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US1570739A
US1570739A US587645A US58764522A US1570739A US 1570739 A US1570739 A US 1570739A US 587645 A US587645 A US 587645A US 58764522 A US58764522 A US 58764522A US 1570739 A US1570739 A US 1570739A
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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
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    • A47L11/4038—Disk 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
    • A47L11/00—Machines for cleaning floors, carpets, furniture, walls, or wall coverings
    • A47L11/02—Floor surfacing or polishing machines
    • A47L11/20—Floor surfacing or polishing machines combined with vacuum cleaning devices
    • A47L11/204—Floor surfacing or polishing machines combined with vacuum cleaning devices having combined drive for brushes and for vacuum cleaning
    • A47L11/206—Floor surfacing or polishing machines combined with vacuum cleaning devices having combined drive for brushes and for vacuum cleaning for rotary disc brushes
    • A47L11/2065—Floor surfacing or polishing machines combined with vacuum cleaning devices having combined drive for brushes and for vacuum cleaning for rotary disc brushes having only one disc brush
    • 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
    • A47L11/4063—Driving means; Transmission means therefor
    • A47L11/4069—Driving or transmission means for the cleaning 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
    • 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
    • A47L11/4094—Accessories to be used in combination with conventional vacuum-cleaning devices

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  • This invention relates particularly to a poli'shin or scrubbing attachment for a able suction cleaning apparatus.
  • An object of the invention is to provide a polishing or scrubbing" device that may be quickly and easily attached to or detached iromgz conventional portable, suction cleaning apparatus, of the ty used for household purposes, in lieu a dust bag, permitting a double use of the apparatus, either of a suction cleaner or of a polisher and scrubber.
  • a further object of the invention is to provide an attachment that will superior in point of simplicity, inexpensiveness of construction, positiveness of operation, and facility and convenience in use and general efficiency.
  • Other objects and advantages will ap ear as this description progresses; 7 F11 this specification and the annexed drawings, the invention is illustrated in the form considered to bethe best but it is to be understood that the invention is not limited to such form, because it may be embodied in other forms; and it is also to be understood that in and by the claims following the description, it is desired to cover the invention in wha'tscver form it may be embodiedwithin the scope of the terminology of the claim.
  • F ig. 1 represents aside elevation of a typical suction cleaner having a polishing or scrubbing attachment secured thereto as constructed in accordance with our invention, I I
  • FIG. 2 is an enierged front elevation of Fig. l.
  • Fig. 3 is plan section taken through F 1g. 2 on the line 8- Fig. i is an enlarged vertical section taken through Fig. l on the line l---4.
  • the construction illustrated in concise, and exact descripstem-dart and conventional type of a p0rtthe drawings comprises a standard and conventional type of enclosing frame or casin 1 of a suction cleaning apparatus supporte on the rollers 2 to permit a free and easy movement of said casing through the handle 3.
  • the casing 1 is provided with a motor 4, or other equivalent prime mover, having means thereon, within the interior of said casing, to create a suction necessary for the functioning of the apparatus as a suction cleaner.
  • An electric switch 23 is arranged on the casing 1, to which the lead wires 24 and 25 are connected and through which the source of energy is directed to the motor, whereby the startlngland stopping of said motor may be oontro ed.
  • An end of the casing 1 isprovided with a flanged outlet neck 5 thereon,
  • a dust bag snot shown to which a dust bag snot shown) might be secured for receivingust and other articles passed from the casing 1.
  • Our invention contemplates the removlng of the dust bag from the flange 5, when the apparatus is not to be used as a suction c eaner, and securing a bracket 6, by a flange facing 7 to the flange 5, on the casing 1 by the detachable wing nuts.
  • the flange facing 7 on the bracket 6 is a. solid member and when secured in position on the flange of the casing 1 entirely closes the exhaust opening therein so that the some will not function as a vacuum or suction cleaner.
  • the outer end of the bracket 6 is provided-With an opening therein, in which the shaft 9 is ada ted to be revolubly journaled on substautia ly a vertical axis. Collars 10 and 10 are secured on the shaft 9 on the opposite sides of the bracket 6 to eliminate vertical end play of said shaft.
  • the opp0- site ends of the shaft 9 project above and below the bracket 6.
  • the upper end of said shaft has a pulley 11 secured thereon, substantially in ali ment with a companion pulley 12 secureg by the machine screw 13 to the commutator shaft 14 of the motor 4 on the casing 1.
  • a flexible driving belt 15 passes around and connects the pulleys 11 and 12, so that each will be driven in unison.
  • a scrubbin or pol ling brush 16, having bristles 1 of any desirable character therein, is arranged odjzzc. -t the lower end of the shaft 9.
  • flan ed bushing 18 is secured on the upper of the brush 16, said bushing having an eulor ed cavity 19 therein adapted to receive the ob-like end 20 of the shaft 9.
  • the bushing 18 is slotted throughout its entire length, as at 21, at diametrically opposite points to receive the pin 22 passed transversely through the knoblike end of the shaft 9. tween the shaft end and brush bushing permits of a universal movement of the brush relative to the shaft, thus eliminating the possibility of' the 'ap aratus becoming inoperative in the scrub ing or. polishing operations, should the same come in engagement with irregularities or other unevenness on the floor or surface being worked upon.
  • Our invention has proven to be a very necessary attachment for vacuum cleaners in that for a verv small additional cost, it is possible to secure an apparatus capable of transforming very arduous and hard work into a light and easy duty ⁇
  • hardemed llool's are polished by means of a heavy l'lP'ilSll, weighing from ten (10) to twenty (20) pounds. which is unwieldy to handle and operate and cumbersome to manipulate.
  • the construction of the polishing attachment is decidedly simplified so that the ordinary unskilled mechanic, such as a housewife, merely by removing the dust bag on the suction cleaner can secure the polishing attachment thereto or detach the same therefrom at will.

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Jan. 26 1926.
J. R. GlLLlL-AND Er AL POLISHING ATTACHMENT FOR PORTABLE VACUUM CLEANERS Filed Sept. 12. 1922' ALPH G LLILAMD WILLlAM J.Gu Lu.AuD
Patented Jan. 26, 1926.
UNITED 'STATES some mm omxunn um J. GILLILAHD, OF .EiEtN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA.
POLISHING ATTACHKBHT FOB PORTABLE 746m CLDAR'IBB.
Application flied September 12, 1822. Serial No. 887,645.
To all whom it may concern:
Be it known that we, JOHN RALPH GIL- ninsno and WILLIAM J. GILLILAND, citizens of the United States, and residents of the 5 city' and county of San Francisco, State of California, have made a new and useful invention, to wit, Improvements in Polishing Attachments for Portable Vacuum Cleaners; and we do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, lion of the same.
This invention relates particularly to a poli'shin or scrubbing attachment for a able suction cleaning apparatus. v
An object of the invention is to provide a polishing or scrubbing" device that may be quickly and easily attached to or detached iromgz conventional portable, suction cleaning apparatus, of the ty used for household purposes, in lieu a dust bag, permitting a double use of the apparatus, either of a suction cleaner or of a polisher and scrubber.
A further object of the invention is to provide an attachment that will superior in point of simplicity, inexpensiveness of construction, positiveness of operation, and facility and convenience in use and general efficiency. Other objects and advantages will ap ear as this description progresses; 7 F11 this specification and the annexed drawings, the invention is illustrated in the form considered to bethe best but it is to be understood that the invention is not limited to such form, because it may be embodied in other forms; and it is also to be understood that in and by the claims following the description, it is desired to cover the invention in wha'tscver form it may be embodiedwithin the scope of the terminology of the claim.
In the accompanying drawings,
F ig. 1 represents aside elevation of a typical suction cleaner having a polishing or scrubbing attachment secured thereto as constructed in accordance with our invention, I I
2 is an enierged front elevation of Fig. l.
Fig. 3 is plan section taken through F 1g. 2 on the line 8- Fig. i is an enlarged vertical section taken through Fig. l on the line l---4.
\ in detail, the construction illustrated in concise, and exact descripstem-dart and conventional type of a p0rtthe drawings comprises a standard and conventional type of enclosing frame or casin 1 of a suction cleaning apparatus supporte on the rollers 2 to permit a free and easy movement of said casing through the handle 3. The casing 1 is provided with a motor 4, or other equivalent prime mover, having means thereon, within the interior of said casing, to create a suction necessary for the functioning of the apparatus as a suction cleaner. An electric switch 23 is arranged on the casing 1, to which the lead wires 24 and 25 are connected and through which the source of energy is directed to the motor, whereby the startlngland stopping of said motor may be oontro ed. An end of the casing 1 isprovided with a flanged outlet neck 5 thereon,
to which a dust bag snot shown) might be secured for receivingust and other articles passed from the casing 1.- Our invention contemplates the removlng of the dust bag from the flange 5, when the apparatus is not to be used as a suction c eaner, and securing a bracket 6, by a flange facing 7 to the flange 5, on the casing 1 by the detachable wing nuts. 8. The flange facing 7 on the bracket 6 is a. solid member and when secured in position on the flange of the casing 1 entirely closes the exhaust opening therein so that the some will not function as a vacuum or suction cleaner.
The outer end of the bracket 6 is provided-With an opening therein, in which the shaft 9 is ada ted to be revolubly journaled on substautia ly a vertical axis. Collars 10 and 10 are secured on the shaft 9 on the opposite sides of the bracket 6 to eliminate vertical end play of said shaft. The opp0- site ends of the shaft 9 project above and below the bracket 6. The upper end of said shaft has a pulley 11 secured thereon, substantially in ali ment with a companion pulley 12 secureg by the machine screw 13 to the commutator shaft 14 of the motor 4 on the casing 1. A flexible driving belt 15 passes around and connects the pulleys 11 and 12, so that each will be driven in unison.
A scrubbin or pol ling brush 16, having bristles 1 of any desirable character therein, is arranged odjzzc. -t the lower end of the shaft 9. flan ed bushing 18 is secured on the upper of the brush 16, said bushing having an eulor ed cavity 19 therein adapted to receive the ob-like end 20 of the shaft 9. The bushing 18 is slotted throughout its entire length, as at 21, at diametrically opposite points to receive the pin 22 passed transversely through the knoblike end of the shaft 9. tween the shaft end and brush bushing permits of a universal movement of the brush relative to the shaft, thus eliminating the possibility of' the 'ap aratus becoming inoperative in the scrub ing or. polishing operations, should the same come in engagement with irregularities or other unevenness on the floor or surface being worked upon.
Our invention has proven to be a very necessary attachment for vacuum cleaners in that for a verv small additional cost, it is possible to secure an apparatus capable of transforming very arduous and hard work into a light and easy duty} At the present time, hardemed llool's are polished by means of a heavy l'lP'ilSll, weighing from ten (10) to twenty (20) pounds. which is unwieldy to handle and operate and cumbersome to manipulate. It is possible by means of our attachment to convert the vacuum cleaner into a more BlllClBIlt pohsher and scrubber than the unwieldy polishing brush and at The connection be I the same time, the apparatus can be handled and operated with the same ease as a vacuum cleaner. The construction of the polishing attachment is decidedly simplified so that the ordinary unskilled mechanic, such as a housewife, merely by removing the dust bag on the suction cleaner can secure the polishing attachment thereto or detach the same therefrom at will.
Having thus described this invention, what we claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent is In combination with a vacuum cleaner casing having a motor thereon, of a bracket detachably secured to said casing; a vertical shaft revolubly mounted in said bracket; driving means connecting said shaft and motor; and a brush connected to the lower end of said shaft by means of a universal joint. I
in testimony whereof, we have hereunto set our hands at San Francisco, California, this 98th day of August 1922.
J. RALPH GILLILAND, WILLIAM J. GILLILAND.
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