Patent ID: 7337490

Claim:
A floor cleaning apparatus comprising: a chassis having a forward end and a rearward end; a plurality of floor engaging wheels supporting said chassis above a floor, wherein at least one of said floor engaging wheels is rotatably driven to propel said chassis along the floor; at least one first tank supported by said chassis for holding a cleaning solution; at least one second tank supported by said chassis for holding recovered cleaning solution; at least one downwardly directed spray nozzle supported by said chassis proximal said chassis forward end and in fluid communication with said at least one first tank, wherein said at least one spray nozzle sprays cleaning solution from said at least one first tank onto the floor; at least one ground engaging agitation brush disposed rearwardly of said at least one spray nozzle for agitating the cleaning solution sprayed onto the floor; at least one vacuum shoe supported by said chassis rearwardly of said at least one agitation brush, wherein cleaning fluid drawn into said vacuum shoe is deposited into said at least one second tank; and a squeegee assembly supported by said chassis rearwardly of said at least one agitation brush, wherein cleaning solution drawn into said squeegee assembly is deposited into said at least one second tank.