Floor Cleaning Device

Abstract

A floor cleaning device is provided that includes a stick with a cleaning head at one end thereof; a lower tank; an upper tank mounted inside and/or above the lower tank and designed to contain a cleaning liquid; and a basket adapted to receive the cleaning head to be rinsed and carried by the upper tank to move between a rest position, in which the basket fluidically separates the upper tank and the lower tank, and an operating position, in which the basket fluidically connects the upper tank with the lower tank to allow the cleaning liquid to flow from the upper tank to the lower tank through the basket so as to rinse the cleaning head inside the basket.

1 . A floor cleaning device ( 1 ) comprising:
 a stick ( 2 ) with a cleaning head ( 3 ) at one end thereof;   a lower tank ( 6 );   an upper tank ( 9 ) mounted inside and/or above the lower tank ( 6 ) and designed to contain a cleaning liquid; and   a basket ( 18 ) adapted to receive the cleaning head ( 3 ) to be rinsed;   the floor cleaning device ( 1 ) is characterised in that the basket ( 18 ) is carried by the upper tank ( 9 ) to move between a rest position, in which the basket ( 18 ) fluidically separates the upper tank ( 9 ) and the lower tank ( 6 ), and an operating position, in which the basket ( 18 ) fluidically connects the upper tank ( 9 ) with the lower tank ( 6 ) to allow the cleaning liquid to flow from the upper tank ( 9 ) to the lower tank ( 6 ) through the basket ( 18 ) so as to rinse the cleaning head ( 3 ) inside the basket ( 18 ).   
     
     
         2 . The floor cleaning device ( 1 ) of  claim 1 , wherein the basket ( 18 ) is movable from the rest position to the operating position under the thrust of the cleaning head ( 3 ). 
     
     
         3 . The floor cleaning device ( 1 ) of  claim 1 , further comprising elastic thrust means ( 21 ) between the upper tank ( 9 ) and the basket ( 18 ) to move, and keep, the basket ( 18 ) in the rest position. 
     
     
         4 . The floor cleaning device ( 1 ) of  claim 1 , wherein the basket ( 18 ) extends through a bottom wall ( 10 ) of the upper tank ( 9 ) so as to protrude inside the lower tank ( 6 ). 
     
     
         5 . The floor cleaning device ( 1 ) of  claim 1 , wherein the basket ( 18 ) is provided with at least one first opening ( 20 ) for fluidically connecting the lower tank ( 6 ) and the basket ( 18 ), when the basket ( 18 ) is in the operating position. 
     
     
         6 . The floor cleaning device ( 1 ) of  claim 1 , wherein the basket ( 18 ) is provided with at least a second opening ( 19 ) fluidically separated from the upper tank ( 9 ) when the basket ( 18 ) is in the rest position and fluidically connected with the upper tank ( 9 ) when the basket ( 18 ) is in the operating position. 
     
     
         7 . The floor cleaning device ( 1 ) of  claim 1 , wherein the upper tank ( 9 ) is dismountably mounted inside and/or above the lower tank ( 6 ). 
     
     
         8 . The floor cleaning device ( 1 ) of  claim 1 , further comprising an additional basket ( 14 ) mounted inside and/or above the lower tank ( 6 ), fluidically separated from the upper tank ( 9 ), and fluidically connected with the lower tank ( 6 ) via at least a third opening ( 15 ) in the additional basket ( 14 ). 
     
     
         9 . The floor cleaning device ( 1 ) of  claim 8 , wherein the additional basket ( 14 ) is carried by the upper tank ( 9 ) and extends through a bottom wall ( 10 ) of the upper tank ( 9 ).