Patent ID: 7496983

Claim:
A rack for use in retrieving, cleaning and storing floor covering for temporarily covering a floor to be protected, said rack comprising: a frame having a rectangular base including two side edges, a front edge and a rear edge; and a lower frame member respectively at the front edge; and a respective first and second upright sides secured each side edge of the base, the first and second upright sides being joined at an upper end of said first and second upright sides by a top rail member; and a roller rotatably mounted between the first and second upright sides in a vertically spaced, parallel relationship above the front and rear edges of the frame capable of storing up to 1000 linear feet of vinyl floor covering; and an electric motor and means for rotating the roller; ground engaging means on the base; and an elongated cleaning head extending along the lower frame member at the front edge of the rectangular base, said cleaning head comprising a pair of mutually opposed brushes, and means for removably securing the brushes to the frame; whereby a floor covering is passed between said mutually opposed brushes when said floor covering is returned to storage upon said selected roller by operating the means for rotating in order to clean the floor covering as it is being retrieved from the floor for storage wherein a pair of angularly disposed rollers is secured adjacent the brushes for aligning the floor covering with the storage roller after the floor covering has been cleaned and is being retrieved for storage.