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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 12, 2011
Filed:
Sep. 28, 2006
Stephen B. Cook, Appleton, WI (US);
Brian James Ludka, Neenah, WI (US);
Gregory J. Rajala, Neenah, WI (US);
Carl Gerard Rippl, Appleton, WI (US);
Stephen B. Cook, Appleton, WI (US);
Brian James Ludka, Neenah, WI (US);
Gregory J. Rajala, Neenah, WI (US);
Carl Gerard Rippl, Appleton, WI (US);
Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc., Neenah, WI (US);
Abstract
A floor scrubbing apparatus that is particularly well suited to scrubbing carpet materials is disclosed. The floor scrubbing apparatus is manually operated and includes a drive roller coupled to a scrub roller. In one embodiment, the drive roller is coupled to the scrub roller using a gear arrangement that causes the scrub roller to rotate faster than the drive roller. If desired, the apparatus can include a cleaning fluid dispensing system. For instance, the apparatus can include one or more nozzles that dispense a cleaning fluid onto a carpet material as the material is being cleaned.