Patent ID: 7140060

Claim:
An apparatus for cleaning floor surfaces comprising: (a) a buffer pad having two surfaces, a top surface and a bottom surface, (b) a pair of plates comprising a top plate and a bottom plate, each of the plates having two surfaces, a top surface and a bottom surface, the bottom surface of the bottom plate being attached to the top surface of the buffer pad, the bottom surface of the top plate being removably attached to the top surface of the bottom plate, (c) a reciprocating disc attached to the top surface of the bottom plate, (d) a first hole located in the reciprocating disc, the first hole being circular, the first hole having an extra cutout area within it, (e) a second hole located in the middle of the top plate, the second hole having an extra cutout area within it, (f) a plastic bearing plate located on the top surface of the top plate, (g) a mounting plate having two surfaces, a top surface and a bottom surface, the bottom surface of the mounting plate being attached to the plastic bearing plate, (h) a motor located on the top surface of the mounting plate, the motor including a downwardly-sloped motor shaft, the motor shaft being circular, the motor shaft also having a nodule, the nodule fitting into the cutout area within the first and second holes when the motor shaft is inserted through the first and second holes, (i) means for mounting the motor onto the top surface of the mounting plate, (j) a handle unit, the handle unit including a main handle, the main handle including two ends, a top end and a bottom end, the bottom end of the main handle being attached to the mounting plate, (k) a lift handle attached to the main handle, (l) means for raising and lowering the motor in relation to the top surface of the mounting plate, (m) a pair of grasping handles attached to the top end of the main handle, (n) a control box attached to the top end of the main handle, the control box being electronically connected to the motor, (o) an activation lever attached to the pair of grasping handles, (p) power means for providing power to the control box, the power means being connected to the control box, (q) a pair of wheels attached to the bottom end of the main handle, (r) wherein the activation lever serves as a circuit in between the power means and the motor, (s) further wherein the motor can be placed into one of two positions to operate the apparatus.