Patent ID: 8678883

Claim:
A riding apparatus for treating a floor surface comprising: a main motorized vehicle having steering and drive wheels and a forwardly located seat for an operator and left and right foot rests for feet of the operator; a polishing and cleaning deck having a deck frame and a plurality of heads mounted to said deck frame and mounted in front of said vehicle and operably connected thereto to be moved thereby with a clearance formed between a front of said main motorized vehicle and a rear of said polishing and cleaning deck; and said left and right foot rests spaced apart to form a gap therebetween with said gap and said clearance aligned with said seat located for providing a line of sight for the operator from a position above said seat and when said operator is in a normal seated position on said seat through said gap and said clearance to see said floor surface between said polishing and cleaning deck and said main motorized vehicle directly behind said plurality of heads.