Abstract: An underwater drysuit has a zipper along the front of the drysuit. The zipper extends from one shoulder to the other and to the back side of the drysuit. The zipper has a middle section at chest level. The middle section is curved downward to form an upwardly facing extended U-shape. The ends of the zipper form reverse bends beneath the front of the shoulders. The reverse bends continue on a downward turn to the sides of each arm. The ends of the zipper terminate about midway between the shoulder and the elbow on the side of the arms.

Abstract: A flexible water container carried on the back of the user in a position that does not restrict the active movement of the user during exercise. Connected to the water container is a tube to conduct the water from the container to an irrigation system positioned within a helmet or otherwise placed about the head of the user. A pressurized air bladder is positioned adjacent to the water container in a manner such that pressure within the air bladder has a tendency to force water from the water container into the tube and thus into the irrigation system. The air bladder is inflatable by means a hand pump connected to the bladder through a flexible tube. The irrigation system is constructed and configured so as to appropriately surround the head of the user and further includes a soft, flexible wick material worn about the head for the purpose of conducting water forced from the irrigation system evenly about the user's head.

Abstract: An apparatus for protecting a limb of a user. The apparatus includes two or more anthropometrically shaped panels. Each panel is formed from sheets that are both flexible and stable to maintain the shape of the apparatus during use without need for additional elements to hold the shape of the apparatus. The panels are connected, preferably by sewing. The apparatus is worn by the user to avoid limb injuries.

Abstract: A detachable protector device 10 for the interior surface of the neck 101 of a shirt wherein the device 10 includes a permanent anchor component 11 fixedly secured to the interior surface of the neck 101 of a shirt 100, and a detachable protector component 12 releasably associated with the permanent anchor component 11. In one version of the invention, the opposite sides of the detachable protector component 12 are releasably associated with the permanent anchor component 11.

Abstract: An apparel and belt assembly for use by a range veterinarian, the apparel and belt assembly having a plurality of item storing members thereon. The item storing members being strategically located with respect to each other and in some instances enabling the items stored therein to interact with one another. By using the apparel, preferably in the form of a vest alone or in conjunction with the belt, it is possible for the range veterinarian to work more efficiently and effectively while treating animals, especially in the field.

Abstract: A garment, such as a turnout coat for a firefighter, comprises a body, which has a front portion and a back portion, a left sleeve, a right sleeve, and a collar. Each sleeve is sewn in a raglan pattern to an associated gusset, which is sewn to a lower part of front portion of the body, at the front portion of the body, and is sewn in a dolman pattern to the back portion of the body. The collar is sewn to the left and right sleeves and to the front portion of the body. The garment is openable and closeable at the collar and at the gussets.

Abstract: A cap is provided for preventing water from coming in contact with a face of a user. Included is an elastic closed loop band and a dish portion. The dish portion includes a resilient sheet with a bottom edge integrally coupled to the closed loop band and extending upwardly and outwardly therefrom with an arcuate vertical cross-section. A peripheral member is integrally coupled to an upper peripheral edge of the sheet of the dish portion. Also included is a water channel having a substantially planar plate with an inboard end coupled to the upper peripheral edge of the sheet of the dish portion and extending upwardly and outwardly therefrom.

Abstract: A sleep shade is adapted to be worn by a person having a face with eyes, nose and a mouth having both an open state and a closed state. The shade includes an eye section forming a seal with the eyes of the person, the eye section including an eye cover. The nose section is coupled to the eye section and adapted to receive the nose of the person, the nose section including at least one opening in proximity to the nose of the person. A mouth section is coupled to the nose section and includes a mouth cover having a length sufficient to cover the mouth of the person in both the open state and the closed state. A suitable headband is coupled to at least one of the sections to hold the sections against the head of the person.

Abstract: This invention pertains to a three dimensional garment and subassemblies of the garment. The garment has an elasticized leg and waist openings and is stretchable about the hip and stomach regions of a user. The garment provides superior fit about the legs especially in the crotch area.

Abstract: This invention comprises a rigid, semi-rigid or flexible membrane upon which are located a plurality of raised projections or protuberances in a variety of possible geometric shapes. The membrane also has a plurality of vents or cut-outs which give stress relief for the membrane and act as air vents to provide ventilation for the comfort of the wearer. The device is adapted to be placed under the side panels of a woman's brassiere to aid lymphatic flow of the breast tissue lymphatic system by performing a massaging action and removing constriction on the axillary lymphatic vessels.

Abstract: A protective cap is formed of a cap body having an inner layer and an outer layer with a clearance therebetween. A number of air holes are provided in the inner and outer layers so that the air holes in the inner layer are displaced from those in the outer layer, and a dam is provided around each of the air holes in the inner layer on a surface thereof facing the outer layer. A spacer formed of a vertical wall contacting the inner and outer layers is provided at least adjacent to each of the air holes of the inner layer. Thus, the protective cap has excellent ventilating capability, a waterproof feature in rain and strength.

Abstract: A helmet including a strap securing device having a gripping section and/or a clip for engaging and holding a strap, for example a goggle strap, in place over the surface of the helmet is disclosed. The gripping section and clip may be utilized individually, or in combination, to engage and hold the strap. The gripping section preferably includes an outer surface which engages and secures the strap in place when utilized alone. The outer surface may be a textured surface and may include a plurality of raised nodules to enhance gripping. When utilized in combination with a clip, the strap may be sandwiched between the gripping section and the clip. The clip may, alternatively, be utilized alone to hold the strap in place. When utilized alone, the clip may be removably attached to the helmet to secure the strap between the clip and the outer shell of the helmet.

Abstract: A goggle mounting system for retaining a pair of goggles to the lower edge of a helmet or the like. The goggle retention system comprises a plurality of clips, each clip having a base mounted to a helmet, and a removable eyelet shaped to receive and retain the goggles. Each base has an oblong slot extending therethrough and is shaped to receive and retain an associated eyelet. Each base further includes a pair of transverse locking notches and a helical camming surface extending between the slot and the notches. Each eyelet includes a generally circular ring to retain the goggle strap, and a pair of spaced, parallel legs extending from the ring. Each eyelet further includes a pair of opposed, spaced feet at the ends of the legs. The feet are shaped to pass through the slot when the feet are oriented lengthwise of the slot.

Abstract: An eye protection device is formed of an elongated strip of translucent material. The length of the elongated strip of translucent material is such that it will encircle the wearer's head, with strap-like portions overlapping at the back of a wearer's head and being secured to each other. The elongated strip of translucent material is formed with two enlarged eye protection portions spaced apart by a nose bridging portion, with strap-like portions extend from each of the enlarged eye protection portions. A cushioning material encircles the eye protection area and nose bridging portions, somewhat in the shape of a figure eight. Complementary securing means are applied adjacent the ends of the strap-like portions so as to engage each other at the back of a wearer's head to retain the eye protection device over a wearer's eyes. For the comfort of a user, cushioning pads are provided on the strap-like portions in the regions where the strap-like portions pass behind a users ears.

Abstract: Apparatus attached to an existing water closet for continuously evacuating odorous gas from the closet bowl through the overflow pipe and into the tank water during use of the water closet. A low voltage DC power supply and air blower are employed to create a vacuum situation inside a chamber sealed around the upper end of the overflow pipe. The chamber is assembled from four joined cylinders of varying size and shape. The odorous air is withdrawn from the bowl, compressed and exhausted into the tank water through an air duct having diffusers below the water surface.

Abstract: A sanitizing protector for drainage pipes typically found below a sink, tub and other plumbing fixtures. The protector includes a housing with two connecting tubular ends. A tubular member is coaxially disposed within the housing and mounted at one end to one of the connecting ends. An annular channel is mounted to the internal surface of the cylindrical wall of the housing and the tubular member passes through without being in contact with it. A dispenser pump supplies an anti-bacterial, and optionally including a fragrance, liquid through a conduit that passes through the cylindrical wall to discharge the liquid in the annular channel. As the liquid reaches the rim of the annular channel, it spills over running downwardly along the internal surfaces of the cylindrical wall and pipe, sanitizing them and preventing any growth to proceed upwardly beyond the annular channel.

Abstract: A heated toilet seat with an outer clam shell type housing and an inner clam shell type housing. A heater wire is positioned in the inner housing to distribute heat. The inner housing is held above the bottom portion of the seat so that little heat is wasted by passing down through the bottom portion. The inner housing can be of essentially the same geometric configuration as the top and bottom portions of the outer housing, and groove and rib structures can tightly enclose the wiring in the inner housing.

Abstract: A new sanitary toilet seat apparatus for permitting a user to raise and lower a toilet seat without having to touch the toilet seat directly. The inventive device includes a toilet seat which is pivotally couplable to a toilet. At least one counterweight member is coupled to the back end of the toilet seat. A handle member is pivotally coupled to the counterweight member such that the upper end of the handle member upwardly extends from the counterweight member.

Abstract: A plunger having a handle, an upper cylinder, a lower cylinder, and a nozzle. The bottom portion of the upper cylinder fits over the top portion of the lower cylinder. The handle may be grasped to push the upper cylinder down over the lower cylinder to force compressed air out through the nozzle, or to pull the upper cylinder up to create a vacuum to suck air and/or fluids up. Either compression or vacuum, or both, may be used to unclog drains in sinks, toilets, or other household plumbing fixtures. A disc shaped piston compresses the air inside the lower cylinder when the upper cylinder to which the piston is attached moves down, and creates a partial vacuum when it moves up. The piston is attached by a rod to the handle and the upper cylinder. A spring in the space between the upper and lower cylinders biases the upper cylinder towards a set position with respect to the lower cylinder, and resists movement either upward or downward from the set position.

Abstract: A drain assembly for providing a leak-free linkage between a sink and a drainpipe. The drain assembly includes an inner linkage member and an outer linkage basket. The inner linkage member has inner and outer surfaces, open upper and lower ends, a basket strainer portion, an elongate drain tube portion. The inner linkage member is designed for extending through the drain opening of a sink with the upper end of the inner linkage member positioned adjacent the periphery of the drain opening of the sink and the lower end of the inner linkage member coupled to the free end of the drainpipe. The outer surface of the inner linkage member has spaced apart locking flanges extending outwardly therefrom with each locking flange defining a locking groove. The outer linkage basket has inner and outer surfaces, a bottom portion, a side portion, and an upper edge. The bottom portion of the outer linkage basket has a hole therethrough between the inner and outer surfaces of the outer linkage basket.

Abstract: A system for preventing a toilet bowl from overflowing is disclosed. The system includes a sensor mounted to the toilet bowl at a location above a normal water level for the toilet bowl. The sensor is operative to sense the water level in the toilet bowl, and generates a warning signal if the level is above the normal level. The system further includes a valve connected to the water conduit feeding the toilet bowl, the valve being displaceable to respective open and closed positions. A drive assembly is connected to the valve to drive the valve to the open and closed positions. The system still further includes a processor electrically coupled with the sensor and the drive assembly to enable the drive assembly upon receiving the warning signal from the sensor.

Abstract: A shampoo chair with a filter headrest that includes a securing mechanism that is securable to the bottom of a bathtub and that includes a seat for supporting a small child at a comfortable height for a person shampooing the child's hair. The filter headrest is constructed from a rigid, porous, non-absorbent material.

Abstract: An improved treatment facility for the application of a tub and/or steam bath which includes a heating facility for heating up stones and one or more water basins or containers associated with tubs or steam baths into which the heated stones can be immersed to generate steam. The stones are housed in a fireproof hold-and-carry container which is able to hold a great number of stones and which is in the form of an open network or cage designed to be penetrable by air and water. A lift and carry device including a pivoting crane arm is provided to convey the container including the heated stones back and forth from the heating facility to the one or more provided water basins or containers and to immerse a desired portion of the heated stone in the water.

Abstract: A bathing tub including a bathing basket with an open front with a seating area, a back and opposing ends. The seating area can be adjusted in height and then fixed at a level approximately buttock high above a support surface so that a bather can easily slide into the seating area of the basket from a standing position through the open front. Once the bather is in the basket, a front rail is moved into a closing position to provide the bather with some support across the front of the basket and to prevent the bather from falling out of the basket. Next, a remote reservoir which has been pre-filled with a bathing liquid, usually body temperature bathing water, is raised and surrounds the bathing basket or the bathing basket is lowered into the remote reservoir to accomplish the same effect. The water will flow at a rapid pace into the bathing basket and the bather will thus be quickly immersed in water that has been pretempered to the desired temperature to any level of immersion desired.

Abstract: An accessory for a bathtub adapted to fit over the side wall of the tub for convenient access to soaps, shampoos and other bath items. The bath accessory is telescopically adjustable to fit over bath walls of different widths and removable for storage. The accessory tray includes a pair of similar halves telescopically connected for adjustment. In a preferred embodiment, each half includes a well to hold bottles and the like while also creating depth extending down the bath wall for stability. Additional features may include a soap tray and pegs for additional bath items.

Abstract: A water massage device for mounting around the sides of a tub to provide a water massage to a user of the tub. The device includes an elongate conduit. A pump is fluidly connected to a first end of the conduit. The pump has an intake tube which has an inlet for drawing fluid into the pump. The pump is designed for pumping fluid from the intake tube into the interior of the conduit. The conduit has a plurality of spaced apart nozzles for spraying fluid therefrom.

Abstract: A bathing chair positioning system for use on a bathing chair. The bathing chair has a frame with two parallel transverse bars shaped like inverted letters U and with ends that are placed inside and outside a bathtub, two connecting bars, connecting the two transverse bars, a seat with a bottom and a back rest, with two parallel L-shaped bars connecting the bottom and the back rest and mounted on gliding elements, such that the seat is glidingly movable along the two transverse bars for a user to enter and to leave the bathtub, and a handle for the user pulling herself or himself into the bathtub or out of the bathtub. The bathing chair positioning system comprises positioning elements having fixed ends fastened to the L-shaped bars of the seat and blocking ends extending away from the seat and engaging with the connecting bars when the seat is at an outside position for the user safely entering and leaving the seat or at a bathing position.

Abstract: An apron assembly for a bathing fixture which has a frame allowing access to equipment placed behind it, yet affords a stable construction. A substantially rigid apron assembly is afforded by a special brace element, even though the frame is manufactured from a reduced amount of material. The essentially "I"- shaped brace reinforces the apron and receives an attachment bolt.

Abstract: A futon frame having side members with guide slots having a vertical riser and a transverse riser and a pair of pad support members movable with respect to the guide slots with one of the pad support members having projections for following in the guide slots and the other pad support member pivotally connected thereto and laterally engageable with the futon frame to normally hold the pad support members in the bed position with the futon frame being convertible to the bed position by first lifting a free end of one of the pad support members and then lowering the free end of one of the pad support members to allow the projections on the pad support member to elevationally follow the guide slots until the pad support members are located in a couch position.

Abstract: A structural frame having laterally extending L-shaped braces for reinforcing resilient and non-resilient bedding foundations.

Abstract: A reversible pillowcase which is formed by folding a single piece of fabric into substantially three equal portions. The portions are attached together along two sides, thus forming first and second pockets with openings at opposite ends. Inverting the first pocket forms a pillowcase by exposing one decorative surface of the fabric and hiding the stitching used to attach the portions. Inverting the second pocket exposes a second decorative surface while also hiding the stitching. Thus a reversible pillowcase can be converted between two different decorative appearances while also hiding the unsightly stitching used in manufacturing the article.

Abstract: A bed including a stepped deck is provided which is configured to support a mattress including a lower mattress section and an upper mattress section. The deck includes an upper deck, and a lower deck coupled to the upper deck by a deck side wall so that the lower deck is spaced apart from the upper deck to define a recess of the deck. The lower deck is configured to support the lower mattress section within the recess of the deck with the bottom surface of the lower mattress section engaging the lower deck. The side wall of the deck is configured to be located adjacent the side wall of the lower mattress section. The top surface of the lower mattress section is aligned generally in a plane of the upper deck. The upper deck is configured to support the upper mattress section with the top surface of the upper mattress section extending above the upper deck to provide a body support surface. The bottom surface of the upper mattress section engages the upper deck.

Abstract: Disclosed is a multi-functional bed structure which includes a main operational control unit and a bed portion. The main operational control unit includes an elevating mechanism which can be controlled to cause the bed portion to move up and down or forward and backward reciprocatingly in different selected manners. The bed portion may be a roller type or a non-roller type. A roller type bed portion includes a chassis structure below a mattress-supporting bed frame provided with roller rails. A lifting mechanism is mounted on the chassis structure to lift or lower the bed frame by engaging rollers connected to a top of the lifting mechanism with the roller rails on the bed frame. A raising mechanism is mounted below the bed frame to raise different parts of the mattress as needed by the user. The elevating, the lifting, and the raising mechanisms all can be operated in three different control manners, namely, manual, displacement range, and random controls, so that the bed portion may be shifted rhythmically.

Abstract: An armboard assembly that is X-ray translucent and includes a board pivotably connected to a latching assembly. A locking assembly, which is disposable inside the board, is connected to the latching assembly and the board. The locking assembly is operable to selectively secure the board from movement relative to the latching assembly. The board defines a handle opening within which is disposed a grip for controlling the locking assembly.

Abstract: An adjustable foam pillow which allows the user to choose the degree of support provided to the user's head and neck regions. Two column or rod shaped lateral neck bolsters are formed from foam having elliptical cross sections. A central bolster is provided which is also formed from foam. The central bolster includes neck-bolster recesses along the front and back wherein said recesses are sized and configured to snugly retain the lateral neck bolsters. The neck-bolsters indentations include gear teeth receptacles and the neck bolsters include gear teeth which mesh with the gear receptacles. A user can reorient the neck bolsters relative to the central bolster by rotating the neck bolsters. The gear arrangement provides a method of registering the position of the bolsters without permanently affixing them. A stretch terry cloth pillow cover fits snugly around the entire pillow thereby holding the three separate components together.

Abstract: An assembly for vibrating a bed system, such as a box spring mattress. The assembly includes a clip system, a vibrating device with a housing that has several slots to engaging a lattice wire inside a box spring mattress as well as the clip system. The clip system is used to secure the vibrating device to the box spring mattress. The clip system includes a tension portion that has a mounting portion to engage the slots of the vibrating device and an indentation portion, extending from the mounting portion, to engage the other slots of the vibrating device. The clip system is secured to the box spring mattress with locking ties. Alternatively, the clip assembly includes a support clip for engaging the lattice wire and the slots of the vibrating device, instead of the slots directly engaging the lattice wire.

Abstract: In a washing machine, during a washing mode, a number of times the washing machine is operated is counted and stored in a memory. Respective numbers of times that error signals are generated at the respective washing steps are counted and stored in the memory. When a checking mode button is pushed, a used mode is converted into the checking mode and simultaneously the number of times the washing machine is operated stored in the memory is displayed. By further pushing of a checking mode button, the respective numbers of times that error signals occurred as stored in the memory are respectively displayed. By pushing a clear button, data stored in the memory are cleared. Thus, during a washing operation, numbers of times that errors occurred at each of the washing steps are separately stored into the memory. During a checking operation, the numbers of times of errors at each of washing steps which are stored in the memory can be displayed on the display part.

Abstract: An apparatus for span-by-span bridge construction, comprises an elongated girder assembly for spanning between adjacent bridge piers for supporting precast bridge segments during assembly, pier brackets for attachment to a pier shaft, the brackets having rollers for support of the girder assembly for movement between piers, and at least one carriage vehicle for engagement with top rail tracks on the girder assembly, the vehicle moveable between a working position of supporting the bridge segments during assembly of multiple segments and a stowage position.

Abstract: The subject matter relates to adjustable metal haunches for use in bridge building which haunches are poured at grade level atop the stem wall at the same time as the stem wall is poured.

Abstract: In an apparatus for cleaning a golf club head, a brush having a plurality of bristles is rotatably mounted on a housing. Within the housing are two lateral support surfaces spaced apart from each other and defining a channel therebetween for receiving and retaining the golf club head. The bristles of the brush define an arcuate path of movement extending along at least a portion of the channel, and thus the bristles engage the face of the club received within the channel. As the brush rotates it removes dirt and other debris from the face of the club. Preferably, there is also a brush-engaging surface, such as a ledge, which projects into the arcuate path of movement of the bristles. The brush-engaging surface engages the bristles upon rotation of the brush, thereby dislodging dirt and other debris from the bristles.

Abstract: A street sweeping vehicle has a generally centrally disposed longitudinal axis, a sweeping brush disposed laterally across the longitudinal axis for sweeping debris forwardly into an elevator disposed forwardly of the sweeping brush and laterally across the generally centrally disposed longitudinal axis, and opposed left and right drag shoes disposed on opposite sides of the longitudinal axis and laterally bordering the sweeping brush and elevator. The elevator lifts debris received from the sweeping brush into a hopper for subsequent controlled dumping therefrom. Each drag shoe comprises a main body member having a front end and a back end. A mounting assembly permits mounting of each drag shoe on the street sweeping vehicle in road tracking relation. A bottom surface is shaped for substantially sealed contact with a road surface.

Abstract: Apparatus for removing residual contaminates from a section of pipe used in gas lines. The apparatus includes a frame and a cradle mounted on the frame for holding a section of pipe. The apparatus also includes a rigid rod moveably mounted on the frame for rotation about a centerline of the pipe when held by the cradle and for translation toward and away from the pipe. In addition, the apparatus includes a brush mounted on the rod for rotation and translation through the section of pipe when held by the cradle to dislodge residual contaminates inside the pipe.

Abstract: An applicator for a lint removal device includes a handle portion connected to a tape-receiving portion. The tape-receiving portion includes a tape-receiving surface, an inner lip, an outer lip, and grooves adjacent the lips. The outer lip is tapered. After a roll of tape traverses over the outer lip it is locked in place on the tape-receiving surface and cannot be removed by sliding it back over the outer lip.

Abstract: A composite tube cleaner has a shaft, nose portion and tail portion, and a plurality of metallic scraper devices spaced along the shaft. The scraper devices are U-shaped and have at least two leg portions which terminate as scraping sections. A plastic sheath is secured to and encloses the scraping sections and at least a portion of the leg portions, the sheath preferably having at least one inclined surface along the leg portion which extends outwardly to the scraping section.

Abstract: The present invention provides an improved device for cleaning dental implant posts comprising a handle specifically adapted for ease of use by a person of limited or impaired dexterity or muscle control or a care giver and a series of brush and pick attachments specifically adapted for cleaning dental implant posts. This handle configuration eliminates the need for a pencil-like grip.

Abstract: A cleaning apparatus includes an elongated first handle having a first longitudinal axis, a proximal end and a distal end. The apparatus also includes a second handle having a second longitudinal axis, a proximal end and a distal end. A connector is adapted to removably connect the second handle to the first handle in such a way that the second handle can be moved along and rotated around the first axis. A first holder is coupled to the distal end of the first handle, and a second holder is coupled to the distal end of the second handle. A first cleaning implement is removably mounted to the first holder, and a second cleaning implement is removably mounted to the second holder.

Abstract: The invention concerns a cleaning lip for a rotating roll of a textile machine in a rolling mill (1) for processing fibrous materials wherein the cleaning lip (9) is comprised of a combined carrying device and a lip, the length (1) of the lip (11, 23) being limited by a wiping edge (AK, AK.sub.1), and the lip is composed of plastic. On the lip (11, 23) and in proximity to the carrying device, a groove (12, 24) is placed which runs parallel to said wiping edge (AK, AK.sub.1) of the lip. Alternatively, the cleaning lip can be installed for the clearing of wrapping, in that, upon the roll (14) reversing its direction from an original direction, then the wiping edge (AK, AK.sub.1) of the lip (11, 23) swings itself out of its original roll surface contact position. Upon a subsequent change of roll rotation back to the original direction, the wiping edge (AK, AK.sub.1) also swings itself back to its original wiping contact position.

Abstract: An evacuation apparatus for evacuating waste particles from a plurality of waste sources. A plurality of vacuum lines are in fluid communication with a collector for transporting the waste particles from the waste source to the collector. An ejector is disposed in each of the vacuum lines to provide independent adjustable control of the vacuum level at each inlet.

Abstract: An autonomous device is adapted to automatically move on a work surface removing dirt, such as gravel, sand, dust particles and the like, from said work surface. The device comprises a chassis provided with wheels and with a brush roller rotated by a drive motor during said movement for the purpose of brushing up the dirt towards a suction duct wherefrom, by means of a suction air stream, the dirt is conveyed to a dust container. An electronic control device is provided for the control of the drive motor of the brush roller. If the movement of the brush roller is blocked or obstructed to a predetermined extent the control device is arranged to stop the brush roller motor and then transitorily activate the motor in the opposite direction and, finally, after another stop, to reconnect the brush roller motor to operate in the original direction of rotation.

Abstract: A surface maintenance machine has a cleaning system which includes a rotatable brush and a mechanism for raising and lowering it, and a drive for propelling the machine in forward and reverse directions. There is a visual control screen for use by the operator which has a plurality of display sectors, at least some of which display multiple information icons. There are a plurality of buttons for use by the operator, at least some of which are each associated with a specific display sector. A central processing unit is connected to the visual control screen, the control buttons, the drive for the brush, and the drive for propelling the machine. There are sensors connected to the central processing unit and positioned on the machine to determine operating conditions in the cleaning system and the propelling system.