EP3024372B1 - Floor cleaning device having a sole plate to removably receive a cleaning sheet thereon - Google Patents

Floor cleaning device having a sole plate to removably receive a cleaning sheet thereon Download PDF

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EP3024372B1
EP3024372B1 EP14742419.6A EP14742419A EP3024372B1 EP 3024372 B1 EP3024372 B1 EP 3024372B1 EP 14742419 A EP14742419 A EP 14742419A EP 3024372 B1 EP3024372 B1 EP 3024372B1
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Nicola John Policicchio
Glenn Allen Bradbury
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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
    • A47L11/32—Carpet-sweepers
    • A47L11/33—Carpet-sweepers having means for storing dirt
    • 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
    • A47L11/4041—Roll shaped surface treating tools
    • 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
    • A47L13/00—Implements for cleaning floors, carpets, furniture, walls, or wall coverings
    • A47L13/10—Scrubbing; Scouring; Cleaning; Polishing
    • A47L13/12—Implements with several different treating 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
    • A47L13/00—Implements for cleaning floors, carpets, furniture, walls, or wall coverings
    • A47L13/10—Scrubbing; Scouring; Cleaning; Polishing
    • A47L13/20—Mops
    • 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
    • A47L13/00—Implements for cleaning floors, carpets, furniture, walls, or wall coverings
    • A47L13/10—Scrubbing; Scouring; Cleaning; Polishing
    • A47L13/42—Details
    • A47L13/44—Securing scouring-cloths to the brush or like body of the implement

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  • the present invention relates to devices having a sheet usable to clean a floor or other hard surfaces and more particularly to such devices having a removably attachable sheet.
  • Nonwoven sheets may be made according to commonly assigned US 6,936,330 and/or 6,797,357 .
  • Cellulosic paper towels may be made according to commonly assigned US 4,191,609 and/or 4,637,859 .
  • Such sheets have been removably attached to manual implements.
  • the implements increase reach, and improve ergonomics. For example, when the hard surface to be cleaned is a floor, the implement allows the user to clean from a standing position, improving comfort over cleaning from a crouched position or on the knees.
  • Manual implements may be made according to commonly assigned US 2012/0096662 ; 6,305,046 and/or D588,770 .
  • a user can encounter tacky soils, which tend to stick to the floor, and/or encounter a variety of fine soils, such as dust, granular soils, dried food debris, plants, mud, etc. which tend to stick to the floor less.
  • wetted and wettable floor sheets have been used.
  • Pre-wetted floor sheets include those having APG polymers, as disclosed in commonly assigned US 6,716,805 .
  • Wettable floor sheets have been used with the commercially available Swiffer WetJet (R) device. This device sprays cleaning solution onto the floor from a replaceable reservoir, as described in commonly assigned US 8,186,898 .
  • Cleaning solution chemistry and a reservoir therefor may be made according to commonly assigned US 6,386,392 .
  • Floor sheets which absorb cleaning solution from the floor may be made according to commonly assigned US 5,960,508 , 6,101,661 and/or 7,144,173 .
  • beater bars comprising nylon bristles. Bristles may also be used on carpets, where bristles can help loosen hair. Bristles can be prone to hair/lint/thread wrapping which may degrade performance. Since mechanical sweepers rely on momentum for pick-up, contaminated bristles reduce cleaning capability. Additionally, bristles can separate, requiring higher rotational speed to reduce bristle separation, and minimize particles passing through the bristles. Accordingly, some beater bars use fins or blades.
  • Powered devices may have a beater bar which is battery powered or AC line powered to aid in picking up soil. These devices have higher rotational speeds and can be more effective than mechanically driven beater bars at picking up particles. But powered devices can be inconvenient if battery life is depleted or cord length is insufficient.
  • Exemplary 2009/0077761 shows the common arrangement of having a sheet attached to the bottom of the device.
  • US 7,013,528 teaches a floor cleaner having the sheet wrap from a dust cloth panel to the top of a base assembly. But this arrangement can be inconvenient for one installing and removing the sheet, since the panel and base assembly move independently of each other.
  • US 7,346,428 requires the entire sheet to wrap the dusting pad 40, in order to intercept engagement members 76. This arrangement can be inconvenient as all four corners of the sheet are attached internal to the dusting pad 40. The engagement members 76 proximate to the hinges may be difficult to reach.
  • EP 1027855 exacerbates this teaching with a removable cloth holder support 53 with two flaps 55.
  • the support 53 By being removable from the head, the support 53 can be misplaced or not properly refitted into position. Further, this arrangement does not allow for the cleaning sheet to wrap the front or back edge of the head to clean against walls/baseboards.
  • Commonly assigned 7,676,877 teaches a cleaning implement having a pivotable bottom wall 455 to which a cleaning substrate may be attached. This arrangement has the pivotable wall entirely on the bottom of the device, potentially making it inconvenient to attach a sheet using ordinary grippers at the corners, as is common in the art.
  • US2004/0045126 describes a vacuum sweeper comprising an upright handle for maneuvering the vacuum sweeper, which is pivotally attached to a base assembly for rotation between an upright position rearwardly and forwardly so that the vacuum sweeper can be operated from either front or rear US2004/0045126 discloses the preambles of independent claims 1 and 8.
  • the invention may comprise a surface cleaning device (10) for cleaning hard surfaces, such as floors, countertops, etc.
  • the device (10) may comprise a handle (12) and a foot (14) mounted thereto in pivoting relationship.
  • the pivoting relationship may include single axis pivoting relationship as occurs with a hinge or multi-axis pivoting relationship as occurs with a universal joint.
  • the handle (12) and foot (14) may be disposed in fixed relationship, so that countertops, showers and similar surfaces may be cleaned.
  • the handle (12) and foot (14) may be permanently or remoably connected together.
  • a small hand held device (10) may comprise only a foot (14) and no handle (12).
  • the foot (14) may removably receive a sheet (20) on the bottom thereof, so that such sheet (20) can slidably contact the floor or other surface during cleaning.
  • the floor sheet (20), or other cleaning cloth, usable with the present invention may comprise a textured nonwoven and more particularly a hydroentangled nonwoven.
  • the nonwoven may comprise a single ply having three layers.
  • the three layers may comprise a layer of carded fibers interposed between two layers of spunbonded fibers.
  • the sheet (20) may be made according to commonly assigned US 6,561,354 ; 6,645,604 and/or 2002/0042962 .
  • the sheet (20) may comprise a laminate construction, particularly if wet cleaning is contemplated with the present invention.
  • the laminate may comprise at least one floor contacting layer and at least one absorbent, reservoir storage layer.
  • a third, dedicated foot (14) contacting layer is optional and can be used for attachment to the device (10).
  • the sheet (20) of the present invention may comprise 1, 2, 3, 4 or more layers.
  • the fibers can be an airlaid nonwoven web comprising a combination of natural fibers, staple length synthetic fibers and a latex binder.
  • the dry fibrous web can be about 20 to 80 percent by weight wood pulp fibers, 10 to 60 percent by weight staple length polyester fibers, and about 10 to 25 percent by weight binder.
  • the dry sheet (20) can have a basis weight between about 30 and about 1000 grams per square meter.
  • Pre-moistened sheets (20) used in the system of the present invention may be advantageous in that they are always ready for use, and simple to use without special dosing. The user does not have to worry about applying too much cleaning solution, leading to waste, or too little cleaning solution to be efficacious.
  • a pre-moistened sheet (20) may be made according to the teachings of commonly assigned US 6,716,805 .
  • the sheet (20) may comprise a perforate or imperforate film, such as is known in the art for wetted floor sheets (20). An imperforate film will inhibit, if not prevent, transmission of steam or liquid therethrough, potentially reducing efficacy of the cleaning system.
  • the sheet (20) may be disposable after a single use. By disposable, it is meant that the sheet (20) is discarded after a single use of cleaning at least 5, 10, 15, 20 or more square meters and is not laundered or restored. Alternatively the sheet (20) may be laundered and restored for subsequent use.
  • the sheet (20) can function as a scrubbing material and/or have additional materials added for scrubbing.
  • the sheet (20) may be generally rectangular, and sized to removably fit on the sole plate (70) of the device (10).
  • the sheet (20) may have two opposed faces, an upper face for attachment to the sole plate (70) of the device (10), and a lower face which contacts and cleans the target surface.
  • the sheet (20) may be removably attachable to the foot (14), and particularly to the sole plate (70) thereof using grippers (74) as described herein.
  • the foot (14) may comprise a footprint large enough to accommodate the sheet (20).
  • the foot (14) may be generally rectangular, having a front (52), rear (53) and two spaced apart sides (54).
  • the foot (14) may comprise two mirror images, symmetrically opposite about a longitudinal centerline. The user may generally push the device (10) from front (52) to rear (53), and back, in a series of strokes.
  • the device (10) may optionally further comprise an axially rotatable beater bar (44), to remove debris from the floor.
  • the beater bar (44) may be manually driven from a wheel or may be electrically powered, from an AC motor or DC motor as is known in the art.
  • the beater bar (44) may sweep loose debris into a dirt bin (58), as described in 2010/0287716 .
  • the optional beater bar (44) may be parallel to the widthwise direction of the foot (14) and parallel to the axle.
  • the beater bar (44) may axially rotate about its axis on the forward stroke. Such rotation will collect large particles in an optional dirt bin (58). Smaller particles, not collected by the rotation of the beater bar (44), may be captured by the sheet (20) which trails the beater bar (44) on a forward stroke.
  • the beater bar (44) may be contained within a housing (50) for safety.
  • the beater bar (44) may be parallel to the front (52)/rear (53) of the foot (14) and perpendicular to the longitudinal centerline.
  • the device (10) may comprise two or more co-linear beater bars (44).
  • the two beater bars (44) may be disposed with one on each side of the longitudinal centerline.
  • Each beater bar (44) may be disposed on and rotate about an axle.
  • Each axle may extend from the respective side (54) of the housing (50) to a trunnion juxtaposed with the longitudinal centerline.
  • the axles may be locked in place by protrusions in the axles which fit into complementary detents in the trunnions.
  • the beater bar (44) thus may be easily and conveniently removed and replaced, without having to undo belts, screws, etc.
  • the foot (14) may comprise an optional dirt bin (58).
  • the dirt bin (58) may be removed from the foot (14) through a cover in the housing (50) or by pivoting the housing (50) to an open position. Upon removal, the dirt bin (58) may be emptied or replaced. If desired, the dirt bin (58) may comprise part of the housing (50).
  • the foot (14) may comprise one or more wheels (40).
  • a single wheel (40) may be disposed on the longitudinal centerline of the foot (14) as described in commonly assigned US 2013/0333129A1 .
  • the wheel (40) may be mounted towards the front (52) or rear (53) of the foot (14).
  • the axis and axle may be parallel to the width direction of the foot (14), and perpendicular to the longitudinal centerline of the foot (14).
  • the wheel (40) may have a diameter ranging from 18 to 63 mm and particularly be 43 mm.
  • the wheel (40) may be relatively narrow at the circumference, to improve maneuverability.
  • the wheel (40) may have a rubber periphery, to provide traction sufficient to drive each optional beater bar (44), if present.
  • the beater bar(s) (44) may be driven in a 1:1 ratio with the wheel (40) or may be geared to be rotationally driven faster than the wheel (40), at a ratio ranging to 3, 4, 5 or 6:1 or more.
  • the foot (14) may further comprise an optional plow (56).
  • the plow (56) may be chevron-shaped, arcuate, diagonally oriented with respect to the front (52) of the device, etc. The plow (56) may divert debris from the wheel to more directly be intercepted by the beater bar (44) and or sheet (20).
  • the housing (50) may have a removable or hingedly attached sole plate (70). Removal/pivoting of the sole plate (70) from/relative to the housing (50) may allow access to the, beater bars (44), dirt bin (58) and/or particularly the sheet (20). This arrangement allows the replacement of a beater bar (44) to occur without the use of tools, such as a screwdriver or pliers.
  • the pivoting relationship of the sole plate (70) relative to the housing (50) described herein does not require 360 degree rotation of one relative to the other.
  • the entire sole plate (70) may hinge to an open position.
  • a housing (50) and sole plate (70) may be movable relative to each other. One may be held stationary, while the other is articulated or translated to/from a closed position to an open position and back. While a sole plate (70) hingedly attached to a housing (50) is shown, one of skill will recognize the invention is not so limited.
  • the sole plate (70) and housing (50) may be distinguished from each other by the housing (50) generally being larger and heavier than the sole plate (70).
  • the housing (50) may serve as a frame for and provide attachment of components such as the wheel (40), beater bar (44) dirt bin (58) and/or other components.
  • the sole plate (70) pivots about a pivot axis. This axis may be perpendicular to the longitudinal centerline and extend between the two spaced apart sides (54).
  • the sole plate (70) has a forward portion (173) and rearward portion (172) opposingly disposed about the axis.
  • the forward portion (173) and rearward portion (172) rotate about the axis in synchronus relationship, in response to manipulation by the user. If the user grasps either the forward portion (173) or rearward portion, and manipulates one portion (172, 173) to move relative to the housing (50), the other portion (172, 173) will likewise and simultaneously move an equal amount relative to the housing (50) and around the pivot axis.
  • the forward portion (173) and rearward portion (172) may be joined in rigid relationship, to assure synchronus movement as the sole plate (70) rotates about the pivot axis relative to the housing (50).
  • Each of the forward portion (173) and rearward portion (172) of the sole plate (70) has one or more grippers (74).
  • This arrangement allows the sheet (20) to be attached to the sole plate (70) without attachment to or interference from the housing (50).
  • the sheet (20) is attached to the upwardly facing surfaces of both the forward portion (173) and rearward portion (172).
  • the grippers (74) may be disposed on the upwardly facing surfaces, oriented away from the floor, of both the forward portion (173) and rearward portion (172).
  • This arrangement advantageously allows the sheet (20) to wrap both the front edge of the forward portion (173) and rear edge of the rearward portion (172).
  • By wrapping both edges of the pivotable sole plate (70) snowplowing of debris in both the forward stroke direction and reverse stroke direction is reduced.
  • dislodging of the free edge of the sheet (20) which wraps the sole plate (70) is less likely to occur than if a free edge of the sheet (20) is disposed on the bottom of the sole plate (70) and rubs on the floor or other surface being cleaned.
  • the sole plate (70) may comprise a generally planar panel, having the forward portion (173) and rearward portion (172) in generally mutually coplanar relationship.
  • the sole plate (70) may be curved, particularly convex outwardly. This geometry provides the benefit of concentrating pressure from the user onto a smaller portion of the sheet (20) and reducing snowplowing of debris in front of the sheet (20).
  • One or more grippers (74) may be disposed on the head (72) of the sole plate (70).
  • One or more grippers (74) may be disposed on the panel (73) of the sole plate (70), and particularly may be disposed on the inner face thereof. This arrangement provides for all grippers (74) to be disposed on the articulable sole plate (70). In this arrangement, no grippers (74) are disposed on the housing (50).
  • the sheet grippers (74) may comprise resilient fingers as shown in commonly assigned 6,305,046 , 6,484,346 and 6,651,290 and Application Serial No. 13/947,501 filed July 22, 2013 .
  • the grippers (74) may also or alternatively comprise hook and loop fasteners, adhesive, friction grips, clamps, etc.
  • the grippers (74) may be exclusively disposed on the sole plate (70), as described herein. That is, the housing (50) may be free of grippers (74) and/or not require the use of grippers (74) to secure a sheet (20) to the foot (14).
  • This arrangement provides the benefit, not predicted by the art, the benefit that all grippers (74) can rotate together, in synchronous relationship with each other, and without relative movement between the grippers (74). Further this arrangement provides the benefit, not predicted in the art, that that the grippers (74) can be synchronously rotated together independent of the housing (50). By rotating independent of the housing (50), all grippers (74) can be accessed together in a position convenient for the user to install, remove or otherwise service the sheet (20). This arrangement prevents the housing (50) from unduly interfering with access to the grippers (74).
  • the sole plate (70) may comprise a panel (73) and optional head (72) extending therefrom and particularly outwardly and/or upwardly therefrom.
  • the head (72) may be disposed on the rearward portion (172) of the sole plate (70).
  • the panel (73) may be disposed on or comprise the forward portion (173) of the sole plate (70).
  • a large portion of the panel (73) may have a generally flat shape, and be generally planar.
  • the panel (73) may have an interior face and exterior face opposed thereto.
  • Such panel (73) portion of the sole plate (70) need not be flat, as shown, but may have a convex or other arcuate shape, as helpful.
  • the panel (73) may have a proximal end near the head (72) and a distal end remote therefrom. The distal end of the panel (73) may have an edge for convenient wrapping of the sheet (20) therearound.
  • the head (72) may be integral with and/or rigidly attached to the panel (73). This arrangement provides the benefit, not found in the art, that as the sole plate (70) is moved, such during rotated to the open/closed positions, the head (72) and panel (73) are synchronized and move together without independent movement therebetween. Synchronus, simultaneous movement of the head (72) and panel (73) provide the benefit of less manipulation of the foot (14) during sheet (20) installation/replacement.
  • the head (72), and rearward portion (172) in particular, may be disposed at the back of the foot (14).
  • the sole plate (70) may partially wrap the housing (50), providing for advantageous placement of the grippers (74) on the sole plate (70).
  • One or more grippers (74) may be disposed on the inside of the sole plate (70), and particularly the inside of the panel (73).
  • one or more grippers (74) may be disposed on the top of the sole plate (70), and particularly the top of the head (72).
  • the head (72) may comprise grippers (74) which are disposed on the top thereof, and may be generally horizontally oriented. Alternatively or additionally, the grippers (74) may be disposed on the rear (53) of the head (72). This arrangement disposes the grippers (74) in a vertical orientation although one of skill will recognize the grippers (74) may be disposed in an orientation between vertical and horizontal.
  • the head (72) of Figs. 3A and 3B has a generally vertically oriented surface. This surface provides the benefit that a portion of the sheet (20) may be vertically oriented for cleaning of baseboards, lower walls, etc. If desired, the rear (53) of the head (72) may be made of or lined with sponge, rubber, or other resiliently compliant material to conform to the profile of baseboards, molding, etc.
  • the head (72) may be stationary relative to the housing (50), and still have the vertically oriented grippers (74) on the rear (53) face of the foot (14). This arrangement still provides for cleaning of baseboards, etc.
  • the arrangement of this invention provides the benefit, not found in the art that one end of the sheet (20) may be disposed on top of the movable sole plate (70) for convenience while the other end of the sheet (20) may wrap the distal end of the panel (73), minimizing snagging/snowplowing during use.
  • two or more grippers (74) may be disposed on the top of the head (72), and two or more grippers (74) may be disposed on the inside of the panel (73). This arrangement provides the benefit that all grippers (74) move together as the sole plate (70) is rotated relative to the housing (50).
  • the axis about which the sole plate (70) articulates may be parallel to the longitudinal centerline or skewed relative thereto, including being skewed relative to the horizontal plane.
  • the axis may be disposed on a side (54) of the sole plate (54).
  • the side (54) of the sole plate (70) may be generally coplanar with the side (54) of the housing (50).
  • the side (54) of the sole plate (70) may be inboard of the side (54) of the housing (50), or may be outboard thereof, so that the sole plate (70) and housing (50) have mutually different widths.
  • the foot (14) may further comprise a hinge, universal joint, ball and socket joint, etc. or portion thereof to pivotally receive a handle (12). Optionally and if small enough, the foot (14) may be used without a handle (12).
  • the device (10) may optionally comprise a vacuum, to remove debris from the floor.
  • the vacuum may be fan powered, and provide for delivery of lose debris to a dirt bin.
  • the dirt bin may be mounted on the handle (12) of the device (10), as disclosed in US 7,137,169 . If a vacuum system is used, the vacuum system may have a pivoting nozzle to allow access to sheet grippers (74), as disclosed in US 7,293,322 .
  • the device (10) may optionally spray the cleaning solution onto the floor or other target surface.
  • the cleaning solution may be any of the liquid solutions described above, aqueous or otherwise.
  • the sprayer may be a pump system, as described with respect to commonly assigned US 8,186,898 , or a gravity feed system, either permanently/removably attached to the device (10) or a part thereof. Or a separate aerosol or trigger pump sprayer may be utilized, as are well known in the art.
  • a spray system may be advantageously used with a single-use sheet (20), which is discarded after one cleaning event or with reusable sheets (20), such as microfiber sheets (20). If spray is used it will be advantageous to use dry absorbent sheets (20) such those described in commonly assigned 6,101,661; US 7,144,173 and 7,163,349 ,
  • the device (10) may optionally apply steam to the floor.
  • the steam may be applied through a dry sheet or a pre-wetted sheet as disclosed in commonly assigned US 2013/0319463 .

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