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US 11,938,428 B1Granted
Mopping system with filtration
OwnerJeremy Michael Cloudinventor
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Abstract
A main housing provides a first reservoir and a second reservoir. Water flows from the first reservoir to the second reservoir. A draining aperture in the first reservoir directs water from the first reservoir to the second reservoir. The water may be flushed from the first reservoir to the second reservoir. In another embodiment, the water may flow directly from the first tank to the second tank without the flush. A pump circulates water from the second reservoir to the first reservoir. The pump directs the water through a filtration system to filter the water to remove at least some of the dirt, debris, and other contaminants from the water. The filtered water is then returned to the first reservoir. An overflow relief in a dividing wall of the first reservoir directs overflow water to the second reservoir.
Claims20
A filtration system in a mopping system for filtering a liquid for cleaning a floor, the filtration system comprising:
- a first reservoir for storing the liquid;
- a second reservoir that receives liquid from the first reservoir, wherein the first reservoir is fixed in relation to the second reservoir;
- a draining aperture within the first reservoir that directs the liquid from the first reservoir to the second reservoir wherein the draining aperture is secured above a lower surface of the second reservoir to gravity feed liquid from the first reservoir downward directly into the second reservoir;
- a flapper valve blocking the draining aperture of the first reservoir, wherein the flapper valve adjusts between a closed position that reduces liquid flowing through the draining aperture into the second reservoir and an open position that releases liquid from the first reservoir through the draining aperture into the second reservoir, wherein opening the flapper valve flushes the liquid in the first reservoir through the draining aperture into the second reservoir;
- an attachment post secured to the first reservoir exterior of the draining aperture, wherein the flapper valve attaches to the attachment post, wherein the flapper valve pivots in relation to the attachment post to open and close the draining aperture;
- a pump that circulates liquid from the second reservoir to the first reservoir;
- a first filter wherein the pump directs the liquid from the second reservoir through the first filter into the first reservoir to filter the liquid prior to pumping the liquid into the first reservoir.
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A filtration system in a mopping system for filtering a liquid for cleaning a floor, the filtration system comprising:
- a first reservoir for storing the liquid;
- a second reservoir that receives liquid from the first reservoir wherein a lower interior surface of the first reservoir is positioned above a lower interior surface of the second reservoir;
- wherein the first reservoir is secured in a fixed position in relation to the second reservoir;
- a draining aperture within the first reservoir that directs the liquid from the first reservoir to the second reservoir wherein the draining aperture is secured vertically above the lower interior surface of the second reservoir to feed liquid from the first reservoir downward into the second reservoir without pumping the liquid from the first reservoir to the second reservoir;
- a pump that circulates liquid from the second reservoir to the first reservoir wherein the pump takes in liquid from the second reservoir and directs the liquid to the first reservoir;
- a first filter wherein the pump directs liquid from the second reservoir through the first filter to the first reservoir before releasing the liquid from the second reservoir into the first reservoir;
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- a flapper valve blocking the draining aperture of the first reservoir wherein opening the flapper valve gravity feeds the liquid from the first reservoir, wherein opening the flapper valve flushes the liquid from the first reservoir through the draining aperture into the second reservoir;
- an attachment post secured to the first reservoir exterior of the draining aperture, wherein the flapper valve attaches to the attachment post, wherein the flapper valve pivots in relation to the attachment post to open and close the draining aperture;
- wherein the flapper valve automatically closes upon flushing sufficient liquid from the first reservoir through the draining aperture into the second reservoir.
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A filtration system in a mopping system for filtering a liquid for cleaning a floor, the filtration system comprising:
- a first reservoir for storing the liquid;
- a second reservoir that receives liquid from the first reservoir;
- wherein the first reservoir is secured in a fixed position in relation to the second reservoir;
- a draining aperture within the first reservoir that directs the liquid from the first reservoir to the second reservoir wherein the draining aperture is secured above a lower surface of the second reservoir to gravity feed liquid from the first reservoir downward through the draining aperture directly into the second reservoir;
- a flapper valve blocking the draining aperture of the first reservoir wherein the flapper valve adjusts between a closed position that reduces liquid flowing through the draining aperture into the second reservoir and an open position that releases liquid from the first reservoir through the draining aperture into the second reservoir, wherein opening the flapper valve flushes the liquid down the draining aperture into the second reservoir;
- wherein the liquid flushes from the first reservoir to the second reservoir without pumping the liquid from the first reservoir to the second reservoir;
- a pump that circulates liquid from the second reservoir to the first reservoir;
- a first filter wherein the pump directs the liquid from the second reservoir through the first filter into the first reservoir to filter the liquid prior to pumping the liquid into the first reservoir;
- an actuator that attaches to the flapper valve, wherein the actuator opens the flapper valve, wherein the actuator is electronically controlled to adjust the flapper valve from a closed position to an open position;
- an attachment post secured to the first reservoir exterior of the draining aperture, wherein the flapper valve attaches to the attachment post, wherein the flapper valve pivots in relation to the attachment post to open and close the draining aperture;
- wherein the flapper valve automatically closes upon flushing sufficient liquid from the first reservoir through the draining aperture into the second reservoir unless the actuator is maintaining the flapper valve in an open position.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.