The present invention relates to a retaining device for a steam swab, and more particularly to a retaining device to secure the fabric of the steam swab so that the fabric is able to be firmly secured at all sides and an accidental falling of the fabric from the swab is avoided.
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When this type of conventional swab is in use, it is noted that the fabric 54 is clamped by the two clamps 53 at two opposite sides. There is no support to prevent the central portion of the fabric 54 to detach from the bottom of the cover 52 such that the central portion of the fabric 54 is easily detached from the bottom of the cover 52 while two opposite sides of the fabric 54 are still clamped by the two clamps 53. Therefore, when the conventional swab in
To overcome the shortcomings, the present invention intends to provide an improved retaining device to mitigate or obviate the aforementioned problems.
The primary objective of the invention is to provide an improved retaining device for a steam swab so that the fabric of the steam swab is firmly secured.
Other objects, advantages and novel features of the invention will become more apparent from the following detailed description when taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings.
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The pole assembly A has a plastic cap 1, a first aluminum pole 2, a cable clamp 3, an upper connector 4, upper secondary connectors 5, 6, a second aluminum pole 7, a lower connector 8, lower secondary connectors 9, 10, a third aluminum pole 11, an aluminum connector 12, a holding portion 13, a power switch 14, an integrated circuit (IC) 15 and a power cable 16.
The base assembly B includes a first primary clamp 17, a first T shaped pivot 18, a first spring 19, a second primary clamp 20, a second pivot 21, a second spring 22, an auxiliary clamp 23, an auxiliary pivot 24, an auxiliary spring 25, a base 26, a triangular upper casing 27, a tank cap 28, a tank seal 29, a steam adjuster 30, a pin 31, a support 32, an indicators 33, 34, a water tank 35, a tank support 36, a temperature controller 37, a bracket 38, a triangular lower casing 39 and a ventilation base 40.
The first primary clamp 17 has two mutually aligned pivot holes 171 defined in opposite inner faces of the first primary clamp 17 to correspond to two distal ends 181 of the first pivot 18 and a guide 172 formed on a bottom face of the first primary clamp 17 to correspond to a first distal end of the first spring 19. The triangular upper casing 27 has three indentations 271,272,273 respectively defined in three distal corners of the triangular upper casing 27 and the indentation 271 has a first pivot seat 2711 formed to correspond to a distal end of the first T shaped pivot 18 and a spring seat 2712 formed to correspond to a second distal end of the first spring 19.
The second primary clamp 20 has two mutually aligned pivot holes 201 defined in opposite inner faces of the first primary clamp 20 to correspond to two distal ends 211 of the second pivot 21 and a guide 202 formed on a bottom face of the second primary clamp 20 to correspond to a first distal end of the second spring 22. The indentation 272 has a second pivot seat 2721 formed to correspond to a distal end of the second T shaped pivot 21 and a spring seat 2722 formed to correspond to a second distal end of the second spring 22.
The relationship of auxiliary clamp 23, the auxiliary pivot 24, the auxiliary spring 25 and the indentation 273 is the same as those described in the first primary clamp 17 and the second primary clamp 20.
The assembly of the plastic cap 1, the first aluminum pole 2, the cable clamp 3, the upper connector 4, upper secondary connectors 5, 6, the second aluminum pole 7, the lower connector 8, lower secondary connectors 9, 10, the third aluminum pole 11, the aluminum connector 12, the holding portion 13, the power switch 14, the integrated circuit (IC) 15 and the power cable 16 is conventional in the art, detailed description thereof is thus omitted.
When the first primary clamp 17 is in assembly with the triangular upper casing 27, the two distal ends 181 of the first pivot 18 are inserted into the respective pivot holes 171 and a distal end of the first pivot 18 is detachably received in the first pivot seat 2711. Then, the two distal ends of the first spring 19 are respectively connected to the guide 172 and the spring seat 2712.
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With the arrangement as such described, a fabricate 54 (the same as that described in the conventional swab) is able to be clamped by three different points, the first primary clamp 17, the second primary clamp 20 and the auxiliary clamp 23 so that the user will no longer have to worry about the fabric 54 might be loosened during the cleaning process. Further, because the upper casing 27 as well as the bracket 38, the lower casing 39 and the ventilation base 40 are all triangular, the user is able to use the steam swab to extend into and clean corners of the wall and small spaces in the room.
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20040031506 A1 | Feb 2004 | US |