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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 18, 1998
Filed:
Mar. 29, 1995
Kouichi Muta, Chiba, JP;
Hoky Contico, L.L.C., St. Louis, MO (US);
Abstract
A cleaning member having reduced manufacturing cost is provided for effectively sweeping out fine dust, pieces of thread, pieces of cotton waste and the like, and otherwise improving dust collecting performance. The cleaning members for cleaning areas nearby walls are fitted to a floor cleaner that stirs up dust on the surface of a floor by means of a rotary member mounted on its main body casing. The floor cleaner receives and contains the stirred-up dust in dust collecting chambers. The cleaning member includes a mounting section which is molded integrally from a soft and flexible material and which is for mounting the cleaning member onto the main body casing, and at least one downwardly extending plate.