Patent ID: 6591448
Filing Date: 2003-07-15
Classification: A47L

Abstract:
A recovery tool for use in a floor cleaning machine of the type including a dispensing system configured for dispensing a liquid cleaning solution onto a floor surface to facilitate the removal of dirt from the floor surface and a recovery system configured for recovering cleaning solution and dirt from the floor surface thereby leaving a cleaned floor surface, the recovery system including a source of vacuum and a recovery tool in fluid communication with the source of vacuum for engaging the floor surface and suctioning cleaning solution and dirt into the recovery system, said recovery tool comprising;a recovery tool body movable over the floor surface, said tool body including an interior suction chamber in fluid communication with the source of vacuum, and at least one elongate blade assembly secured to the tool body, said blade assembly comprising a resiliently mounted blade engageable with the floor surface to provide a seal between the blade and the floor surface, so that the source of vacuum suctions cleaning solution and dirt from the floor surface, the blade being substantially rigid to inhibit deformation of the blade during operation of the floor cleaning machine and being movable relative to the tool body such that the blade remains substantially in engagement with the floor surface along the length of the blade as the recovery tool is moved over contours in the floor surface.