Floor care appliance with a plurality of cleaning modes
First Claim
1. A floor cleaning appliance for cleaning a surface, the floor cleaning appliance comprising:
- a base;
a nozzle coupled to the base;
a suction source in fluid communication with the nozzle;
a brush assembly coupled to the base;
a lifting assembly coupled to the brush assembly and the nozzle for moving the brush assembly and the nozzle relative to the surface, the brush assembly movable between a brush raised position and a brush lowered position and the nozzle movable between a nozzle raised position and a nozzle lowered position; and
a single mode selector coupled to the lifting assembly for selectively moving the brush assembly between the brush raised position and the brush lowered position and for moving the nozzle between the nozzle raised position and the nozzle lowered position, the single mode selector selectively energizing the brush assembly.
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Abstract
A floor care appliance is provided for cleaning bare surfaces such as tile, marble, linoleum and wood. The floor care appliance is comprised of a base portion having a suction nozzle and a brush block having a plurality of vertical axis rotary agitators for cleaning bare floors. The rotary agitators are driven by an independent motor for agitating the floor surface. With the addition of an accessory hose and tools, the cleaning utility can be expanded to areas wherein the suction nozzle cannot normally reach such as behind the toilet, shower walls, and the grout between tile. While used in the capacity for cleaning bare floors, the floor care appliance can be moved between three modes by a rotating a member located on the upper housing. The first mode is dry mode, the second mode is wet scrub mode and the third mode is wet pickup mode. The accessory tools are stored in an accessory caddy that is placed freestanding over the suction nozzle and in front of the housing.
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19 Claims
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1. A floor cleaning appliance for cleaning a surface, the floor cleaning appliance comprising:
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a base; a nozzle coupled to the base; a suction source in fluid communication with the nozzle; a brush assembly coupled to the base; a lifting assembly coupled to the brush assembly and the nozzle for moving the brush assembly and the nozzle relative to the surface, the brush assembly movable between a brush raised position and a brush lowered position and the nozzle movable between a nozzle raised position and a nozzle lowered position; and a single mode selector coupled to the lifting assembly for selectively moving the brush assembly between the brush raised position and the brush lowered position and for moving the nozzle between the nozzle raised position and the nozzle lowered position, the single mode selector selectively energizing the brush assembly. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A floor cleaning appliance for cleaning a surface, the floor cleaning appliance comprising:
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a base; a wheel carriage movable relative to the base a nozzle coupled to the base; a suction source in fluid communication with the nozzle; a brush assembly coupled to the base; a lifting assembly coupled to the brush assembly and the nozzle for moving the brush assembly and the nozzle relative to the surface, and moving the brush assembly relative to the nozzle, the lifting assembly includes a control cable, a brush cam coupled between the base and the brush assembly for moving the brush assembly between a brush raised position and a brush lowered position, and a nozzle cam coupled between the base and the wheel carriage for moving the wheel carriage such that the nozzle is moved between a nozzle raised position and a nozzle lowered position; and a single mode selector coupled to the control cable for actuating the lifting assembly for selectively moving the brush assembly between the brush raised position and the brush lowered position and for moving the nozzle between the nozzle raised position and the nozzle lowered position, the single mode selector selectively energizing the brush assembly. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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