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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 12, 2014
Filed:
Apr. 03, 2009
Greg Bilek, Doylestown, OH (US);
David Cotsmire, North Canton, OH (US);
Jeff Louis, Akron, OH (US);
Ronald Kintz, North Canton, OH (US);
Kevin Thomas, Richmond, VA (US);
Greg Bilek, Doylestown, OH (US);
David Cotsmire, North Canton, OH (US);
Jeff Louis, Akron, OH (US);
Ronald Kintz, North Canton, OH (US);
Kevin Thomas, Richmond, VA (US);
Techtronic Floor Care Technology Limited, Tortola, VG;
Abstract
An agitator arrangement for a floor cleaning machine is disclosed including various multi-agitator configurations or one agitator configuration with a plurality of brushes with bristle bundles for rotation of the brushes about an approximate vertical axis with a plurality of stationary downwardly projecting, bristle bundles arranged in at least one row approximately side by side with or without an offset. In particular, agitator assemblies having multiple brushes that rotate in approximately a horizontal and approximately a vertical axis or that rotate at different speeds and torque. Other configurations may include multi-row multiple vertical axis agitators.