(19)
(11) EP 2 392 245 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
26.09.2012 Bulletin 2012/39

(43) Date of publication A2:
07.12.2011 Bulletin 2011/49

(21) Application number: 11179841.9

(22) Date of filing: 03.04.2006
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
A47L 11/33(2006.01)
A47L 11/40(2006.01)
 A47L 25/08(2006.01)
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR

(30) Priority: 31.05.2005 US 141099
03.10.2005 US 239706

(62) Application number of the earlier application in accordance with Art. 76 EPC:
06749085.4 / 1885229

(71) Applicant: S. C. Johnson & Son, Inc.
Racine, WI 53403-2236 (US)

(72) Inventors:
  • Knopow, Jeremy
    Burlington, WI 53105 (US)
  • Smits, Chrissie M.
    Milwaukee WI 53219 (US)
  • Thurin, Matthew
    Hubertus, WI 53033 (US)
  • Maraia, Micha
    Menomonie, WI 54751 (US)
  • Olson, Scott
    Chippewa Falls, WI 54729 (US)

(74) Representative: Ruschke, Hans Edvard 
Ruschke Madgwick Seide & Kollegen Postfach 86 06 29
81633 München
81633 München (DE)

   


(54) Fabric sweeper


(57) A fabric cleaning device (410) comprises a housing (420), a roller (460), two sections of directional material (473) preferably provided inside the housing (420) on approximately opposite sides of the roller (460) and internally attached to the housing, and a stop locking the main roller at a specific point, wherein the roller only rotates about 90 degrees in both directions. The roller (460) and the sections of directional material (473) are preferably provided with velour. A roller (460) is disclosed which is circular and the sections of directional material (473) have the shape of segments of a circle such that the velour on the sections of directional material tangentially engages the velour (472) on the roller (460).







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