Apparatus and method for stripping floor surfaces

Abstract

An apparatus is provided including a motor, a belt that rotates in response to the motor, an extension arm, and a scrub head attached to the extension arm. The scrub head oscillates back in forth in response to rotation of the belt. The scrub head is adapted to allow the attachment of one or more cleaning pads. The cleaning pads may be doodlebug pads. A method is provided comprising causing a belt to rotate in response to a motor; and causing a scrub head attached to an extension arm to oscillate back and forth in response to rotation of the belt.

I claim:  
     
         1 . An apparatus comprising: 
 a motor;    a belt, which rotates in response to the motor;    an extension arm; and    a scrub head attached to the extension arm; and    wherein the scrub head oscillates back in forth in response to rotation of the belt.    
     
     
         2 . The apparatus of  claim 1  wherein 
 the scrub head is adapted to allow the attachment of one or more cleaning pads.  
 
     
     
         3 . The apparatus of  claim 2  wherein 
 the scrub head is adapted to allow the attachment of one or more doodlebug pads.  
 
     
     
         4 . The apparatus of  claim 2  wherein 
 the scrub head is adapted to allow the attachment of a baseboard cleaning pad and a sandpaper cleaning pad.  
 
     
     
         5 . The apparatus of  claim 1  further comprised of 
 a cleaning pad attached to the scrub head.  
 
     
     
         6 . The apparatus of  claim 5  wherein 
 wherein the cleaning pad is a sandpaper pad.  
 
     
     
         7 . The apparatus of  claim 5  wherein 
 wherein the cleaning pad is a brush.  
 
     
     
         8 . A method comprising the steps of: 
 causing a belt to rotate in response to a motor; and    causing a scrub head attached to an extension arm to oscillate back and forth in response to rotation of the belt.    
     
     
         9 . The method of  claim 4  wherein 
 the scrub head is adapted to allow the attachment of one or more cleaning pads.  
 
     
     
         10 . The method of  claim 5  wherein 
 the scrub head is adapted to allow the attachment of one or more doodlebug pads.  
 
     
     
         11 . The method of  claim 8  wherein 
 the scrub head is attached to a cleaning pad.  
 
     
     
         12 . The method of  claim 11  wherein 
 the cleaning pad is a sandpaper pad.  
 
     
     
         13 . The method of  claim 11  wherein 
 the cleaning pad is a brush.