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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 09, 2015
Filed:
Feb. 14, 2013
Applicant:
Tennant Company, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Inventor:
Kevin L. Shinler, Minnetonka, MN (US);
Assignee:
Tennant Company, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A47L 11/30 (2006.01); A47L 11/28 (2006.01); A47L 11/40 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A47L 11/28 (2013.01); Y10T 29/49826 (2015.01); A47L 11/4038 (2013.01); A47L 11/4044 (2013.01);
Abstract
A surface maintenance vehicle with quick release squeegee assembly and a method of connecting a squeegee assembly to the brush deck of a floor surface maintenance vehicle. A single release latch may be used to connect and disconnect the squeegee assembly and the brush deck. When engaged, corresponding locating structures on the brush deck and a frame of the squeegee assembly align the brush deck and the frame and provide points where the relative movement between the brush deck and frame are restricted.