Steam mop
First Claim
1. A steam mop comprising a handle, an extension member, a base mount, a steam generator, and a mop head, said steam generator including a body that at least partially contains a fluid tank, fluid pump and a heating element used to at least partially vaporize fluid, said body releasably connected to said base mount such that said steam generator can be used as a steam producing device for the steam mop or can be disconnected from said base mount and be used as a stand alone steam producing device, said steam generator includes two pump actuators, a first pump actuator being positioned on said body of said steam generator to engage a component on said base mount, extension member or combinations thereof when said steam generator is connected to said base mount such that a user can cause said first pump actuator to actuate said fluid pump during use of the steam mop, said second pump actuator positioned on said body of said steam generator and spaced from said first pump actuator, said second pump actuator enabling a user to actuate said fluid pump when said steam generator is disconnected from said base mount, said steam generator includes two fluid pumps at least partially contained in said body of said steam generator, said first fluid pump designed to be actuated by said first pump actuator, said second fluid pump designed to be actuated by said second pump actuator.
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Abstract
A steam mop that includes a handle, an extension member, a base mount, a steam generator, and a mop head. The steam generator includes a body that at least partially contains a fluid tank, fluid pump and a heating element used to at least partially vaporize fluid. The body of the steam generator is designed to be releasably connected to the base mount such that the steam generator can be used as a steam producing device for the steam mop or can be disconnected from the base mount and be used as a stand alone steam producing device.
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36 Claims
- 1. A steam mop comprising a handle, an extension member, a base mount, a steam generator, and a mop head, said steam generator including a body that at least partially contains a fluid tank, fluid pump and a heating element used to at least partially vaporize fluid, said body releasably connected to said base mount such that said steam generator can be used as a steam producing device for the steam mop or can be disconnected from said base mount and be used as a stand alone steam producing device, said steam generator includes two pump actuators, a first pump actuator being positioned on said body of said steam generator to engage a component on said base mount, extension member or combinations thereof when said steam generator is connected to said base mount such that a user can cause said first pump actuator to actuate said fluid pump during use of the steam mop, said second pump actuator positioned on said body of said steam generator and spaced from said first pump actuator, said second pump actuator enabling a user to actuate said fluid pump when said steam generator is disconnected from said base mount, said steam generator includes two fluid pumps at least partially contained in said body of said steam generator, said first fluid pump designed to be actuated by said first pump actuator, said second fluid pump designed to be actuated by said second pump actuator.
- 14. A steam mop comprising a handle, an extension member, a base mount, a steam generator, and a mop head, said steam generator including a body that at least partially contains a fluid tank, fluid pump and a heating element used to at least partially vaporize fluid, said body connected to said base mount such that said steam generator can be used as a steam producing device for the steam mop, said handle being connected to a first end of said extension member and said base mount being connected to said second end of said extension member, said second end of said extension member at least partially positioned in a tube cavity of said base mount, said second end of said extension member mounted to said base mount such that said second end is longitudinally moveable within said tube cavity, said longitudinal movement of said second end of said extension member of said tube cavity causing actuation of said water pump in said steam generator thereby causing fluid in said fluid tank to flow to said heating element, said steam generator includes two fluid pumps at least partially contained in said body of said steam generator,. said first fluid pump designed to be actuated by said first pump actuator, said second fluid pump designed to be actuated by said second pump actuator.
- 20. A steam mop comprising a handle, an extension member, a base mount, a steam generator, a mop head, and at least one steam sprayer, said steam generator including a body that at least partially contains a fluid tank, fluid pump and a heating element used to at least partially vaporize fluid, said body connected to said base mount such that said steam generator can be used as a steam producing device for the steam mop, said at least one steam sprayer connected to or interconnected to said base mount, said at least one steam sprayer positioned to direct steam that passes through said at least one sprayer at least partially forwardly of said mop head when said mop head is positioned on a floor surface, said steam generator includes two fluid pumps at least partially contained in said body of said steam generator, said first fluid pump designed to be actuated by said first pump actuator, said second fluid pump designed to be actuated by said second pump actuator.
- 26. A steam mop comprising a handle, an extension member, a base mount, a steam generator, and a mop head, said steam generator including a body that at least partially contains a fluid tank, fluid pump and a heating element used to at least partially vaporize fluid, said body connected to said base mount such that said steam generator can be used as a steam producing device for the steam mop, said heating element including i) a fluid preheating element connected or interconnected to a body of said heating element, ii) a fluid feed splitter that creates a plurality of fluid steams that are fed to a heating chamber in said heating element, or combinations thereof, said heating chamber designed to vaporize fluid in said heating chamber, said preheating element designed to preheat fluid to a temperature below a vaporization temperature of said fluid prior to said fluid being fed into said body of said heating element, said steam generator includes two fluid pumps at least partially contained in said body of said steam generator, said first fluid pump designed to be actuated by said first pump actuator, said second fluid pump designed to be actuated by said second pump actuator.
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