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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 04, 2014
Filed:
May. 29, 2012
Charles A. Crawford, Racine, WI (US);
Andrew M. Bober, Racine, WI (US);
Shwn-meei Y. Linden, Racine, WI (US);
Christopher F. Lang, Racine, WI (US);
Axel Schmitz, Gommiswald, CH;
Alfred Adolf Widmer, Wil, CH;
Charles A. Crawford, Racine, WI (US);
Andrew M. Bober, Racine, WI (US);
Shwn-meei Y. Linden, Racine, WI (US);
Christopher F. Lang, Racine, WI (US);
Axel Schmitz, Gommiswald, CH;
Alfred Adolf Widmer, Wil, CH;
Diversey, Inc., Sturtevant, WI (US);
Abstract
A floor finish application tool and method for applying floor finishes to a floor. Some embodiments are provided with disposable or quickly replaceable features, such as feed lines or reservoirs to eliminate the need for time consuming clean-up operations. Some embodiments are provided with a two portion hinged head having a spreading or distributing portion and a leveling portion to provide substantially uniform floor finish thickness across a floor. Some embodiments also feature an applicator pad composed of at least two different types of material. The first material is a floor finish distributing material that serves a function of substantially uniformly spreading bulk floor finish across a floor. The second material is a floor finish finishing material that is suitable for leveling the already spread floor finish.