Abstract: An apparatus for washing a mat, which enables a user to introduce the mat into the apparatus pile side up so, that it can be inspected and pretreated before cleaning by the apparatus. The mat is inclined in the wash and/or rinse module of the apparatus, while a plurality of high pressure nozzles spray water onto the pile side of the mat. Water flowing down the inclined mat pre-wets regions of the mat to pre-treat these regions before they are treated by the high pressure nozzles. The apparatus may include a trough at the bottom of the incline to further soak the mat before treatment by the high pressure nozzles. The apparatus may include means for holding the mat flat on the incline, means for extracting water from the cleaned mat, and means for cleaning and reusing water.

Abstract: A winding apparatus winds a wire around the circumference of a circular former and lays out the wire in an arrangement of columns and rows to form a bead ring. A roller for pressing a wire positioned on the circumference of the former is located on an apparatus frame and movable in a direction along the columns of the wire and a direction along the rows of the wire. A circular cam having cam surfaces is supported by a camshaft that rotates in synchronism with rotation of the former. A cam follower is engaged with the cam surfaces of the cam and moved integrally with the roller in the direction along the columns of the wire and the direction along the rows of the wire. Thus, the cam surfaces act to move the roller in the direction along the columns of the wire.

Abstract: An apparatus for cleaning rubberized, plastic, or foam exercise mats is disclosed. The apparatus includes a machine having a frame structure, at least two sets of rollers, a mechanism coupled to the rollers to push and/or pull the mat through the machine, a cleaning solution application system, a scrubbing system, a cleaning solution removal system, and a housing to enclose the machine.

Abstract: A rug cleaning system for efficiently cleaning a rug without the need for bending over to reach the rug or being subjected to loose dust and debris. The rug cleaning system generally includes a housing having an entrance opening and an exit opening, with a passageway connecting the openings. A first roller is positioned on one side of the passageway at its upper portion with a second roller is positioned on the other side opposite the first roller. A cleaning brush is positioned beneath the second roller. As a rug is inserted into the entrance opening, it is sandwiched between the rollers and forced down through the passageway past the cleaning brush. The cleaning brush removes any debris from the rug and transfers the debris to a debris storage member through use of transfer members and a vacuum. The cleaned rug then exits the exit opening.

Abstract: A stem web is disclosed that comprises a backing layer having a first surface and a second surface, and an array of 600 to 20000 upstanding stems projecting from the first surface of the backing. The stems comprise a height from 0.3 and 2.0 millimeters and a shore hardness less than 90A. In one embodiment, the stem web further comprises a reinforcing layer secured to the second surface. In one embodiment, the stem web is secured to a tool to be passed across a surface to be cleaned to capture lint and hair.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a floor covering storage and dispensing rack including a frame equipped with extendable members having castors. Floor lock anchors are also provided on the frame. Upper frame members of the rack support rollers in spaced relation and a crank or motor is provided to rotate the rollers to wind floor covering onto the rollers for storage. Perforated end caps are provided on the rollers to limit access to moving parts. An elongated cleaning head consisting of a pair of brushes is provided on a frame member. Floor covering passes over at least one brush when the floor covering is retrieved or dispensed to remove dirt prior to storage or reuse.

Abstract: The present invention is a device for use in cleaning a fabric surface of dust, dirt, pet hair and other debris present on the surface. The device includes a housing coupled to a base. The base is coupled to at least one movable cleaning member configured to engage a surface for picking up debris from the surface. The debris is deposited into a debris collection chamber by way of interaction with another portion of the device. The debris collection chamber is selectively emptiable by an operator thereof so that the device may be subsequently reused.

Abstract: A base module for a condenser tumble dryer housing the functional parts and air conduction components and additionally being configured as part of the support structure of the tumble dryer. The base module comprises perpendicular joint faces in relation to the front end shield and the rear process air cover. The joint faces lie essentially on at least one perpendicular plane or on at least two perpendicular planes that are offset in a staggered manner in relation to one another, have a large surface area and preferably extend over the entire width of the tumble dryer. The proposed base module has significant advantages in terms of its mechanical stability as an individual structural component and as part of the entire support structure and in terms of the effective conduction of the air streams, the production of the individual parts and the assembly of the final module.

Abstract: A cleaning apparatus for a component operatively disposed within a process air-circuit of a household tumble dryer, in particular a heat exchanger of a household tumble dryer, the cleaning apparatus including a cleaning brush configured for operational movement along the component and a drive mechanism having a cleaning brush drive rod operatively connected to the cleaning brush for moving the cleaning brush along the component. The cleaning apparatus further includes a cleaning fluid feed line and means operatively associated with the cleaning fluid feed line for supplying cleaning fluid to the cleaning brush.

Abstract: A portable machine uses two pairs of rollers to squeeze water from a carpet piece, such as a wet floor mat from a car. A motor provides a driving force to the lower rollers and the upper rollers are driven by frictional engagement with the lower rollers. After passing through the two sets of rollers, the mat exits the back of the machine and falls into a basket. After processing by the machine, the car mat is substantially dry and able to be placed into a car interior without fear of mold formation.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a floor covering storage and dispensing rack including a frame equipped with castors. Floor lock anchors are also provided on the frame. Upper frame members of the rack are in spaced parallel relation and support a roller. A motor is provided to rotate the roller for winding the floor covering onto the roller for storage. An elongated cleaning head including a pair of parallel brushes is provided on a frame member so that floor covering passing between the brushes while being retrieved or dispensed will be cleaned.

Abstract: This invention relates to new compositions and methods for cleaning textile substrates, especially carpet and upholstery fabrics. More particularly, this invention relates to liquid compositions that contain absorbent particles in a flowable fluid dispersion, which dries to a soil ladened powder, that can be removed by vacuuming, brushing, and/or laundering methods. The composition includes dispersion stabilizing additives such that the composition is presented as a stable dispersion or as a composition that may be easily redispersed prior to application.

Abstract: The fire hose retrieval winch includes an elongated, rigid hose processing channel having a generally C-shaped cross section and open inlet and outlet ends, with the open side forming a lateral hose insertion and removal slot. An electrically powered drive roller draws the hose through the device, with a clamping roller bearing adjustably against the opposite side of the hose to provide tractive friction for the hose against the drive roller. The inlet end of the device may include opposed brushes for mechanically removing foreign matter from a hose passing therethrough, and opposed water nozzles for washing foreign matter from the hose. The hose retrieval winch is relatively small and portable and is installed removably in the existing trailer hitch of a vehicle to draw a deployed fire hose back to the vehicle for placement on the vehicle, with the device simultaneously cleaning the hose during the operation.

Abstract: A collar cleaning system for dress shirts comprising a slide plate, a guiding plate, a pressured soap-water spraying subsystem and a rotating brush is presented. The shirt collar is loaded onto the sliding plate and moved under the rotating brush while being sprayed with soap water to remove the dirt ring around the collar.

Abstract: In a printer that allows dual-way printing, a test pattern is formed to adjust the print timing with a high accuracy, or more concretely to eliminate a deviation of dots created in the course of a main scan in a backward direction from dots created in the course of the main scan in a forward direction. The test pattern is based on a normal dither matrix. The test pattern includes a plurality of dots that are regularly arranged both in a main scanning direction and in a sub-scanning direction. When the test pattern is printed at an appropriate timing, it is observed as a substantially homogeneous state without unevenness of the density. In case that the dot print timing is deviated, on the other hand, a deviation in dot interval causes unevenness of the density. The deviation of the dot print timing is accurately detected, based on the presence or the non-presence of such unevenness of the density.

Abstract: A glass washing machine for washing and drying glass workpieces incorporates a variety of noise reduction features. These noise reduction features include the use of tight-fitting, sound-reducing panels, a separate blower in a substantially enclosed space, a greater spacing of a washing section from a drying section, isolation mounting of individual air knives, air supply to the individual air knives substantially along their length, concentric air supply pipes leading from the blower and lateral labyrinth type vents in the drying section.

Abstract: A hose cleaner comprises a resilient portion supported by a support portion and having an opening extending therethrough. A dirty hose having a size larger than the opening is inserted through the opening and pulled therethrough. The opening of the resilient portion is compressed around the exterior of the hose and removes the dirt and debris from the exterior of the hose. The hose cleaner also functions as a hose holder for supporting and guiding the hose for additional purposes.

Abstract: A device having walls encloses a space. The walls provide an inlet aperture in opposition to an outlet aperture for admitting and withdrawing items, such as garden apparatus and tools, which are to be cleaned in the device. The interior space provides brushes set in opposition so that the exterior surface of an item drawn through the device is brushed clean. A structure for admitting water or other cleaning solution, and a structure for draining the solution are positioned in opposition on the walls of the enclosed space. Arms or rods are arranged so that the device may be mounted onto a wall or placed above the ground for easy access.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a floor covering storage and dispensing rack including a frame equipped with castors. Upper frame members of the rack support rollers in parallel spaced relation, and a crank or motor is provided to rotate the rollers to wind the floor covering onto the rollers for storage. An elongated cleaning head or pair of brushes is provided on a frame member so that the floor covering passes over at least one cleaning head or brush when the floor covering is retrieved or dispensed to remove dirt prior to storage or reuse.

Abstract: The invention discloses a working method for giving a localized worn-out aspect to articles of clothing made of denim materials, which consists in treating the article of clothing (6, 70) fitted on a supporting manikin (2, 3) by means of the abrasive action of one or more rotating brushes (20, 21) contrasting against said article of clothing.

Abstract: A pants cleaning and sterilizing apparatus, which includes a housing for receiving the user's leg, two rotary brushes turned in reversed directions by a motor drive to remove dust from the bottom of the pants upon the insertion of the user's foot, a sterilizing device for sterilizing the pants, a dust collecting drawer disposed inside the housing at the bottom for collecting dust, and an induced-draft fan for drawing away air from the housing to let dust be gathered in the dust collecting drawer.

Abstract: Apparatus for cleaning chicken droppings from one or more mats used as nesting material in chicken nests in a chicken house. The invention includes a housing having a plurality of rollers therein for conveying a mat and pulverizing the chicken droppings adhering thereto. The rollers are paired with each pair including a fluted roller having a plurality of axially extending ridges thereon and a cylindrical roller defining a plurality of radial grooves thereon which cooperate with the ridges to pulverize the chicken droppings. Sprayers are provided to dislodge the pulverized chicken droppings from the mat. A plurality of guide plates are provided to guide the mat through the enclosure and support the mat during spraying.

Abstract: A mechanical device for scraping cover material from underlying information on cards such as lottery tickets. The device uses a power driven wire brush and includes a collector for the material scraped from the cards.

Abstract: Disclosed is a fire hose washing apparatus which comprises: a casing; a fire hose washing portion having rotary brushes and provided in the casing and along a path for feeding a fire hose; nozzles for supplying washing water to the washing portion; and first and second fire hose feeding devices disposed separately from each other for a predetermined distance at positions on the fire hose feeding path in the downstream side of the washing portion with respect to the fire hose feeding direction. The fire hose passed through the washing portion is pulled out by the first and second fire hose feeding devices. A plurality of sensors for detecting metal connectors of the fire hose is provided at different positions on the fire hose feeding path so that upon detection of a metal connector by one sensor, the fire hose is pulled out by the second fire hose feeding device while stopping the hose feeding by the first fire hose feeding device.

Abstract: A rug cleaning apparatus comprises a housing having a front wall, a back wall, a top, and a pair of opposite end walls. An opening is formed in the top for allowing insertion of a rug into the apparatus, and a driven roller brush is mounted in the apparatus and extends from one to another of the pair of end walls. The roller brush has bristles extending therefrom for brushing against a rug inserted into the apparatus with at least a portion of the bristles being removed from the roller brush such that during a predetermined portion of rotation of the roller brush a portion of the rug is not in contact with brush bristles. Means attached to the apparatus and positioned adjacent the driven roller urge a rug into contact with the roller brush for brushing debris from the rug and for effecting vibration of the rug by repeated contact and lost of contact between the rug and bristles on the rug.

Abstract: Heavily soiled fabrics are pretreated before the actual washing process by applying a paste containing a mixture of a nonionic surfactant, at least one nitrogen containing compound selected from certain quaternary ammonium compounds, fatty amine ethoxylates and substituted aminocarboxylic acids, and also an antigel agent and a viscosity regulator to the fabrics and subsequently washing the fabrics in a wash liquor. In one preferred embodiment of the process, a distributing aid trimmed in particular with bristles is used to apply the paste.

Abstract: A pipe and hose decontamination apparatus is disclosed using freshly filtered high pressure Freon solvent in an integrated closed loop to remove radioactive particles or other contaminants from items having a long cylindrical geometry such as hoses, pipes, cables and the like. The pipe and hose decontamination apparatus comprises a chamber capable of accomodating a long cylindrical work piece to be decontaminated. The chamber has a downward sloped bottom draining to a solvent holding tank. An entrance zone, a cleaning zone and an exit drying zone are defined within the chamber by removable partitions having slotted rubber gaskets in their centers. The entrance and exit drying zones contain a horizontally mounted cylindrical housing which supports in combination a plurality of slotted rubber gaskets and circular brushes to initiate mechanical decontamination. Solvent is delivered at high pressure to a spray ring located in the cleaning zone having a plurality of nozzles surrounding the work piece.

Abstract: A manually portable fire hose cleaning apparatus adapted for conventional connection to a fire hydrant. A frame consisting of an upper and lower platform having an open front portion supports at least two sets of opposing pairs of vertically disposed brushes. An upper and lower set of nozzles are provided in corresponding conduits mounted on the frame to direct a water spray vertically at a position between the sets of brushes. The conduits are connected to a common tubular supply manifold which includes an inlet pipe adapted to be connected to a fire hydrant to supply water. A fire hose is then inserted between opposing pairs of brushes in each set and may be manually manipulated through the water spray and brushes to be cleaned.

Abstract: A hose cleaning plant comprises an elongated horizontal receptacle (10) in which a number of hoses (16) may be placed side by side in extended positions, washing equipment (13) provided at one end of the receptacle (10), and a transport device (18) which is movable along the receptacle to draw a hose (16) through the washing equipment and along the receptacle (10), above the same. In order to make it possible, upon completion of a washing operation on a hose (16), to have the hose laid down in proper position in the receptacle (10) without considerable manual efforts, said transport device is formed by a carriage (18) which is supported on rails (19), provided adjacent to the longitudinal upper edges of the receptacle (10), and which is provided with means (20) for releasably holding an end portion of a hose (16) in a selected position in the transversal direction of the receptacle (10).

Abstract: Disclosed is a cleaning apparatus for continuous, abrasive belts of essentially any dimension, which apparatus has a base having elongated belt supporting mandrel means mounted thereon, and belt drive roll means rotatably mounted on the base and having its rotational axis substantially parallel to the axis of the mandrel means, and wherein a first portion of the periphery of the mandrel means is movable substantially parallelly into close juxtaposition to the periphery of the drive roll means upon angular movement of the mandrel means relative to the drive roll means in order to provide for easy loading and unloading of the belts while providing positive belt driving force.

Abstract: A fire hose washer and winder having two reels on opposite sides of a frame. On one side, a hose path is defined along hose guides from one end of the machine to a reel and on the other side of the machine a similar hose path over hose guides is established to another reel. On one side of the machine a hose washing and scrubbing section is positioned such that the hose guides support a hose on a path passing through opposed brushes, with two pipes on opposite sides of the hose path directing water onto opposite sides of the hose, so that a hose can be washed, scrubbed and then wound. On the opposite side of the machine, hoses are brushed and then wound on a reel without washing.

Abstract: A hose washing machine is provided including a frame and a pair of brushes supported by the frame in opposed relationship and for receiving a hose therebetween. Each of the brushes has a planar brush face engageable with the hose, and the brushes are supported for rotation about an axis transverse to the planar brush faces. The brush face of one of the brushes is positionable in opposed mating relation with the brush face of the other brush, and at least a portion of each of the brush faces engages the hose and moves in a direction transverse to the longitudinal axis of the hose. A first motor is provided for rotating one of the brushes in one rotational direction, and a second motor is provided for rotating the other of the brushes in an opposite rotational direction.

Abstract: An apparatus for brushing hose, having a cleaning head with a plurality of circumferentially spaced brushes adjustable about the pass line of a hose that is guided through the cleaning head. The brushes are rotated while the hose is moved linearly through the cleaning head. Adjusting means are provided to position the brushes radially relative to the pass line.

Abstract: The disclosed mat washer includes a stand with a slot in the top for admission of a floor mat held by an operator who applies a spray of cleaning fluid to the mat from nozzles inside the unit controlled by a foot pedal. The clean mat can be pulled off the top, or permitted to pass through for deposit on a strainer tray. Various arrangements are provided for support of the mat against a rotating brush as the mat is fed down into the slot for scrubbing by the brush.