Patent ID: 7357700

Claim:
An apparatus for treating a floor surface comprising: a vehicle equipped with a power output shaft and front loader arms, said front loader arms having multiple axes of articulation defined by at least one pivot point at the attachment joint of the loader arms to the vehicle, at least one pivot point at the attachment point of the loader arms to a polishing module and at least one pivot point on the loader arms is located proximate to midway between the pivot point attachment to the vehicle and the pivoting attachment point to the polishing module; a polishing module having a support structure coupled to the loader arms and at least two polishing heads coupled to the power output shaft, each polishing head attached to the polishing module so as to rotate over a floor surface during the polishing operation, and the polishing module mounted on the loader arms at a pivoting attachment point to permit vertical movement and rotation of the module including lifting and pivoting, on said axes of articulation, the polishing module to expose the polishing heads; and a polishing pad attached to the polishing head, said polishing head individually powered using the power output shaft to rotate the attached polishing pad in contact with the floor surface.