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US 11,963,609 B2Granted
Edge cleaning brushes for floor cleaner
AssigneeBISSELL Inc.
InventorTodd R. VanTongeren
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Abstract
A floor cleaner can include a housing adapted for movement over a surface to be cleaned and at least one edge cleaning brush provided on the housing. The edge cleaning brush includes multiple cleaning implements which rotate on different axes. A gear system, such as a planetary gear system, can drive one cleaning implement at a lower speed than another cleaning implement.
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A floor cleaner for cleaning a floor surface, comprising:
- a housing adapted for movement over a surface to be cleaned;
- and
- an edge cleaning brush mounted on the housing, wherein the edge cleaning brush comprises:
- a first cleaning implement comprising a first rotational body rotatable about a first axis and a first cleaning element configured to contact the surface to be cleaned;
- and
- a second cleaning implement comprising a second rotational body rotatable about a second axis and a second cleaning element configured to contact the surface to be cleaned;
- wherein the second axis extends through the first rotational body of the first cleaning implement and is offset from the first axis.
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A floor cleaner for cleaning a floor surface, comprising:
- a housing adapted for movement over a surface to be cleaned;
- and
- an edge cleaning brush mounted on the housing, wherein the edge cleaning brush comprises:
- a first cleaning implement comprising a first rotational body rotatable about a first axis and a first cleaning element configured to contact the surface to be cleaned;
- and
- a second cleaning implement comprising a second rotational body rotatable about a second axis and a second cleaning element configured to contact the surface to be cleaned;
- wherein the second axis is offset from the first axis and the second cleaning implement orbits around the first axis.
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