Patent ID: 7921497

Claim:
A floor scrubbing apparatus comprising: a handle; a rotating roller arrangement attached to the handle, the roller arrangement including a drive roller in operative association with a scrub roller, the drive roller and scrub roller being positioned substantially along a common axis; and a gear arrangement connecting the drive roller to the scrub roller, the gear arrangement causing the scrub roller to rotate when the drive roller is rotated, the gear arrangement being further configured to rotate the scrub roller at a faster rate than the drive roller; at least one nozzle positioned to emit a cleaning fluid on or near the scrub roller; a trigger actuated pump in fluid communication with the nozzle, the pump being configured to pump the cleaning fluid through the nozzle; and wherein the scrub roller comprises a mandrel adapted to receive a scrubbing sleeve, the scrubbing sleeve comprising a liquid absorbent and compressible material.