US 11,747,083 B2
Liquid removal device with absorber drum and related methods
Justin Stewart, Ponte Vedra Beach, FL (US)
Assigned to Clevertivity LLC, Ponte Vedra Beach, FL (US)
Filed by Clevertivity LLC, Ponte Vedra Beach, FL (US)
Filed on Feb. 13, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/109,072.
Application 18/109,072 is a continuation of application No. 17/375,673, filed on Jul. 14, 2021, granted, now 11,609,044.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/214,402, filed on Jun. 24, 2021.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/164,062, filed on Mar. 22, 2021.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/051,439, filed on Jul. 14, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2023/0194167 A1, Jun. 22, 2023
Int. Cl. F26B 5/16 (2006.01); F26B 9/00 (2006.01); F26B 25/16 (2006.01)
CPC F26B 5/16 (2013.01) [F26B 9/003 (2013.01); F26B 25/16 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A liquid removal device, the liquid removal device comprising:
a chassis, the chassis comprising a handle;
an absorber drum rotationally coupled with the chassis, the absorber drum comprising a cylinder having an outer drum surface, wherein an absorbent layer is positioned on the outer drum surface of the absorber drum, the absorber drum configured to absorb a liquid from a surface;
an extractor drum rotationally coupled with the chassis, the extractor drum comprising a reservoir configured to retain the liquid absorbed from the surface, an outer extractor surface, and a plurality of apertures defined by the outer extractor surface in fluid communication with the reservoir, the extractor drum being movable between a first position and a second position, wherein in the first position at least a first portion of the plurality of apertures are in contact with the absorbent layer and in the second position the first portion of the plurality of apertures are not in contact with the absorbent layer; and
at least one elastic device coupling the extractor drum to the chassis, wherein the elastic device biases the extractor drum towards the absorber drum.