APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CLEANING FABRICS, FLOOR COVERINGS AND BARE FLOOR SURFACES UTILIZING SOIL TRANSFER CLEANING MEDIUM

摘要

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a carpet cleaning machine for promoting effective use of a cleaning liquid.;SOLUTION: This method of mechanically removing soil from a surface 25 intended to be cleaned includes the steps of successively and repeatedly: wetting a portion of a cleaning medium 40 with a cleaning liquid 13; extracting any soil and at least some of the cleaning liquid from the previously wetted portion of the cleaning medium; and wiping the surface 25 intended to be cleaned with the portion of the cleaning medium 40 so as to transfer soil from the surface 25 intended to be cleaned to the cleaning medium 40. Portable and vehicle-based devices may be utilized to perform the method of cleaning.;COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT