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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 21, 2017
Filed:
Sep. 10, 2013
Applicant:
Kärcher North America, Inc., Englewood, CO (US);
Inventors:
Andrew Fischer, Englewood, CO (US);
Ronald Matthew Forbes, Englewood, CO (US);
Assignee:
Kärcher North America, Inc., Englewood, CO (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A47L 11/40 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A47L 11/4055 (2013.01); A47L 11/4044 (2013.01); A47L 11/4058 (2013.01);
Abstract
A lift device is provided which allows a surface-contacting feature to articulate. The device raises and lowers a squeegee regardless of its lateral location. An actuator arm is provided on one end of a pivot arm channel such that when the actuator arm fully extends it disengages from the one end of the pivot arm channel. An actuator cable remains in tension such that it may be raised or lowered regardless of whether the surface-contacting feature's lateral position.