Title:
DEVICE FOR REMOTELY ACTUATING A MECHANISM
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO2004021852
Kind Code:
A3
Abstract:
The present invention provides an actuating device (10) suitable for remotely actuating a tool which can be the fluid delivery mechanism of a cleaning implement. The actuating device has a flexible tape (20) attached at one end to a spring-loaded spool mechanism (30, 40) connected to a trigger (50) where the spring loaded spool mechanism is located within a housing (60) for holding the device. The tape is threaded through at least one pole segment (70) and is attached to a tool which can be actuated by a pulling or pushing motion of the tape. The present invention also provides a pair of electric cables (120, 220) which are attached at one end to the spring-loaded spool and at the other end to an electric tool or device such as a motor for driving a pump. An electric switch (55), which is located on the housing (60) of a pistol-grip, is used to close the electric circuit formed by the pair of cables.
Inventors:
HOFTE PAULUS ANTONIUS AUGUSTIN
SPOONER GREGORY CLEGG
CURTIS TERENCE GRAHAM
VONG HOSS
KELLER LEONARD JOSEPH JR
FAYETTE THIBAULT
SPOONER GREGORY CLEGG
CURTIS TERENCE GRAHAM
VONG HOSS
KELLER LEONARD JOSEPH JR
FAYETTE THIBAULT
Application Number:
PCT/US2003/028173
Publication Date:
April 22, 2004
Filing Date:
September 09, 2003
Export Citation:
Assignee:
PROCTER & GAMBLE (US)
International Classes:
A47L11/03; A47L13/22; B08B3/00; B08B13/00; B25G1/04; H01H3/36; H01H9/06; (IPC1-7): A47L13/22; B25G1/04
Domestic Patent References:
| WO2001072195A1 | 2001-10-04 | |||
| WO2001022861A2 | 2001-04-05 |
Foreign References:
| US6257634B1 | 2001-07-10 | |||
| GB2322297A | 1998-08-26 | |||
| DE4322161A1 | 1995-01-19 |
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