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(11) EP 0 294 058 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
18.10.1989 Bulletin 1989/42

(43) Date of publication A2:
07.12.1988 Bulletin 1988/49

(21) Application number: 88304459.6

(22) Date of filing: 17.05.1988
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)4: A46B 13/06
(84) Designated Contracting States:
CH DE ES FR GB IT LI NL SE

(30) Priority: 02.06.1987 AU 2257/87

(71) Applicant: BAYLY DESIGN ASSOCIATES PTY. LTD.
Balwyn Victoria 3103 (AU)

(72) Inventor:
  • Oretti, John Ernest
    Doncaster Victoria 3108 (AU)

(74) Representative: Gordon, Michael Vincent et al
GILL JENNINGS & EVERY, Broadgate House, 7 Eldon Street
London EC2M 7LH
London EC2M 7LH (GB)


(56) References cited: : 
   
       


    (54) Cleaning brushes


    (57) A cleaning brush 1 includes a body 2 which houses fluid operated drive means 21 for rotating a brush head or heads 8 rotatably mounted on the body. The connection between the drive means 21 and the brush heads 8 is preferably a positive drive connection and is preferably a gear motor. Where there are two brush heads 8 they are preferably rotatable on parallel axes of rotation 13 and rotate in opposite directions in use. The body 2 may include a storage chamber 55 for storing cleaning agent and the passage of fluid through the cleaning brush may then cause cleaning agent to be drawn from said storage chamber 55. Preferably there is an air gap 50 between an exhaust 36 from the drive means 21 and an outlet 50 from the storage compartment so that air and not contaminated fluid will be drawn back to the drive means 21 in the event of reverse syphonage.










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