liquid by electrolysis with an electrolyzing sparging device; c) pumping liquid from a tank carried by the mobile floor cleaning machine through the electrolyzing sparging device to a liquid dispenser, with a pump carried by the mobile floor cleaning machine; d) dispensing substantially all sparged liquid produced by the electrolyzing sparging device from the mobile floor cleaning machine without an intermediate step of storing the sparged liquid; e) switching the pump to an “on” state and energizing the electrolyzing sparging device with the control circuit to perform steps b), c) and d) during a first operating mode when the mobile floor cleaning machine moves along the floor in step a); and f) switching the pump to an “off” state and de-energizing the electrolyzing sparging device automatically with the control circuit to disable steps b), c) and d) during a second operating mode when the mobile floor cleaning machine is at rest and not moving relative to the floor.