Supply tank for an extractor cleaning machine
First Claim
1. An extractor cleaning machine comprising:
- a base movable along a surface to be cleaned, the base including a distribution nozzle and a suction nozzle;
a suction source in fluid communication with the suction nozzle, the suction source operable to draw fluid from the surface through the suction nozzle;
a recovery tank in fluid communication with the suction source and the suction nozzle to receive the fluid drawn through the suction nozzle;
a handle pivotally coupled to the base, the handle configured to move the base along the surface to be cleaned; and
a supply tank removably coupled to the handle, the supply tank including;
a first chamber for storing a first fluid,a second chamber for storing a second fluid, anda third chamber in fluid communication with the first chamber and the second chamber to receive the first and second fluids, the third chamber also in fluid communication with the distribution nozzle for supplying a mixture of the first and second fluids to the distribution nozzle,wherein the first chamber, the second chamber, and the third chamber are simultaneously removable as a single unit from the handle, andwherein the supply tank, including the first, second and third chambers, is coupled to the handle such that the supply tank pivots with the handle relative to the base.
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Abstract
An extractor cleaning machine that includes a base movable along a surface to be cleaned, the base including a distribution nozzle and a suction nozzle. The extractor further includes a suction source in fluid communication with the suction nozzle. A recovery tank is in fluid communication with the suction source and the suction nozzle to receive the fluid drawn through the suction nozzle. The extractor further includes a supply tank including a first chamber for storing a first fluid, a second chamber for storing a second fluid, and a third chamber in fluid communication with the first chamber and the second chamber to receive the first and second fluids, the third chamber also in fluid communication with the distribution nozzle for supplying a mixture of the first and second fluids to the distribution nozzle.
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13 Claims
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1. An extractor cleaning machine comprising:
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a base movable along a surface to be cleaned, the base including a distribution nozzle and a suction nozzle; a suction source in fluid communication with the suction nozzle, the suction source operable to draw fluid from the surface through the suction nozzle; a recovery tank in fluid communication with the suction source and the suction nozzle to receive the fluid drawn through the suction nozzle; a handle pivotally coupled to the base, the handle configured to move the base along the surface to be cleaned; and a supply tank removably coupled to the handle, the supply tank including; a first chamber for storing a first fluid, a second chamber for storing a second fluid, and a third chamber in fluid communication with the first chamber and the second chamber to receive the first and second fluids, the third chamber also in fluid communication with the distribution nozzle for supplying a mixture of the first and second fluids to the distribution nozzle, wherein the first chamber, the second chamber, and the third chamber are simultaneously removable as a single unit from the handle, and wherein the supply tank, including the first, second and third chambers, is coupled to the handle such that the supply tank pivots with the handle relative to the base. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. An extractor cleaning machine comprising:
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a base movable along a surface to be cleaned, the base including a distribution nozzle and a suction nozzle; a body including the base; a handle configured to move the base along the surface to be cleaned; a suction source in fluid communication with the suction nozzle, the suction source operable to draw fluid from the surface through the suction nozzle; a recovery tank in fluid communication with the suction source to receive the fluid drawn through the suction nozzle; and a supply tank including; a first tank including a body for storing a first fluid, a second tank including a body sharing a common boundary with the body of the first tank for storing a second fluid, a mixing chamber sharing a common boundary with at least one of the body of the first tank and the body of the second tank, the mixing chamber in fluid communication with the first tank and the second tank for receiving the first and second fluids, the mixing chamber also in fluid communication with the distribution nozzle for supplying a mixture of the first and the second fluids to the distribution nozzle, and a valve assembly that is operable to control an amount of second cleaning fluid being supplied from the second tank to the mixing chamber, wherein the supply tank, including the first tank, the second tank, the mixing chamber, and the valve assembly, is simultaneously removable as a single unit from the body. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13)
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