Upright extractor
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1. An upright extractor comprising:
- a foot assembly including base housing for movement along a surface to be cleaned;
a fluid supply system mounted to the base housing and including a fluid tank, a fluid distributor for depositing fluid onto the surface to be cleaned, and a fluid conduit between the fluid tank and the fluid distributor; and
a fluid recovery system mounted to the base housing and including a suction nozzle, a recovery tank, a working air conduit between the suction nozzle and the recovery tank, and a motor/fan assembly adapted to draw liquid through the suction nozzle and deposit the liquid in the recovery tank;
wherein the distributor comprises;
a spray tip housing having an inlet opening connected to the fluid conduit; and
an outlet opening connected to a spray nozzle;
a chamber formed in the spray tip housing in communication with the inlet opening and the outlet opening;
a vent opening in communication with the atmosphere and with the chamber; and
a float valve mounted in the chamber and moveable from a sealing position in sealing relationship with the vent opening to seal the chamber from the atmosphere when fluid under pressure is delivered to the chamber from the fluid conduit and a vent position in spaced relationship with the vent opening to vent the chamber to the atmosphere when the fluid in the fluid conduit is unpressurized.
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Abstract
An upright extractor for delivering cleaning fluid to a cleaning member, removing the cleaning fluid and entrained soil from the cleaning member, and damp wiping dirt and debris off of a surface to be cleaned. A roller assembly for wiping dirt and debris off a cleaning surface is reversible. The roller assembly and a centrifugal pump are driven simultaneously and at independent speeds necessary for preferred operation with a common motor. A vented spray tip assembly delivers cleaning fluid to the cleaning member. An improved accessory tool delivers a variety of metered cleaning chemicals while also extracting the soiled fluid and debris from a surface to be cleaned.
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1. An upright extractor comprising:
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a foot assembly including base housing for movement along a surface to be cleaned; a fluid supply system mounted to the base housing and including a fluid tank, a fluid distributor for depositing fluid onto the surface to be cleaned, and a fluid conduit between the fluid tank and the fluid distributor; and a fluid recovery system mounted to the base housing and including a suction nozzle, a recovery tank, a working air conduit between the suction nozzle and the recovery tank, and a motor/fan assembly adapted to draw liquid through the suction nozzle and deposit the liquid in the recovery tank; wherein the distributor comprises; a spray tip housing having an inlet opening connected to the fluid conduit; and
an outlet opening connected to a spray nozzle;a chamber formed in the spray tip housing in communication with the inlet opening and the outlet opening; a vent opening in communication with the atmosphere and with the chamber; and a float valve mounted in the chamber and moveable from a sealing position in sealing relationship with the vent opening to seal the chamber from the atmosphere when fluid under pressure is delivered to the chamber from the fluid conduit and a vent position in spaced relationship with the vent opening to vent the chamber to the atmosphere when the fluid in the fluid conduit is unpressurized. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. An upright extractor comprising:
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a foot assembly including a base housing for movement along a surface to be cleaned; a fluid supply system mounted at least in part to the base housing and including a fluid tank, a fluid distributor, and a conduit between the fluid tank and the fluid distributor for depositing fluid onto the surface to be cleaned; a fluid recovery system mounted to the base housing and including a suction nozzle, a recovery tank, a working air conduit between the suction nozzle and the recovery tank, and a motor/fan assembly adapted to draw liquid through the suction nozzle and deposit the liquid in the recovery tank; and a roller removably and reversibly mounted in base housing for contacting the surface to be cleaned; wherein the roller has brush gears at each end that interface with a drive mechanism for driving the roller about a longitudinal axis. - View Dependent Claims (17)
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