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Title:
A TOOL FOR CLEANING THE FLOORS, THAT MAY BE APPLIED TO AND FED BY A STEAM GENERATOR, PROVIDED WITH A LIQUID ASPIRATOR
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/1997/028732
Kind Code:
A1
Abstract:
The tool for cleaning any kind of floor that may be applied to and fed by a steam generator, provided with liquid aspirators, and that due to its small dimensions may reach also small corners and places, comprises: a connection (1) with a steam generator (2), provided with a system for liquid aspiration; a handle (3) for taking and moving, containing inside the piping (4) for leading the steam from the generator (2) and for aspirating (6) the water derived from the washing of the floors; a fix front brush (5), fed by the steam jet on the bristles; a back roll (7) for drying the floors; an intermediate (8) roll of smaller diameter, combined with said back roll for the expulsion under pressure of the collected water; a small, incorporated basin (9) for the collection of the water derived from the wringing of said back roll; an aspiration pipe (6) that draws in said basin and that is connected, passing inside said handle, with said liquid aspirator of the steam generator.

Inventors:
CATOZZI GIANCARLO (IT)
Application Number:
PCT/IT1996/000024
Publication Date:
August 14, 1997
Filing Date:
February 08, 1996
Export Citation:
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Assignee:
CATOZZI GIANCARLO (IT)
International Classes:
A47L11/34; (IPC1-7): A47L11/34
Foreign References:
DE29513474U11995-10-26
DE29502793U11995-04-20
CH153771A1932-04-15
EP0032360A11981-07-22
US2642601A1953-06-23
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Claims:
CLAIMS
1. A tool for cleaning any kind of floor, that may be applied to and fed by a steam generator, provided with liquid aspirators, characterized in: a connection, by means of a pipe (1), with a steam generator (2) provided with a system for aspiration of the liquids; a take and move handle ( 3 ) , that may be connected to said tube (1), containing inside a pipe (4) that leads the steam from the generator (2) to the internal brush (5), and aspiration tube (5) for the collected water and for leading the same to said steam generator (2); a fix front brush (5) fed by the steam jet coming from said pipe (4) directly on its bristles, so as to remove from the floor even the strongest dirt; a back drying roll (7), that absorbs due to its porosity the washing water which, due to pressure against an intermediate, smaller roll (8), is discharged into the small collection basin (9); a terminal (10) of said tube (6), inserted into said small basin (9) for aspiring the deriving liquid and leading the same towards the steam generator (2) .
2. A tool for cleaning floors according to claim 1, characterized in the small dimensions of the elements for obtaining a structure that may reach small corners and places.
3. A tool for cleaning floors according to claim 1, characterized in that it is connected to a steam generator (2) provided with liquid aspirators.
Description:
"A TOOL FOR CLEANING THE FLOORS, THAT MAY BE APPLIED TO AND FED BY A STEAM GENERATOR, PROVIDED WITH A LIQUID ASPIRATOR"

The present invention concerns a tool for cleaning any kind of floor, that may be applied to and fed by a steam generator, provided with a liquid aspirator.

Steam generators are already known for the emission of high temperature aeriform substances used for cleaning things and floors.

Also the cleaning attachments that can be applied to said generators are known, for leading and using the steam jet produced.

It is the aim of the present invention to improve and make more functional the combination of the user with the steam generator and also, in particular, to realize a tool that can work also in very small spaces, between the furniture, in the corners and everywhere a conventional broom may reach.

The aim set forth is reached by means of the tool according to the present invention, comprising inside a structure shaped in small dimensions:

- a connection with a steam generator, provided with a system for liquid aspiration;

- a handle for taking and moving, containing inside the piping for leading the steam from the generator and for aspirating the water derived from the washing of the floors;

- a fix front brush, fed by the steam jet on the bristles;

- a back roll for drying the floors;

- an intermediate roll of smaller diameter, combined with said back roll for the expulsion under pressure of the collected water;

- a small, incorporated basin for the collection of the water derived from the wringing of said back roll;

- an aspiration pipe that draws in said basin and that is connected, passing inside said handle, with said liquid aspirator of the steam generator.

The present invention will be described more in detail hereinbelow relating to the enclosed drawings in which an embodiment is shown.

Figure 1 shows an axonometric , external view of a tool for cleaning floors , that may be applied to and fed by a steam generator , provided with liquid aspirator.

Figure 2 shows a lateral view with a partial transparency.

Figure 3 shows in a scheme the internal elements of the tool according to the present invention .

Figure 4 shows an axonometric view of the connect ion between the tool and the s t e a m generator, provided with liquid aspirator .

The enclosed figures show a tool for cleaning f loors , that may be applied to and fed by a steam generator , provided with l iquid aspirator , comprising:

- a connection, by means of a pipe 1, with a steam generator 2 provided with a system for aspiration of the liquids ;

- a take and move handle 3 , that may be connected to said tube 1 , containing inside a pipe 4 that leads the steam from the generator 2 to the internal brush 5 , and aspiration tube 5 for the

collected water and for leading the same to said steam generator 2;

- a fix front brush 5 fed by the steam jet coming from said pipe 4 directly on its bristles, so as to remove from the floor even the strongest dirt;

- a back drying roll 7 , that absorbs - due to its porosity - the washing water which, due to pressure against an intermediate, smaller roll 8, is discharged into the small collection basin 9;

- a terminal 10 of said tube 6, inserted into said small basin 9 for aspiring the deriving liquid and leading the same towards the steam generator 2.

All above mentioned components are small and therefor not encumbersome, so that the structure of the tool according to the present invention may be inserted also in small places that can not be reached with the conventional tools, while the power of the steam jet is of great importance as it is a function of the power of the steam generator 2.