Floor cleaner with stowable handle
First Claim
1. A surface cleaning apparatus comprising:
- a base, which is adapted to move along a surface to be cleaned;
an upright handle assembly pivotally mounted to the base and including an upright housing at a lower portion thereof, a handle tube extending upwardly from an upper end of the upright housing and a push rod that is axially slidable within the handle tube;
wherein the handle tube is mounted for axial movement within upright housing between an extended position in which at least a portion of the handle tube extends outside of the upright housing and a stowed position in which the portion of the handle tube is received within the upright housing; and
a fluid delivery system including;
a fluid supply tank for holding a supply of a cleaning fluid;
a fluid distributor for distributing the cleaning fluid from the fluid supply tank onto the surface to be cleaned; and
a fluid conduit, including a fluid flow controller, between the fluid supply tank and the fluid distributor;
wherein the upright handle assembly further comprises a connector that is mounted for selective movement between a connected position, in which the push rod and the fluid flow controller are connected for selective control of the fluid flow controller, and a disconnected position, in which the push rod and the fluid flow controller are disconnected.
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Abstract
A surface cleaning apparatus comprising a base; an upright handle assembly pivotally mounted to the base and including an upright housing at a lower portion thereof, a handle tube extending upwardly from an upper end of the upright housing and a push rod that is axially slidable within the handle tube; wherein the handle tube is mounted for telescoping movement within upright housing between an extended position and a stowed position within the upright housing; a fluid delivery system including a fluid supply tank for holding a supply of a cleaning fluid; a fluid distributor for distributing the cleaning fluid from the fluid supply tank onto the surface to be cleaned; and a fluid conduit, including a fluid flow controller, between the fluid supply tank and the fluid distributor. A locking collar on the upright housing locks the handle tube in the extended and stowed positions.
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14 Claims
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1. A surface cleaning apparatus comprising:
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a base, which is adapted to move along a surface to be cleaned; an upright handle assembly pivotally mounted to the base and including an upright housing at a lower portion thereof, a handle tube extending upwardly from an upper end of the upright housing and a push rod that is axially slidable within the handle tube;
wherein the handle tube is mounted for axial movement within upright housing between an extended position in which at least a portion of the handle tube extends outside of the upright housing and a stowed position in which the portion of the handle tube is received within the upright housing; anda fluid delivery system including; a fluid supply tank for holding a supply of a cleaning fluid; a fluid distributor for distributing the cleaning fluid from the fluid supply tank onto the surface to be cleaned; and a fluid conduit, including a fluid flow controller, between the fluid supply tank and the fluid distributor; wherein the upright handle assembly further comprises a connector that is mounted for selective movement between a connected position, in which the push rod and the fluid flow controller are connected for selective control of the fluid flow controller, and a disconnected position, in which the push rod and the fluid flow controller are disconnected. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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