| 摘要 |
A FLOOR TOOL (200) FOR USE IN VACUUM CLEANING FLOOR SURFACES COMPRISES A SOLE PLATE (250) FOR ENGAGING WITH A FLOOR SURFACE, A SUPPORTING BODY (210) FOR THE SOLE PLATE (250) HAVING MEANS FOR ALLOWING THE BODY TO RIDE ALONG THE FLOOR SURFACE (221) AND AN OUTLET CONDUIT (240) FOR COUPLING TO A WAND OF A VACUUM CLEANER. THE OUTLET CONDUIT (240) IS MOUNTED TO THE SUPPORT PLATFORM BY A CONNECTING ARM (230), A FIRST END OF THE CONNECTING ARM BEING PIVOTALLY CONNECTED (231) TO THE OUTLET CONDUIT ABOUT A FIRST AXIS AND THE SECOND END OF THE CONNECTING ARM BEING PIVOTALLY CONNECTED (232) TO THE SUPPORTING BODY ABOUT A SECOND AXIS. THE FIRST AND SECOND AXES ARE SUBSTANTIALLY PARALLEL TO ONE ANOTHER. FLUID FLOW FROM THE SOLE PLATE (250) CAN BE CARRIED BY A FLEXIBLE HOSE (235) OR BY THE CONNECTING ARM (230) ITSELF.(FIG 3) |
