Patent ID: 6904638
Filing Date: 2005-06-14
Classification: A47L

Abstract:
1. A drying apparatus for drying a substantially flat wet surface such as a floor surface, the drying apparatus including: a support frame, means for rotatably mounting a drying spool on the support frame, said drying spool having a web of liquid absorbent material wound about the spool, a take-up roller rotatably mounted on the support frame, the take-up roller being associated with the drying spool for reception of the web of liquid absorbent material from the drying spool, means for scrolling the web of liquid absorbent material from the drying spool onto the take-up roller in a controlled manner, said scrolling means including indexing means for incrementally feeding the web from the drying spool to the take-up roller in response to engagement and movement of the drying apparatus over the wet surface; wherein the take-up roller being for engagement with the wet surface for drying said wet surface with the web wound about the take-up roller, the indexing means having means for locking the take-up roller on the support frame during a forward drying stroke of the apparatus in which the take-up roller is rushed across the wet surface and means for temporarily releasing the locking means to allow an incremental turn of the take-up roller to advance the web on the take-up roller before or at the start of each forward drying stroke of the apparatus.