Claims
- 1. Broom with a regulator for controlling the flow of floor cleaning and treatment products, characterized by a handle (1), a tank (3) affixed to the handle (1) having a small flexible outlet tube (5) which passes through openings (17) and (18) formed in a sleeve (14) attached to the handle (1), a movable pinch nose (20) actuated by a control rod (12) mounted within sleeve (14) which compresses the small flexible tube (5) against an edge (50) of a rounded opening (18) formed in sleeve (14) for regulating and preventing the flow of liquid, said nose (20) being rounded such that, when it compresses the tube (5), the tube (5) is automatically centered on the edge (50) of the opening (18) of the sleeve (14) so as to symmetrically compress the small flexible tube (5) against the edge (50) and prevent possible leakage of fluid through the small tube (5) when it is fully compressed.
- 2. Broom with a regulator for controlling the flow of floor cleaning and treatment products according to claim 1, characterized in that movable pinch nose (20) is mounted on a movable piston (13) connected to the control rod (12) having a control knob (10) movable in said handle (1), said control knob (10) having a hub (39) with a hollow (40) and a slot (41) formed in said hollow (40), a sleeve (36) having a key (42) mounted in handle (1), and wherein said hub (39) moves axially within said sleeve (36), said control knob (10) and said piston (13) movable axially between a first position in which nose (20) compresses tube (5) against edge (50) of opening (18) to prevent fluid flow therethrough and a second position wherein nose (20) is not compressing tube (5) and tube (5) is spaced from edge (50) to allow the passage of fluid therethrough and wherein when said control knob (10) and piston (13) are maintained in said second position by rotational movement of control knob (10) wherein said control knob (10) is placed in a position such that said slot (41) of hollow (40) in hub (39) falls opposite said key (42) in sleeve (36) and said key (42) is received in slot (41).
- 3. Broom provided with a regulator for controlling the flow of floor cleaning and treatment products according to claim 2, characterized in that the attachment of the upper extremity of rod (12) to control knob (10) is realized by means of a locking element with a prismatic cross-section (37), which is tightened by a screw (38) inserted in a hollow associated with the control knob (10).
- 4. Broom provided with a regulator for controlling the flow of floor cleaning and treatment products according to claim 1 characterized in that it comprises an elastic sleeve applied to a shaft carrier (8) adjacent openings (17) and (18) of sleeve (14) which prevent debris from entering said openings.
Priority Claims (1)
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90496 |
Dec 1999 |
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Parent Case Info
This application is a Divisional Application of U.S. Ser. No. 09/726,149, filed on Nov. 29, 2000, now abandon.
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