GB2620070B - Surface treatment tool - Google Patents

Surface treatment tool

Info

Publication number: GB2620070B
Authority: GB; United Kingdom
Prior art keywords: surface treatment; treatment tool; tool; treatment
Prior art date: 2021-03-26
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.): Active

Application number

GB2315445.3A

Other versions

GB2620070A (en

Inventor

Killi Imre

Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)

Dextron Technology Ltd

Original Assignee

Dextron Technology Ltd

Priority date (The priority date is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the date listed.)

2021-03-26

Filing date

2022-03-25

Publication date

2025-07-30

2021-03-26 Priority claimed from GB2104339.3A external-priority patent/GB2606134B/en

2022-03-25 Application filed by Dextron Technology Ltd filed Critical Dextron Technology Ltd

2023-12-27 Publication of GB2620070A publication Critical patent/GB2620070A/en

2025-07-30 Application granted granted Critical

2025-07-30 Publication of GB2620070B publication Critical patent/GB2620070B/en

Status Active legal-status Critical Current

2042-03-25 Anticipated expiration legal-status Critical

Classifications

- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
- A47L—DOMESTIC WASHING OR CLEANING; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
- A47L11/00—Machines for cleaning floors, carpets, furniture, walls, or wall coverings
- A47L11/29—Floor-scrubbing machines characterised by means for taking-up dirty liquid
- A47L11/30—Floor-scrubbing machines characterised by means for taking-up dirty liquid by suction
- A47L11/302—Floor-scrubbing machines characterised by means for taking-up dirty liquid by suction having rotary tools
- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
- A47L—DOMESTIC WASHING OR CLEANING; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
- A47L11/00—Machines for cleaning floors, carpets, furniture, walls, or wall coverings
- A47L11/26—Floor-scrubbing machines, hand-driven
- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
- A47L—DOMESTIC WASHING OR CLEANING; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
- A47L11/00—Machines for cleaning floors, carpets, furniture, walls, or wall coverings
- A47L11/29—Floor-scrubbing machines characterised by means for taking-up dirty liquid
- A47L11/30—Floor-scrubbing machines characterised by means for taking-up dirty liquid by suction
- A47L11/302—Floor-scrubbing machines characterised by means for taking-up dirty liquid by suction having rotary tools
- A47L11/305—Floor-scrubbing machines characterised by means for taking-up dirty liquid by suction having rotary tools the tools being disc brushes
- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
- A47L—DOMESTIC WASHING OR CLEANING; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
- A47L11/00—Machines for cleaning floors, carpets, furniture, walls, or wall coverings
- A47L11/29—Floor-scrubbing machines characterised by means for taking-up dirty liquid
- A47L11/30—Floor-scrubbing machines characterised by means for taking-up dirty liquid by suction
- A47L11/307—Floor-scrubbing machines characterised by means for taking-up dirty liquid by suction having reciprocating tools
- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
- A47L—DOMESTIC WASHING OR CLEANING; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
- A47L11/00—Machines for cleaning floors, carpets, furniture, walls, or wall coverings
- A47L11/40—Parts or details of machines not provided for in groups A47L11/02 - A47L11/38, or not restricted to one of these groups, e.g. handles, arrangements of switches, skirts, buffers, levers
- A47L11/4013—Contaminants collecting devices, i.e. hoppers, tanks or the like
- A47L11/4016—Contaminants collecting devices, i.e. hoppers, tanks or the like specially adapted for collecting fluids
- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
- A47L—DOMESTIC WASHING OR CLEANING; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
- A47L11/00—Machines for cleaning floors, carpets, furniture, walls, or wall coverings
- A47L11/40—Parts or details of machines not provided for in groups A47L11/02 - A47L11/38, or not restricted to one of these groups, e.g. handles, arrangements of switches, skirts, buffers, levers
- A47L11/4036—Parts or details of the surface treating tools
- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
- A47L—DOMESTIC WASHING OR CLEANING; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
- A47L11/00—Machines for cleaning floors, carpets, furniture, walls, or wall coverings
- A47L11/40—Parts or details of machines not provided for in groups A47L11/02 - A47L11/38, or not restricted to one of these groups, e.g. handles, arrangements of switches, skirts, buffers, levers
- A47L11/4036—Parts or details of the surface treating tools
- A47L11/4044—Vacuuming or pick-up tools; Squeegees
- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
- A47L—DOMESTIC WASHING OR CLEANING; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
- A47L11/00—Machines for cleaning floors, carpets, furniture, walls, or wall coverings
- A47L11/40—Parts or details of machines not provided for in groups A47L11/02 - A47L11/38, or not restricted to one of these groups, e.g. handles, arrangements of switches, skirts, buffers, levers
- A47L11/4061—Steering means; Means for avoiding obstacles; Details related to the place where the driver is accommodated
- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
- A47L—DOMESTIC WASHING OR CLEANING; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
- A47L11/00—Machines for cleaning floors, carpets, furniture, walls, or wall coverings
- A47L11/40—Parts or details of machines not provided for in groups A47L11/02 - A47L11/38, or not restricted to one of these groups, e.g. handles, arrangements of switches, skirts, buffers, levers
- A47L11/4063—Driving means; Transmission means therefor
- A47L11/4069—Driving or transmission means for the cleaning tools
- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
- A47L—DOMESTIC WASHING OR CLEANING; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
- A47L11/00—Machines for cleaning floors, carpets, furniture, walls, or wall coverings
- A47L11/40—Parts or details of machines not provided for in groups A47L11/02 - A47L11/38, or not restricted to one of these groups, e.g. handles, arrangements of switches, skirts, buffers, levers
- A47L11/4075—Handles; levers
- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
- A47L—DOMESTIC WASHING OR CLEANING; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
- A47L11/00—Machines for cleaning floors, carpets, furniture, walls, or wall coverings
- A47L11/40—Parts or details of machines not provided for in groups A47L11/02 - A47L11/38, or not restricted to one of these groups, e.g. handles, arrangements of switches, skirts, buffers, levers
- A47L11/408—Means for supplying cleaning or surface treating agents
- A47L11/4088—Supply pumps; Spraying devices; Supply conduits

GB2315445.3A 2021-03-26 2022-03-25 Surface treatment tool Active GB2620070B (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (7)

Application Number	Priority Date	Filing Date	Title
GB2104339.3A GB2606134B (en)	2021-03-26	2021-03-26	Surface treatment tool
GB2116319.1A GB2606241B (en)	2021-03-26	2021-11-12	Surface treatment head
GB2116317.5A GB2606239B (en)	2021-03-26	2021-11-12	Surface treatment head
GB2116318.3A GB2606240B (en)	2021-03-26	2021-11-12	Squeegee assembly
GB2116320.9A GB2606242B (en)	2021-03-26	2021-11-12	Surface treatment tool
GB2116316.7A GB2605231B (en)	2021-03-26	2021-11-12	Surface treatment tool
PCT/GB2022/050754 WO2022200807A1 (en)	2021-03-26	2022-03-25	Surface treatment tool

Publications (2)

Publication Number	Publication Date
GB2620070A GB2620070A (en)	2023-12-27
GB2620070B true GB2620070B (en)	2025-07-30

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Family Applications (7)

Application Number	Title	Priority Date	Filing Date
GBGB2510252.6A Pending GB202510252D0 (en)	2021-03-26	2022-03-25	Surface treatment tool
GB2510250.0A Pending GB2700288A (en)	2021-03-26	2022-03-25	Method of treating a floor surface
GBGB2509331.1A Pending GB202509331D0 (en)	2021-03-26	2022-03-25	Surface treatment tool
GB2510247.6A Pending GB2700284A (en)	2021-03-26	2022-03-25	Surface treatment tool
GB2315445.3A Active GB2620070B (en)	2021-03-26	2022-03-25	Surface treatment tool
GB2503289.7A Active GB2635874B (en)	2021-03-26	2022-03-25	Surface treatment tool
GB2315446.1A Active GB2619886B (en)	2021-03-26	2022-03-25	Surface treatment tool

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Application Number	Title	Priority Date	Filing Date
GBGB2510252.6A Pending GB202510252D0 (en)	2021-03-26	2022-03-25	Surface treatment tool
GB2510250.0A Pending GB2700288A (en)	2021-03-26	2022-03-25	Method of treating a floor surface
GBGB2509331.1A Pending GB202509331D0 (en)	2021-03-26	2022-03-25	Surface treatment tool
GB2510247.6A Pending GB2700284A (en)	2021-03-26	2022-03-25	Surface treatment tool

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GB2503289.7A Active GB2635874B (en)	2021-03-26	2022-03-25	Surface treatment tool
GB2315446.1A Active GB2619886B (en)	2021-03-26	2022-03-25	Surface treatment tool

Country Status (11)

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US (2)	US20240164610A1 (en)
EP (4)	EP4616775A3 (en)
KR (1)	KR20230160378A (en)
AU (2)	AU2022242084A1 (en)
CA (1)	CA3212389A1 (en)
ES (1)	ES3038264T3 (en)
GB (7)	GB202510252D0 (en)
HR (1)	HRP20251106T1 (en)
HU (1)	HUE072682T2 (en)
PL (1)	PL4304439T3 (en)
WO (2)	WO2022200808A1 (en)

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