Patent ID: 8677543

Claim:
An apparatus for scrubbing a surface, comprising: a fluid-powered scrubber head comprising, a housing, an inlet to the housing for receiving a flow of fluid from a fluid supply, a deflecting surface within the housing for directing the flow of fluid once received through the inlet, a wheel having an axle and being rotatably mounted within the scrubber head, and a deflecting panel movably mounted to the housing to selectively cover an opening in the housing through which at least a portion of the flow of fluid exits the housing when the deflecting panel is in a first position; and a removable brush extending from the scrubber head, the brush being rotated in response to the directed flow of fluid, the removable brush being configured to rotate about a first axis, wherein the removable brush is exterior with respect to the housing, wherein the deflecting surface is pivotable about a second axis, such that the flow of fluid is selectively directable from one side of the first axis to an opposite side of the first axis, thereby resulting in selective adjustment of the speed and direction of rotation of the brush, wherein the wheel further comprises scrubbing members disposed radially about the axle of the wheel, at least a portion of the scrubbing members extending beyond the housing when the deflecting panel is in the first position, and wherein the deflecting panel operates to contain the scrubbing members within the housing when the deflecting panel is in a second position that covers the opening.