1. An improved, reduced streakingfilming dilute cleaning formulation used in a no-rinse cleaning application, wherein said formulation comprises:
a. a mixture of cleaning effective amount of surfactants, said mixture comprising at least one anionic surfactant comprising a C6-20 alkylphenyl oxide disulfonate and at least one nonionic surfactant, said nonionic surfactant having an HLB of least about 8;
b. a water soluble polymer having a molecular weight of about 10,000 to about 50,000 Daltons, said polymer being present in a shining, restorative or anti-filming effective amount;
c. at least one organic solvent with a vapor pressure of at least 0.001 mmHg at 250\xb0 C. and soluble to the extent of at least 1 g100 ml H2O, preferably limited to no more than about 50% of said formulation;
d. at least one volatile bufferchelating agent, in a cleaning-effective amount; and
e. the remainder, water.
2. The formulation of claim 1 wherein said nonionic surfactant is selected from the group consisting of linear and branched alkoxylated alcohols and alkoxylated alkylphenols.
3. The formulation of claim 2 wherein alkoxylated alcohols are selected from the group consisting of ethoxylated, propoxylated and ethoxylatedpropoxylated C6-20 alcohols, with about 1\u20135 moles of ethylene oxide, or about 1\u20135 moles of propylene oxide, or 1\u20135 and 1\u20135 moles of ethylene oxide and propylene oxide, respectively, per mole of alcohol.
4. The formulation of either claim 1 wherein the ratio of said anionic to nonionic surfactants is about 1:0.1 to about 1:1.
5. The formulation of claim 1 wherein said water soluble polymer is a polyacrylate polymer.
6. The formulation of claim 1 further comprising (f) at least one aesthetic or functional adjunct.
7. The formulation of claim 1 wherein said organic solvent is selected from the group consisting of: C1-6 alkanol, C3-24 alkylene glycol ether, and mixtures thereof.
8. The formulation of claim 1 wherein said organic solvent consists of both an alkanol and a glycol ether, wherein the ratio of alkanol to glycol ether is about 1:5 to about 5:1.
9. The formulation of claim 7 wherein the total amount of organic solvent is about 1\u20135% by weight of the cleaning formulation.
10. An improved, reduced streakingfilming dilute cleaning formulation used in a no-rinse cleaning application,wherein said formulation consisting essentially of:
a. a mixture of cleaning effective amount of surfactants, said mixture comprising at least one anionic surfactant, said anionic surfactant comprising a C6-20 alkyldiphenyloxide disulfonate and at least one nonionic surfactant, said nonionic surfactant having an HLB of least about 8;
b. a water soluble polymer having a molecular weight below about 2,000,000 Daltons, said polymer being present in a shining, restorative or anti-filming effective amount;
c. at least one organic solvent with a vapor pressure of at least 0.001 mmHg at 250\xb0 C. and soluble to the extent of at least 1 g100 ml H2O, limited to no more than about 50% of said formulation;
d. at least one volatile bufferchelating agent, in a cleaning-effective amount; and
e. the remainder, water.
The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.
1. A track system comprising:
a frame having a first end and a second end, the frame having inboard and outboard frame assemblies that extend between the first and second ends of the frame, the outboard frame assembly including two spaced-part plates and a top wall that interconnects the two spaced-apart plates;
a drive sprocket mounted between the inboard and outboard frame assemblies such that the inboard frame assembly is inboard of the drive sprocket and the outboard frame assembly is outboard of the drive sprocket, the drive sprocket being rotatable relative to the frame about an axis of rotation;
a first end roller mounted at the first end of the frame;
a second end roller mounted at the second end of the frame;
a track routed in a generally triangular path about the drive sprocket and the first and second end rollers, the track being driven by the drive sprocket about the generally triangular path when the drive sprocket is rotated about the axis of rotation;
inboard and outboard cylinders for moving the first end roller relative to the frame to tighten the track, the outboard cylinder being mounted between the spaced-apart plates of the outboard frame assembly, and the inboard cylinder being mounted to the inboard frame assembly;
the generally triangular path of the track having an apex, and the drive sprocket engaging the track adjacent the apex to drive the track about the generally triangular path; and
the track defining a bottom side of the generally triangular path that extends between the first and second end rollers, the track system including first, second, third and fourth intermediate rollers for supporting the track along the bottom side of the generally triangular path, the first, second, third and fourth intermediate rollers being positioned between the inboard and outboard frame assemblies, the first, second, third and fourth intermediate rollers being respectively mounted on first, second, third and fourth cantilevered shafts, the first and third cantilevered shafts being supported by the inboard frame assembly and the second and fourth cantilevered shafts being supported by the outboard frame assembly, and the drive sprocket being sized and shaped to pass between the first and second intermediate rollers and between the third and fourth intermediate rollers as the drive sprocket is rotated about the axis of rotation.
2. The track system of claim 1, wherein the first and second cantilevered shafts are co-axially aligned and the third and fourth cantilevered shafts are co-axially aligned.
3. The track system of claim 1, wherein the first and second end rollers are positioned between the inboard and outboard frame assemblies and are mounted on end roller shafts each supported by the inboard and outboard frame assemblies.
4. The track system of claim 3, wherein the first and second end rollers each include first and second flanges, and wherein the drive sprocket passes between the first and second flanges of the first and second end rollers as the drive sprocket is rotated about the axis of rotation.
5. The track system of claim 4, wherein the inboard and outboard frame assemblies are interconnected at a first interconnection location positioned above the first end roller, wherein the inboard and outboard frame assemblies are interconnected at a second interconnection location positioned above the second end roller, wherein the inboard and outboard frame assemblies are interconnected at a third interconnection location positioned between the first end roller and the first and second intermediate rollers, and wherein the inboard and outboard frame assemblies are interconnected at a fourth interconnection location positioned between the second end roller and the third and fourth intermediate rollers.
6. The track system of claim 5, wherein the first and second interconnection locations include struts that extend between the inboard and outboard frame assemblies.
7. The track system of claim 1, wherein the inboard and outboard cylinders are grease cylinders.
8. The track system of claim 1, wherein the inboard and outboard cylinders move the first roller along a linear path relative to the frame to tighten the track.
9. The track system of claim 1, wherein at least a portion of the first roller is positioned between the inboard and outboard frame assemblies, and wherein the first roller is mounted on a shaft supported by the inboard and outboard frame assemblies.
10. The track system of claim 9, wherein the inboard and outboard cylinders are both operatively connected to the shaft on which the first end roller is mounted.
11. The track system of claim 10, wherein the shaft is supported in slots defined by the inboard and outboard frame assemblies.
12. The track system of claim 11, wherein the slots are linear and are elongated in a direction that extends along a length of the frame that extends between the first and second ends of the frame.
13. The track system of claim 12, wherein the slots have open ends that face away from the inboard and outboard cylinders.
14. The track system of claim 1, wherein the diameter of the sprocket is almost equal to a height of the triangular path.
15. The track system of claim 14, wherein the diameter of the sprocket extends a majority of the length of the frame.
16. The track system of claim 1, wherein the track is an elastomeric track.
17. The track system of claim 1, wherein the track is a rubber track.
18. The track system of claim 1, further comprising a track hub including a bearing for allowing the drive sprocket to rotate relative to the frame, the drive sprocket being fastened to a sprocket mounting flange of the track hub, and the track hub being connected to the outboard frame assembly.
19. The track system of claim 18, wherein the track hub is mounted above the spaced-apart plates of the outboard frame assembly.
20. The track system of claim 19, wherein the track hub includes a shaft that rotates with the sprocket mounting flange, the shaft being supported by the bearing of the track hub, the bearing of the track hub being mounted within a housing mounted above the spaced-apart plates of the outboard frame assembly.
21. The track system of claim 20, wherein the drive sprocket has a split configuration including at least first and second separate sprocket sections that are fastened to the sprocket mounting flange of the track hub.
22. A track system comprising:
a frame having a first end and a second end, the frame having first and second frame components that extend between the first and second ends of the frame, the second frame component including two spaced-part plates and a top wall that interconnects the two spaced-apart plates;
a drive sprocket mounted between the first and second frame components, the drive sprocket being rotatable relative to the frame about an axis of rotation, the first frame component being inboard of the drive sprocket and the second frame component being outboard of the drive sprocket;
a first end roller mounted at the first end of the frame;
a second end roller mounted at the second end of the frame;
a track routed in a generally triangular path about the drive sprocket and the first and second end rollers, the track being driven by the drive sprocket about the generally triangular path when the drive sprocket is rotated about the axis of rotation;
first and second cylinders for moving the first end roller relative to the frame to tighten the track, the second cylinder being mounted between the spaced-apart plates of the second frame component, and the first cylinder being mounted to the first frame component;
the generally triangular path of the track having an apex, and the drive sprocket engaging the track adjacent the apex to drive the track about the generally triangular path; and
the track defining a bottom side of the generally triangular path that extends between the first and second end rollers, the track system including first, second, third and fourth intermediate rollers for supporting the track along the bottom side of the generally triangular path, the first, second, third and fourth intermediate rollers being positioned between the first and second frame components, the first, second, third and fourth intermediate rollers being respectively mounted on first, second, third and fourth cantilevered shafts, the first and third cantilevered shafts being supported by the first frame component and the second and fourth cantilevered shafts being supported by the second frame component, and the drive sprocket being sized and shaped to pass between the first and second intermediate rollers and between the third and fourth intermediate rollers as the drive sprocket is rotated about the axis of rotation.
23. The track system of claim 22, wherein the first and second cantilevered shafts are co-axially aligned and the third and fourth cantilevered shafts are co-axially aligned.
24. The track system of claim 22, wherein the first and second end rollers are positioned between the first and second frame components.