Cleaning apparatus with reciprocating brush head
AssigneeSonicScrubbers, Inc.
InventorsAaron D. Cobabe, David O. Meyers, Darrell E. Goff, W. Kenneth Thiess, Qi-Chun Jackson Zhao
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Abstract
A cleaning apparatus includes an elongated housing bounding a chamber with a motor disposed therein. A drive shaft is at least partially disposed within the chamber of the housing, the drive shaft being coupled with the motor such that during selective operation of the motor the drive shaft is rotated continuously. A head assembly includes an elongated head housing having a head drive shaft and a brush head mounted thereon. The head assembly is adapted to be selectively coupled with the body assembly so that the body drive shaft is coupled with the head drive shaft.
Claims19
A cleaning apparatus comprising:
- (i) a body assembly comprising:
- an elongated body housing having a chamber;
- a motor at least partially disposed within the chamber of the body housing;
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- a body drive shaft at least partially disposed within the chamber of the body housing, the body drive shaft being coupled with the motor such that during selective operation of the motor, the body drive shaft is rotated continuously about a rotational axis thereof, and
- (ii) a head assembly comprising:
- an elongated head housing;
- a head drive shaft disposed within the head housing and having a rotational axis about which the head drive shaft rotates;
- a brush head comprising a carrier plate having a plurality of bristles secured thereon and having a rotational axis about which the brush head rotates, the brush head being mounted on the head housing and being coupled with the head drive shaft such that continuous rotation of the head drive shaft facilitates reciprocating rotation of the brush head, the rotational axis of the brush head intersecting the rotational axis of the head drive shaft so as to form an inside angle therebetween in a range between about 110° to about 140°, the inside angle remaining constant during reciprocating rotation of the brush head, the head assembly being adapted to be selectively coupled with the body assembly so that the body drive shaft is coupled with the head drive shaft.
A cleaning system kit comprising:
- (i) a body assembly comprising:
- an elongated body housing having a chamber;
- a motor at least partially disposed within the chamber of the body housing;
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- a body drive shaft at least partially disposed within the chamber of the body housing, the body drive shaft being coupled with the motor such that during selective operation of the motor, the body drive shaft is rotated continuously about a rotational axis thereof;
- (ii) a first head assembly comprising:
- a first head housing;
- a first head drive shaft disposed within the first head housing and having a rotational axis about which the first head drive shaft rotates;
- a first brush head comprising a carrier plate having a plurality of bristles secured thereon and having a rotational axis about which the first brush head rotates, the first brush head being mounted on the first head housing and being coupled with the first head drive shaft such that continuous rotation of the first head drive shaft facilitates reciprocating rotation of the first brush head, the rotational axis of the first brush head intersecting the rotational axis of the first head drive shaft so as to form an inside angle therebetween in a range between about 110° to about 140°, the inside angle remaining constant during reciprocating rotation of the first brush head, the first head assembly being adapted to be selectively coupled with the body assembly so that the body drive shaft is coupled with the first head drive shaft;
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- (iii) a second head assembly comprising:
- a second head housing;
- a second head drive shaft disposed within the second head housing and having a rotational axis about which the second head drive shaft rotates;
- a second brush head comprising a carrier plate having a plurality of bristles secured thereon, the second brush head having a rotational axis about which the second brush head rotates and having a configuration that is different than the first brush head, the second brush head being mounted on the second head housing and being coupled with the second head drive shaft such that continuous rotation of the second head drive shaft facilitates rotation of the second brush head, the rotational axis of the second brush head intersecting the rotational axis of the second head drive shaft so as to form an inside angle therebetween in a range between about 110° to about 140°, the inside angle remaining constant during reciprocating rotation of the second brush head, the second head assembly being adapted to be selectively coupled with the body assembly so that the body drive shaft is coupled with the second head drive shaft.
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