Dual mode carpet cleaning method
First Claim
1. A method of cleaning carpet comprising:
- providing a carpet cleaning apparatus with a source of cleaning liquid, with a first cleaning jet, with a second cleaning jet that is different from the first cleaning jet, and with a valve that is selectively operable to communicate the source of cleaning liquid between the first cleaning jet and the second cleaning jet;
operating the valve to selectively communicate the source of cleaning liquid with one of the first cleaning jet and the second cleaning jet; and
,discharging the cleaning liquid from the selected one of the first cleaning jet and second cleaning jet onto a carpet to clean the carpet.
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Abstract
A dual mode carpet cleaning method is capable of being used in both a deep cleaning mode and a fast drying surface cleaning mode. The method utilizes a carpet cleaning apparatus that provides selective communication with different sets of cleaning jets. One set of cleaning jets is operated to deliver a first cleaning solution that penetrates deeply into a carpet in the deep cleaning mode. A second set of cleaning jets is operated to deliver a lower flow rate of a second cleaning solution that does not penetrate as deeply into the carpet and dries quickly. The method involves manually operating a valve on the apparatus to selectively communicate a source of cleaning fluid of the apparatus with one of the first set of cleaning jets and the second set of cleaning jets, and discharging the cleaning liquid from the selected one of the first set of cleaning jets and second set of cleaning jets onto a carpet to be cleaned.
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30 Claims
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1. A method of cleaning carpet comprising:
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providing a carpet cleaning apparatus with a source of cleaning liquid, with a first cleaning jet, with a second cleaning jet that is different from the first cleaning jet, and with a valve that is selectively operable to communicate the source of cleaning liquid between the first cleaning jet and the second cleaning jet; operating the valve to selectively communicate the source of cleaning liquid with one of the first cleaning jet and the second cleaning jet; and
,discharging the cleaning liquid from the selected one of the first cleaning jet and second cleaning jet onto a carpet to clean the carpet. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method of cleaning carpet comprising:
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providing an apparatus with a source of cleaning liquid in a reservoir on the apparatus, with a first cleaning jet, and with a second cleaning jet; providing a carpet cleaning solution in one of first and second different concentrations in the apparatus reservoir; communicating the first jet with the apparatus reservoir when the first concentration of carpet cleaning solution is in the apparatus reservoir to discharge the first concentration of carpet cleaning solution from the first jet onto a carpet to clean the carpet, and communicating the second jet with the apparatus reservoir when the second concentration of carpet cleaning solution is in the apparatus reservoir to discharge the second concentration of carpet cleaning solution from the second jet onto a carpet to clean the carpet. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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29. A method of cleaning a carpet comprising:
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providing an apparatus with a source of cleaning liquid in a reservoir on the apparatus, with a first cleaning jet, and with a second cleaning jet; providing a carpet cleaning solution in the apparatus reservoir; communicating the first jet with the apparatus reservoir to discharge the carpet cleaning solution from the first cleaning jet onto a carpet having carpet fibers on a carpet backing to clean the carpet fibers and not the carpet backing; and
,communicating the second jet with the apparatus reservoir to discharge the carpet cleaning solution from the second cleaning jet onto the carpet to clean the carpet fibers and the carpet backing. - View Dependent Claims (30)
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