Hand-held deep cleaner
First Claim
1. In a liquid extraction cleaner comprising:
- a housing having front and rear portions;
a dirty fluid extraction system mounted to the housing including;
a suction nozzle;
an air-liquid separator for separating air from liquid and debris;
a recovery tank in fluid communication with the suction nozzle for collecting recovered liquid and debris; and
a vacuum source in fluid communication with the suction nozzle and the recovery tank for drawing liquid and debris through the suction nozzle and for depositing them into the recovery tank;
a cleaning fluid dispensing system mounted to the housing including;
a cleaning fluid supply tank;
a fluid distributor connected to the cleaning fluid supply tank for distributing cleaning fluid onto the surface to be cleaned; and
a pocket formed in the rear portion thereof, wherein the recovery tank is removably received at least partially within the pocket;
the improvement comprising;
the housing has an integral handle between the front and rear portions thereof for carrying and operating the cleaner.
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Abstract
A liquid extraction cleaner includes a solution dispensing system, a liquid recovery system, and an agitation brush assembly. The solution dispensing system includes a supply tank removably affixed to a housing and fluidly connected to a fluid distributor through a trigger-operated manual spray pump. The liquid recovery system includes a recovery tank removably mounted to the housing adjacent to the supply tank. An air liquid separator is provided within the recovery tank. Another assembly within the housing provides a vacuum source, where working air comes from the recovery tank to an inlet between a motor and an impeller. The agitation brush assembly is removably mounted in a lower forward portion of the housing.
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25 Claims
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1. In a liquid extraction cleaner comprising:
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a housing having front and rear portions; a dirty fluid extraction system mounted to the housing including; a suction nozzle; an air-liquid separator for separating air from liquid and debris; a recovery tank in fluid communication with the suction nozzle for collecting recovered liquid and debris; and a vacuum source in fluid communication with the suction nozzle and the recovery tank for drawing liquid and debris through the suction nozzle and for depositing them into the recovery tank; a cleaning fluid dispensing system mounted to the housing including; a cleaning fluid supply tank; a fluid distributor connected to the cleaning fluid supply tank for distributing cleaning fluid onto the surface to be cleaned; and a pocket formed in the rear portion thereof, wherein the recovery tank is removably received at least partially within the pocket; the improvement comprising; the housing has an integral handle between the front and rear portions thereof for carrying and operating the cleaner. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. In a liquid extraction cleaner comprising:
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a housing having front and rear portions; a dirty fluid extraction system mounted to the housing including; a suction nozzle; an air-liquid separator for separating air from liquid and debris; a recovery tank in fluid communication with the suction nozzle for collecting recovered liquid and debris; and a vacuum source in fluid communication with the suction nozzle and the recovery tank for drawing liquid and debris through the suction nozzle and for depositing them into the recovery tank; a cleaning fluid dispensing system mounted to the housing including; a cleaning fluid supply tank; and a fluid distributor connected to the cleaning fluid supply tank for distributing cleaning fluid onto the surface to be cleaned; and the housing has a rearwardly extending pocket at the rear portion thereof, wherein the recovery tank is removably received at least partially within the pocket; the improvement comprising; a cartridge that is removably mounted to the front portion of the housing, the removable cartridge further comprises at least one rotatable agitation brush that is driven by a drive motor and wherein the rotation direction of the at least one brush is determined by the orientation of the cartridge in the housing. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. In a liquid extraction cleaner comprising:
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a housing having front and rear portions; a dirty fluid extraction system including; a suction nozzle; an air-liquid separator for separating air from liquid and debris; a recovery tank in fluid communication with the suction nozzle for collecting recovered liquid and debris; and a vacuum source in fluid communication with the suction nozzle and the recovery tank for drawing liquid and debris through the suction nozzle and for depositing them into the recovery tank; and a cleaning fluid dispensing system including; a cleaning fluid supply tank; and a fluid distributor connected to the cleaning fluid supply tank for distributing cleaning fluid onto the surface to be cleaned; wherein the recovery tank further comprises at least one flange and the cleaning solution supply tank has a channel that slidably receives the flange to removably mount the cleaning solution supply tank to the recovery tank. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. In a liquid extraction cleaner comprising:
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a housing having front and rear portions; a dirty fluid extraction system including; a suction nozzle; an air-liquid separator for separating air from liquid and debris; a recovery tank in fluid communication with the suction nozzle for collecting recovered liquid and debris; and a vacuum source for drawing liquid and debris through the suction nozzle and for depositing them into the recovery tank; a cleaning fluid dispensing system including; a cleaning fluid supply tank; and a fluid distributor connected to the cleaning fluid supply tank for distributing cleaning fluid onto the surface to be cleaned; the improvement comprising; the vacuum source comprises an impeller to create a working air flow and a motor for driving the impeller;
the impeller has an inlet opening between the motor and the impeller, and wherein working air from the vacuum source is delivered to the impeller from the inlet opening between the motor and the impeller. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25)
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Specification