Multi-purpose floor cleaning tool

A multi-purpose floor cleaning tool for use in picking up of wet or dry media, comprising:

• a housing assembly, including an upper housing, a lower housing and a baffle structure therebetween defining first and second separate passageways connected to a common channel in said housing assembly;
• said first passageway connecting a first side of the housing assembly to said common channel;
• said second passageway separately connecting a second side of the housing assembly to said common channel;
• one of said passageways being used to collect dry media and the other of said passageways being used to collect wet media;
• an adapter positioned with said common channel for optionally closing off the second passageway during use of the first passageway or for closing off the first passageway during use of the second passageway, said adapter including an internal throat restricting wall that closes off one of said passageways when aligned therewith, said adapter being capable of being rotated 180.degree. for positioning the internal throat restricting wall of said adapter in a closed-off position relative to said first or second passageway;
• a vacuum line connected to said adapter for establishing a partial vacuum in one or the other of said first and second passageways;
• said first and second side of said tool being about 90.degree. offset from one another requiring repositioning of the tool for using one of said passageways to collect dry media and the other of said passageways to collect wet media;
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• one of said passageways used for dry media surrounding a floor engaging brush for sweeping dry media into said passageway, and said other passageway used for wet media including a squeegee for directing wet media into said passageway.