# US 5,701,625 A · Scrub cleaning machine

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- Number: US 5,701,625 A
- Document ID: US5701625A
- Status: Granted
- Kind: A
- Application number: 08/503,115
- Filed: 1995-07-18
- Granted: 1997-12-30
- Earliest claimed: 1995-07-18
- Inventors: Walid Siman
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US5701625A

## CPC

- A46B 13/02: power-driven {carriers}
- A46B: BRUSHES (handles not integral with brushware B25G)

## Abstract

A multipurpose motorized cordless scrub cleaning machine is disclosed and is intended to reduce the effort in scrub cleaning jobs around the house or the work places for general cleaning by the usage of rotating pads or brushes. Water and detergent are conveniently supplied into the pads to clean dishes and perform scrub rinsing, too. It could also perform polishing and sanding jobs depending on the setting used in each function, and it could also carry an egg beater accessory.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A scrub cleaning machine, comprising:
a housing;
a shaft member rotatably mounted within the housing and having a flow passage and an end extending from the housing;
a scrubbing member attached to the end;
means associated with the housing for rotating the shaft; and
means associated with the housing for conveying cleaning fluid through the flow passage to the scrubbing member;
wherein the means for conveying cleaning fluid comprises an inlet fitting non-rotatably mounted to the housing, and means for sealably connecting the inlet fitting to the flow passage whereby cleaning fluid can be supplied through the flow passage to the scrubbing member during rotation of the shaft and the scrubbing member, wherein the housing defines a sealed inner space to substantially prevent against fluid ingress, and wherein the means for sealably connecting the inlet fitting to the flow passage is positioned outside of the housing whereby the inner space of the housing is not exposed to fluids should leakage at the means for sealably connecting occur.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

A scrub cleaning machine according to claim 1, further comprising a detergent reservoir mounted to the housing; a detergent dispenser for dispensing detergent outside of the housing; and means for selectively directing detergent from the detergent reservoir to the flow passage and to the detergent dispenser.

### Claim 3 (depends on 2)

A scrub cleaning machine according to claim 2, wherein the means for selectively directing comprises an attachment pipe adapted for releasable connection between the detergent dispenser and the flow passage.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

A scrub cleaning machine according to claim 1, wherein the means for rotating comprises a motor mounted within the housing and a power source within the housing for operating the motor.

### Claim 5 (depends on 1)

A scrub cleaning machine according to claim 1, wherein the scrubbing member comprises a shaft extension defining a flow path extension, being adapted at one end for connection with the shaft member with the flow path extension communicated with the flow path; and a scrub pad attached to the other end of the shaft extension, the scrub pad having outlet means communicated with the flow path extension whereby cleaning fluid can be applied through the scrub pad directly to a surface being treated.