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Surface cleaning apparatus with recovery tank

  • US 7,979,951 B2
  • Filed: 06/14/2007
  • Issued: 07/19/2011
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/17/2005
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A surface cleaning apparatus comprising:

  • a housing including a base housing having a relatively flat top surface with side walls extending downwardly from and below the top surface; and

    a dirt recovery system mounted to the housing and including;

    a suction nozzle;

    a recovery tank having side walls and a relatively flat bottom surface that extends between the side walls, and alignment rails that extend downwardly from a lower portion of the side walls;

    a vacuum source in fluid communication with the suction nozzle and the recovery tank to draw dirt from a surface to be cleaned through the suction nozzle and into the recovery tank;

    wherein, when the recovery tank bottom surface is positioned on the top surface of the base, the alignment rails are positioned adjacent to the base housing side walls to align the recovery tank with the base housing.

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