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US2668306A
US2668306A US184658A US18465850A US2668306A US 2668306 A US2668306 A US 2668306A US 184658 A US184658 A US 184658A US 18465850 A US18465850 A US 18465850A US 2668306 A US2668306 A US 2668306A
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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
    • A47L11/4038—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
    • A47L11/10—Floor surfacing or polishing machines motor-driven
    • A47L11/14—Floor surfacing or polishing machines motor-driven with rotating tools
    • A47L11/16—Floor surfacing or polishing machines motor-driven with rotating tools the tools being disc brushes
    • A47L11/162—Floor surfacing or polishing machines motor-driven with rotating tools the tools being disc brushes having only a single disc brush
    • A47L11/1625—Floor surfacing or polishing machines motor-driven with rotating tools the tools being disc brushes having only a single disc brush with supply of cleaning agents
    • 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

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  • the container is divided into two chambers by a horizontal partition.
  • the upper chamber is adapted to contain liquid wax and the partition is provided with a Valved opening leading to a bottom distributing chamber.
  • the bottom of the lower distributing chamber is closed by a ne mesh screen which serves to support a porous wax spreading cloth and to distribute the wax over the cloth.
  • An operator for the valve extends upwardly through the upper chamber and is positioned to be contacted by the propelling handle of the polisher so that downward movement of the handle will open the valve when it is desired to apply wax to the floor.
  • Figure 1 is a side elevation of a floor polisher with the waxing attachment of this invention applied thereto;
  • Figure 2 is a cross-sectional view of the waxer attachment taken on line 2-2 of Fig. 1, looking in the direction of the arrows;
  • Figure 3 is a plan view of the polisher and attachment of Fig. 1.
  • the reference numeral I represents the main frame as a floor polisher of known construction having a plurality of rotatable brushes I I driven by a motor housed within the hood I2.
  • the polisher is adapted to be propelled about during polishing operation by handle I3 pivoted to the frame I0 by pivot pintles I4.
  • a wax container I5 is attached to the pintles I4 by a pair of arms I6, having slots I1 which slide over the pintles I4 inside the bail arms of the handle I3 and pivoted to the container I5 by pintles I8 preferably welded to the side walls of the container I3 as shown in Fig. 2.
  • the container I5 is formed with a top portion I9 and a bottom portion 20 which extends about the periphery of the top portion I9 and has a ledge 2
  • the ledge 2I forms a support for a wax distributing screen 22 which supports a porous cloth wax applicator 23 clamped about the periphery of bottom portion 20 by a clamping band 24 held in clamping position by a releasable latch 25.
  • the interior of the top portion I3 of the container I5 is divided into two chambers by a horizontal partition 26 having a flange 21 preferably brazed or otherwise secured to the inner wall of the portion I9.
  • the partition 26 is provided with a central opening 28 in which a valve seat member 29 is suitably secured.
  • the valve seat 29 cooperates with a valve 30 preferably made of rubber such as neoprene which is not affected by oils in the liquid wax.
  • has its lower end secured to the valve 30 and extends upwardly through a guide 32 secured in the top of the container I5 by a closure 33 which may be brazed or otherwise secured to the container I5.
  • the valve 36 is spring-biased upwardly by a spring 34 resting against the partition 26 at its lower end and at its upper end against a downwardly facing disc 35 which abuts a shoulder 36 on the valve stem 3I.
  • a pin 31 passes through the upper end of the stem 3l to form a stop to prevent excess opening of the valve 30.
  • the upper end of the stem 3I is positioned immediately below a roller 38 clamped to the handle I3 by a suitable clamping band 39.
  • the container I5 is provided with a filling opening closed by a cap 40 as shown in Fig. 2.
  • the polisher is then propelled about over the surface being polished and when it is desired to apply wax the handle I3 is depressed so that the roller 38 will contact the top of the Valve stem 3I and open the valve 30 to supply liquid wax to the top of the distributing screen 22 and to the wax applying cloth 23.
  • a combined floor polisher and waxer comprising, a body, polishing brushes rotatably carried by said body, a propelling handle pivoted to said body and extending upwardly and rearwardly therefrom during polishing operations, a wax containing receptacle at the rear ⁇ of said body, a wax applicator secured to the bottom of said receptacle, a pair of arms pivoted to said receptacle and to said body whe'by'sa'id'receptacle is propelled along behind said body with said applicator resting upon Vthe surface being polished, valve means in said receptacle for dis- 4 pensing wax to said applicator and an actuator for saidvalve means positioned to be contacted by said handle upon downward pivotal movement thereof.

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E. O. KOHL FLOOR POLISHER Feb. 9, 1954 2 Sheets-Sheet l Filed Sept. 13. 1950 @1F/mrd 0. xfa/lz y@ 5/ f ATTORNEY.
INVENTOR.
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FLOOR POLISHER Filed sept. 15, 195o 2 sheets-sheet 2 INVENTOR.
Erhard O. /ozZ BY @'W ATTORNEY.
Patented Feb. 9, 1954 FLOOR POLISHER Erhard 0. Kohl, Massillon, Ohio, assignor to The Hoover Company, North Canton, IOhio, a corporation of Ohio Application September 13, 1950, Serial No. 184,658
1 Claim.
to the rear of a oor polisher so that it may ben readily attached thereto when it is desired to apply wax to the oor. The container is divided into two chambers by a horizontal partition. The upper chamber is adapted to contain liquid wax and the partition is provided with a Valved opening leading to a bottom distributing chamber. The bottom of the lower distributing chamber is closed by a ne mesh screen which serves to support a porous wax spreading cloth and to distribute the wax over the cloth. An operator for the valve extends upwardly through the upper chamber and is positioned to be contacted by the propelling handle of the polisher so that downward movement of the handle will open the valve when it is desired to apply wax to the floor.
Other objects and advantages of this invention will become apparent as the description proceeds when taken in connection with the accompanying drawings in which:
Figure 1 is a side elevation of a floor polisher with the waxing attachment of this invention applied thereto;
Figure 2 is a cross-sectional view of the waxer attachment taken on line 2-2 of Fig. 1, looking in the direction of the arrows; and
Figure 3 is a plan view of the polisher and attachment of Fig. 1.
Referring to the drawings the reference numeral I represents the main frame as a floor polisher of known construction having a plurality of rotatable brushes I I driven by a motor housed within the hood I2. The polisher is adapted to be propelled about during polishing operation by handle I3 pivoted to the frame I0 by pivot pintles I4.
A wax container I5 is attached to the pintles I4 by a pair of arms I6, having slots I1 which slide over the pintles I4 inside the bail arms of the handle I3 and pivoted to the container I5 by pintles I8 preferably welded to the side walls of the container I3 as shown in Fig. 2. The container I5 is formed with a top portion I9 and a bottom portion 20 which extends about the periphery of the top portion I9 and has a ledge 2| extending inwardly toward the center of the container I5. The ledge 2I forms a support for a wax distributing screen 22 which supports a porous cloth wax applicator 23 clamped about the periphery of bottom portion 20 by a clamping band 24 held in clamping position by a releasable latch 25.
The interior of the top portion I3 of the container I5 is divided into two chambers by a horizontal partition 26 having a flange 21 preferably brazed or otherwise secured to the inner wall of the portion I9. The partition 26 is provided with a central opening 28 in which a valve seat member 29 is suitably secured. The valve seat 29 cooperates with a valve 30 preferably made of rubber such as neoprene which is not affected by oils in the liquid wax. A Valve stem 3| has its lower end secured to the valve 30 and extends upwardly through a guide 32 secured in the top of the container I5 by a closure 33 which may be brazed or otherwise secured to the container I5.
The valve 36 is spring-biased upwardly by a spring 34 resting against the partition 26 at its lower end and at its upper end against a downwardly facing disc 35 which abuts a shoulder 36 on the valve stem 3I. A pin 31 passes through the upper end of the stem 3l to form a stop to prevent excess opening of the valve 30.
The upper end of the stem 3I is positioned immediately below a roller 38 clamped to the handle I3 by a suitable clamping band 39. The container I5 is provided with a filling opening closed by a cap 40 as shown in Fig. 2.
Operation When it is desired to apply wax to the surface being polished the closure 40 is removed and the container I5 filled with wax as shown in Fig. 2. The closure 40 is then replaced and the slots I1 in the arms I6 slid over the pintles I4 on the inside of the handle bails of the handle I3. Since the arms I6 are pivoted to the pintles I4 and to the pintles I8 the wax applying cloth 23 will rest horizontally upon the surface being polished immediately to the rear of the polisher.
The polisher is then propelled about over the surface being polished and when it is desired to apply wax the handle I3 is depressed so that the roller 38 will contact the top of the Valve stem 3I and open the valve 30 to supply liquid wax to the top of the distributing screen 22 and to the wax applying cloth 23.
From the foregoing, it can be seen that according to this invention a simple attachment is provided for a floor polisher for the application of liquid wax to the surface being polished which requires no modification of the polisher, except the application of the clamping band 33 to the handle I3.
While I have shown but a single embodiment of my invention it is to be understood that that embodiment is to be taken as illustrative only and not in a limiting sense. I do not wish to be limited to the particular structure shown and described but to include all equivalent variations thereof except as limited by the scope of the claim.
A combined floor polisher and waxer comprising, a body, polishing brushes rotatably carried by said body, a propelling handle pivoted to said body and extending upwardly and rearwardly therefrom during polishing operations, a wax containing receptacle at the rear `of said body, a wax applicator secured to the bottom of said receptacle, a pair of arms pivoted to said receptacle and to said body whe'by'sa'id'receptacle is propelled along behind said body with said applicator resting upon Vthe surface being polished, valve means in said receptacle for dis- 4 pensing wax to said applicator and an actuator for saidvalve means positioned to be contacted by said handle upon downward pivotal movement thereof.
ERHARD O. KOI-IL.
References Cited in the le of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name late m 929,943 Hart Aug. 3, 1909 1,447,382 Green Mar. 6, 1923 1,547,115 Grant July 21, 1925 1,762,627 McCarthy June 10, 1930 '1,783,773 Bilde Dec. 2, 1930 877,951 'Norris sept. 20, 1932 1,931,977 Brooks Oct. 24, 1933 1,937,287 McGee Nov. 28, 1933 1,972,318 Rosenberg Sept. 4, 1934 2,000,167 Forman May 7, 1935
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US2768399A (en) * 1955-01-06 1956-10-30 Piatt & Smillie Chemicals Inc Applicator
US2768400A (en) * 1954-08-23 1956-10-30 Piatt & Smillie Chemicals Inc Applicator
US5114255A (en) * 1990-10-15 1992-05-19 Villarreal Jose R Applicator brush assembly
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US929943A (en) * 1908-04-16 1909-08-03 Joseph T Hart Floor-oiler.
US1447382A (en) * 1921-12-28 1923-03-06 Andrew W Green Floor-finishing apparatus
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US1877951A (en) * 1930-09-26 1932-09-20 Regina Corp Floor machine
US1931977A (en) * 1931-09-22 1933-10-24 James G Brooks Floor waxer and polisher
US1937287A (en) * 1929-02-06 1933-11-28 William L Mcgee Electric floor machine
US1972318A (en) * 1932-07-30 1934-09-04 John P Rosenberg Waxing device
US2000167A (en) * 1934-02-13 1935-05-07 Florence B Bohack Liquid dispenser

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US1447382A (en) * 1921-12-28 1923-03-06 Andrew W Green Floor-finishing apparatus
US1547115A (en) * 1924-04-19 1925-07-21 Grant Ephrant Floor waxing and polishing machine
US1783773A (en) * 1928-08-18 1930-12-02 Inventia Patentverwertungs Ges Surface-treating machine
US1937287A (en) * 1929-02-06 1933-11-28 William L Mcgee Electric floor machine
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US1877951A (en) * 1930-09-26 1932-09-20 Regina Corp Floor machine
US1931977A (en) * 1931-09-22 1933-10-24 James G Brooks Floor waxer and polisher
US1972318A (en) * 1932-07-30 1934-09-04 John P Rosenberg Waxing device
US2000167A (en) * 1934-02-13 1935-05-07 Florence B Bohack Liquid dispenser

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US2768400A (en) * 1954-08-23 1956-10-30 Piatt & Smillie Chemicals Inc Applicator
US2768399A (en) * 1955-01-06 1956-10-30 Piatt & Smillie Chemicals Inc Applicator
US5114255A (en) * 1990-10-15 1992-05-19 Villarreal Jose R Applicator brush assembly
WO2012013223A1 (en) * 2010-07-27 2012-02-02 Alfred Kärcher Gmbh & Co. Kg Floor treatment device having a reservoir securing mechanism
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