Apparatus for cleaning pool tile
OwnerRoy B. McKerveyinventor
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Abstract
An apparatus for cleaning pool tile comprises the body of a string trimmer, an abrasion member detachably mounted at the end of the rotatable drive shaft of the string trimmer in place of the usual lawn care accessory, and a dispensing unit for delivering cleaning fluid to the surface of the abrasion member.
Claims24
An apparatus for cleaning swimming pool tile, said apparatus comprising:
- (a) an elongated pole handle, said pole handle including a substantially vertical lower portion for reaching downwardly into a swimming pool, and a slanted upper portion for extending rearwardly from said lower portion towards an operator standing near the edge of a swimming pool;
- (b) a drive shaft mounted for rotation within said pole handle;
- (c) a fuel-consuming motor for rotating said drive shaft;
- (d) an abrasion member detachably mounted on the lower end of said drive shaft for rotation therewith;
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- (e) a dispensing unit detachably mounted on the exterior surface of said pole handle for delivering cleaning fluid to said abrasion member.
An apparatus for cleaning tile surfaces, said apparatus comprising:
- (a) a string trimmer body, said string trimmer body including;
- (i) an elongated pole handle, said pole handle having a substantially vertical lower portion and a slanted upper portion.
- (ii) an upper hand grip formed at the top of said slanted upper portion of said pole handle,
- (iii) a lower hand grip formed below said upper hand grip,
- (iv) a drive shaft mounted for rotation within said pole handle,
- (v) a gasoline-powered motor mounted at the top of said pole handle for rotating said drive shaft,
- (vi) a collar member mounted at the bottom of said drive shaft and rotatable with said drive shaft,
- (vii) a connector element provided on said collar member for connection to a detachable lawn care accessory;
- (b) an abrasion member detachably mounted on said collar member in place of said lawn care accessory;
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- (c) a dispensing unit detachably mounted on the exterior surface of said pole handle for delivering cleaning fluid to said abrasion member, said dispensing unit including;
- (i) a bottle containing cleaning fluid,
- (ii) a discharge hose leading from said bottle for directing said cleaning fluid onto said abrasion member.
A conversion assembly for use in combination with the body of a string trimmer of the type including an elongated pole handle having a substantially vertical lower portion and a slanted upper portion, a drive shaft mounted for rotation with said pole handle, a motor for rotating said drive shaft, a collar member mounted at the bottom of said drive shaft and rotatable with said drive shaft, and a connector element provided on said collar member for connection to a detachable lawn care accessory, said conversion assembly comprising:
- (a) an abrasion member for detachably mounting on said collar member in place of said lawn care accessory in order to connect said abrasion member to an apparatus for scrubbing various surfaces including pool tile;
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- (b) a dispensing unit detachably mounted on the exterior surface of said pole handle for delivering cleaning fluid to said abrasion member.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.