Tank unit for cleaning devices
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1. A cleaning device comprising:
- a spray nozzle for spraying cleaning fluid onto a surface;
a cleaning fluid tank having an outlet connected to said spray nozzle;
a suction nozzle for removing fluid from said surface;
separator means having an inlet connected to said suction nozzle, an air outlet and a fluid outlet for separating air from said removed fluid;
waste fluid tank having an inlet;
a connector means mechanically connecting said cleaning fluid and waste fluid tanks displaced along a common axis together as a unit and fluidically connecting said separator mean'"'"'s fluid outlet to said waste fluid tank'"'"'s inlet.
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Abstract
A tank unit to be removably mounted to a cleaning device having a clean water tank and a waste fluid tank displaced along a common axis and joined together by a connector which also provides an inlet to the waste fluid tank adjacent the top of the cleaning fluid tank.
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21 Claims
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1. A cleaning device comprising:
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a spray nozzle for spraying cleaning fluid onto a surface; a cleaning fluid tank having an outlet connected to said spray nozzle; a suction nozzle for removing fluid from said surface; separator means having an inlet connected to said suction nozzle, an air outlet and a fluid outlet for separating air from said removed fluid; waste fluid tank having an inlet; a connector means mechanically connecting said cleaning fluid and waste fluid tanks displaced along a common axis together as a unit and fluidically connecting said separator mean'"'"'s fluid outlet to said waste fluid tank'"'"'s inlet. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A tank unit comprising:
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a first fluid tank having an outlet; a second fluid tank having an inlet; and a connector means engaging the top of said first fluid tank at one end and connected to said second fluid tank'"'"'s inlet at its other end for attaching said tanks to each other together as a unit and providing an inlet to said second fluid tank adjacent the top of said first fluid tank. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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