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US 6,030,464 AGranted
Method for diagnosing, cleaning and preserving carpeting and other fabrics
OwnerSteven Azevedoinventor
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Abstract
A method for assaying fibrous material, such as carpet (or other fabric) condition, and treating the fibrous material such as carpet by physically separating contaminating particulate matter therefrom, thereafter releasing entrained matter, and absorbing the released formerly entrained matter.
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A method for separating contamination from fibrous material;
- including the steps of:
- concurrently dry brushing and vacuuming the fibrous material upwardly, thereby removing some of the contamination;
- spraying the fibrous material on its uppermost surface only with a cleaning fluid, such that some more of the contamination is released from the fibrous material and into the fluid;
- and
- toweling the fluid onto a dry absorbent surface from the fibrous material by adhering a clean, dry towel onto an underside of a machine, thereby drying the fibrous material and periodically replacing the towel when wet and dirty.
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A method for carpet cleaning, including the steps of:
- filtering water to remove impurities;
- heating the water;
- adding a cleaning compound to the water to form a cleaning solution;
- concurrently dry brushing and vacuuming the carpet;
- spraying the cleaning solution onto the carpet;
- placing a dry, clean terry cloth towel on a toweling machine and on the carpet;
- and
- rubbing the towel on the carpet to remove the cleaning solution.
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