EP0404278A3 - Appareil pour laver le sol - Google Patents

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EP0404278A3
EP0404278A3 EP19900202186 EP90202186A EP0404278A3 EP 0404278 A3 EP0404278 A3 EP 0404278A3 EP 19900202186 EP19900202186 EP 19900202186 EP 90202186 A EP90202186 A EP 90202186A EP 0404278 A3 EP0404278 A3 EP 0404278A3
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Scott L. Duncan
Peter A. Basile
Hugh F. Groth
Edwin Fitzwater
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TRC Acquisition Corp
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47L—DOMESTIC WASHING OR CLEANING; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47L11/00—Machines for cleaning floors, carpets, furniture, walls, or wall coverings
    • A47L11/40—Parts or details of machines not provided for in groups A47L11/02 - A47L11/38, or not restricted to one of these groups, e.g. handles, arrangements of switches, skirts, buffers, levers
    • A47L11/4036—Parts or details of the surface treating tools
    • A47L11/4044—Vacuuming or pick-up tools; Squeegees
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47L—DOMESTIC WASHING OR CLEANING; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47L11/00—Machines for cleaning floors, carpets, furniture, walls, or wall coverings
    • A47L11/29—Floor-scrubbing machines characterised by means for taking-up dirty liquid
    • A47L11/30—Floor-scrubbing machines characterised by means for taking-up dirty liquid by suction
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47L—DOMESTIC WASHING OR CLEANING; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47L11/00—Machines for cleaning floors, carpets, furniture, walls, or wall coverings
    • A47L11/40—Parts or details of machines not provided for in groups A47L11/02 - A47L11/38, or not restricted to one of these groups, e.g. handles, arrangements of switches, skirts, buffers, levers
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47L—DOMESTIC WASHING OR CLEANING; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47L11/00—Machines for cleaning floors, carpets, furniture, walls, or wall coverings
    • A47L11/40—Parts or details of machines not provided for in groups A47L11/02 - A47L11/38, or not restricted to one of these groups, e.g. handles, arrangements of switches, skirts, buffers, levers
    • A47L11/4013—Contaminants collecting devices, i.e. hoppers, tanks or the like
    • A47L11/4016—Contaminants collecting devices, i.e. hoppers, tanks or the like specially adapted for collecting fluids
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47L—DOMESTIC WASHING OR CLEANING; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47L11/00—Machines for cleaning floors, carpets, furniture, walls, or wall coverings
    • A47L11/40—Parts or details of machines not provided for in groups A47L11/02 - A47L11/38, or not restricted to one of these groups, e.g. handles, arrangements of switches, skirts, buffers, levers
    • A47L11/4027—Filtering or separating contaminants or debris
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47L—DOMESTIC WASHING OR CLEANING; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47L11/00—Machines for cleaning floors, carpets, furniture, walls, or wall coverings
    • A47L11/40—Parts or details of machines not provided for in groups A47L11/02 - A47L11/38, or not restricted to one of these groups, e.g. handles, arrangements of switches, skirts, buffers, levers
    • A47L11/4075—Handles; levers
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47L—DOMESTIC WASHING OR CLEANING; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47L11/00—Machines for cleaning floors, carpets, furniture, walls, or wall coverings
    • A47L11/40—Parts or details of machines not provided for in groups A47L11/02 - A47L11/38, or not restricted to one of these groups, e.g. handles, arrangements of switches, skirts, buffers, levers
    • A47L11/408—Means for supplying cleaning or surface treating agents
    • A47L11/4083—Liquid supply reservoirs; Preparation of the agents, e.g. mixing devices
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47L—DOMESTIC WASHING OR CLEANING; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47L11/00—Machines for cleaning floors, carpets, furniture, walls, or wall coverings
    • A47L11/40—Parts or details of machines not provided for in groups A47L11/02 - A47L11/38, or not restricted to one of these groups, e.g. handles, arrangements of switches, skirts, buffers, levers
    • A47L11/408—Means for supplying cleaning or surface treating agents
    • A47L11/4088—Supply pumps; Spraying devices; Supply conduits
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B01—PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES OR APPARATUS IN GENERAL
    • B01F—MIXING, e.g. DISSOLVING, EMULSIFYING OR DISPERSING
    • B01F23/00—Mixing according to the phases to be mixed, e.g. dispersing or emulsifying
    • B01F23/40—Mixing liquids with liquids; Emulsifying
    • B01F23/49—Mixing systems, i.e. flow charts or diagrams
EP90202186A 1984-03-02 1984-11-02 Appareil pour laver le sol Expired - Lifetime EP0404278B1 (fr)

Applications Claiming Priority (7)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
US58560984A 1984-03-02 1984-03-02
US585873 1984-03-02
US06/585,547 US4570856A (en) 1984-03-02 1984-03-02 Liquid and detergent mixing chamber and valves
US585609 1984-03-02
US06/585,873 US4559666A (en) 1984-03-02 1984-03-02 Air-liquid separator for cleaning devices
US585547 1984-03-02
EP84904255A EP0174312B1 (fr) 1984-03-02 1984-11-02 Machine de nettoyage de surfaces telles que des tapis, des planchers et autres

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EP84904255A Division EP0174312B1 (fr) 1984-03-02 1984-11-02 Machine de nettoyage de surfaces telles que des tapis, des planchers et autres
EP84904255.1 Division 1985-09-19

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EP0404278A2 EP0404278A2 (fr) 1990-12-27
EP0404278A3 true EP0404278A3 (fr) 1992-03-25
EP0404278B1 EP0404278B1 (fr) 1995-05-03

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EP84904255A Expired - Lifetime EP0174312B1 (fr) 1984-03-02 1984-11-02 Machine de nettoyage de surfaces telles que des tapis, des planchers et autres
EP90202187A Expired - Lifetime EP0404279B1 (fr) 1984-03-02 1984-11-02 Dispositif avec un réservoir amovible pour machine de nettoyage
EP90202186A Expired - Lifetime EP0404278B1 (fr) 1984-03-02 1984-11-02 Appareil pour laver le sol

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EP84904255A Expired - Lifetime EP0174312B1 (fr) 1984-03-02 1984-11-02 Machine de nettoyage de surfaces telles que des tapis, des planchers et autres
EP90202187A Expired - Lifetime EP0404279B1 (fr) 1984-03-02 1984-11-02 Dispositif avec un réservoir amovible pour machine de nettoyage

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EP (3) EP0174312B1 (fr)
AT (2) ATE118324T1 (fr)
AU (1) AU3671884A (fr)
DE (3) DE3485060D1 (fr)
WO (1) WO1985003853A1 (fr)

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DE3486370D1 (de) 1995-03-23
EP0404279A2 (fr) 1990-12-27
EP0404278A2 (fr) 1990-12-27
DE3486386T2 (de) 1996-01-25
DE3486386D1 (de) 1995-06-08
EP0174312A1 (fr) 1986-03-19
EP0404279B1 (fr) 1995-02-15
EP0174312B1 (fr) 1991-09-11
ATE121918T1 (de) 1995-05-15
DE3486370T2 (de) 1995-06-14
EP0174312A4 (fr) 1986-07-24
AU3671884A (en) 1985-09-24
EP0404278B1 (fr) 1995-05-03
WO1985003853A1 (fr) 1985-09-12
DE3485060D1 (de) 1991-10-17
ATE118324T1 (de) 1995-03-15
EP0404279A3 (fr) 1992-03-25

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