Floor cleaning implement

Abstract

This invention relates to a floor cleaning implement that is provided with a handle ( 11 ) pivotally mounted on a base ( 10 ) that supports a brush arrangement ( 15 ) and a dust collecting container ( 16 ), that via a dust inlet ( 23 ) receives dust particles thrown into the container ( 16 ) by the brush arrangement ( 15 ). The base is provided with a cloth holder ( 17 ) having a plate ( 38 ) facing the floor and being covered by a dust cloth ( 43 ). The implement is also provided with a liquid container ( 39 ) and means for distributing liquid directly or indirectly to the cloth ( 43 ).

1 . A floor cleaning implement comprising:
 a handle ( 11 ) pivotally mounted on a base ( 10 ), said base supporting a brush arrangement ( 15 ) and a dust collecting container ( 16 ), the dust collecting container being adapted to receive, via a dust inlet ( 23 ), dust particles thrown by the brush arrangement ( 15 );   said base also being provided with a cloth holder ( 17 ) having a plate ( 38 ) facing the floor,   the plate ( 38 ) being adapted to be covered by a dust cloth ( 43 );   a liquid container ( 39 );   and means ( 41 , 42 ) for distributing liquid directly or indirectly to the cloth ( 43 ).   
     
     
         2 . The floor cleaning implement according to  claim 1  characterized in that the brush arrangement includes at least one electrically driven brush. 
     
     
         3 . The floor cleaning implement according to  claim 2  characterized in that the brush arrangement ( 15 ) comprises two brush rolls ( 24 ) arranged such that the brush axes are non parallel. 
     
     
         4 . The floor cleaning implement according to  claim 3  characterized in that said brush axes are arranged in a V-shaped pattern. 
     
     
         5 . The floor cleaning implement according to  claim 4  characterized in that the tip of the V is placed in the forward movement direction of the implement. 
     
     
         6 . The floor cleaning implement according to  claim 5  characterized in that the dust inlet ( 23 ) is provided with a bottom edge whose shape, seen in top plan view, corresponds to the angular displacement of the brushes ( 24 ). 
     
     
         7 . The floor cleaning implement according to  claim 1  characterized in that the cloth holder ( 17 ) is removably arranged on the base ( 10 ). 
     
     
         8 . The floor cleaning implement according to  claim 1  characterized in that the cloth holder ( 17 ) is provided with said liquid distributing means. 
     
     
         9 . The floor cleaning implement according to  claim 7  or  8  characterized in that the liquid container is an integrated part of said cloth holder ( 17 ).