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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 30, 1993
Filed:
Dec. 07, 1992
Applicant:
Inventor:
Joel Hughes, Wilmington, NC (US);
Assignee:
Container Products Corp., Wilmington, NC (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B08B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
15302 ; 15305 ; 15321 ;
Abstract
A portable cleaning apparatus including means for suctioning spent cleaning fluid and recoverable debris, dirt and contaminates from the surface being cleaned, including a portable cart housing a auger type tumbler adapted to received vacuumed debris and wherein the tumbling debris is subject to blast spray cleaning liquids. A recovery chamber at one end of the tumbler provides a closed trap door that retains cleaned debris within the cart until the vacuum suction is disrupted at which time, the trap door is opened, the debris is then deposited, thoroughly cleaned onto the supporting surface.