Brushing – scrubbing – and general cleaning – Implements – Fabric
Patent
1998-05-11
2000-03-07
Till, Terrance R.
Brushing, scrubbing, and general cleaning
Implements
Fabric
15231, A47L 1320
Patent
active
060323183
DESCRIPTION:
BRIEF SUMMARY
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
This invention relates to an apparatus for drying hard floors such as those made of tiles, ceramics or plastics.
2. Prior Art
Hard floors, such as floors made of tile, ceramic or plastics, after being washed or after the removal of liquid spillage, still remain slipper to the extent that persons walking on them are liable to slip and injure themselves. Thus public places with tiles floors such as supermarkets, airports, toilets and restaurants are often cordoned off for a considerable time after such spillages or after washing.
3. Summary
It is an object of the invention to provide an apparel for drying hard floors by removing the thin layer or residue of water which floor mops and like devices leave on the floor after washing or spillage removal.
Accordingly, the present invention provides an apparatus for drying a hard floor comprising a frame and first and second rollers mounted in the frame for rotation about substantially parallel axes, the first roller having a continuous roll of absorbant sheet material mounted thereon whose free end is attached to the second roller such that the sheet material may be drawn from the first roller to become wound on the second roller by rotation of the second roller, a part of the sheet material being exposed for contact with the floor.
Embodiments of the invention will now be described, by way of example, with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which:
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
FIG. 1 is a side view of a first embodiment of an apparats for drying a hard floor according to the invention,
FIG. 2 is a detailed side view of the apparatus of FIG. 1,
FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view of the apparatus of FIG. 1 omitting the sheet material,
FIG. 4 is a perspective view of a second embodiment of the invention, omitting the handle,
FIG. 5 shows the ingenue construction of one of the rollers of the apparatus of FIG. 4,
FIG. 6 shows the pawl mechanism of the apparatus of FIG. 4,
FIG. 7 is a cross-section through the pawl actuating lever and cams of the apparatus of FIG. 4, and
FIG. 8 is an underneath plan view of the cams of the apparats of FIG. 4,
FIG. 9 is a enlarged cross-sectional view of the sheet material adapted for use with the apparatus of FIG. 4.
DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS
Referring now to FIGS. 1 to 3 of the drawings, the apparatus has a front supply roller 1 and a rear take-up roller 2. The rollers 1 and 2 are removably mounted in a plastics frame 3 for rotation about substantially parallel axes. The frame 3 has substantially parallel side arms 4 joined by a bridge section 12. Each roller 1, 2 has a pair of coaxial stub shafts 1', 2' respectively fined into recesses at each end of the roller, and these are a snap fit into respective apertures 5 in the corresponding side arm 4 of the frame 3 The rollers 1, 2 are preferably made of plastics material.
A continuous length of highly absorbant sheet material 6 is mounted on the supply roller 1 in a roll 7. The free end of the material 6 is attached to the take-up roller 2 such that the sheet material may be drawn from the supply roller 1 to become wound on the take-up roller 2 by rotation of the latter as will be described. FIGS. 1 and 2 show the situation where the sheet material 6 from the supply roller 1 has been partially wound onto the take-up roller 2, forming a similar roll 7 on that roller.
The sheet material 6 is preferably wound around a cylindrical cardboard core (not shown), which is then slid over the roller 1. A plurality of ribs 9 of triangular cross-section run along the length of the roller 1, FIG. 3, to provide an interference fit between the internal surface of the core and the roller 1, thus preventing rotation of the core around the roller 1 when in use.
The sheet material 6 may be a highly absorbent tissue paper similar to but heavier than that used on paper towels, but any other material, such as that made from a combination of cellulose fibre and polypropylene, which has highly absorbent qualities, may be
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Callaghan John
Hood Oliver
McLaughlin Hugh Rogers
Petit Michael G.
Till Terrance R.
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