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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 21, 2025
Filed:
Aug. 17, 2023
Applicant:
Origyn Llc, Wayland, MA (US);
Inventors:
Jason Thorne, Dover, MA (US);
Sam Liu, Suzhou, CN;
Assignee:
Origyn LLC, Wayland, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A47L 13/12 (2006.01); A46B 9/02 (2006.01); A47L 13/022 (2006.01); A47L 13/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A47L 13/12 (2013.01); A46B 9/026 (2013.01); A47L 13/022 (2013.01); A47L 13/08 (2013.01); A46B 2200/3033 (2013.01);
Abstract
A flexible flap coupled to the bottom of a cleaning tool is designed to have a distal end that contacts the floor and scrapes along the floor as the cleaning tool is moved across the floor in order to help guide debris into a catch tray. The flexible flap also has a design such that the distal end can curl inwards after interaction with an obstacle (e.g., recess or protrusion of the floor surface) and continue to move across the floor picking up debris, even after the distal end of the flexible flap has been curled.