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US 10,631,702 B2Granted
Surface cleaning apparatus
AssigneeBISSELL Inc.
InventorsJincheng Xia, Jianjun Ge, Zhenjiang Yin, Xin Chen, Yongsheng Liang, Kin-leung Tam, Min Li, Feng Chun Li
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Abstract
A surface cleaning apparatus includes a fluid delivery system and a fluid recovery system, as well as a hybrid brushroll including a dowel, a plurality of bristle extending from the dowel, and microfiber material provided on the dowel between the bristles. The hybrid brushroll is suitable for use on both hard and soft surfaces, and for wet or dry vacuum cleaning.
Claims17
A surface cleaning apparatus, comprising:
- a housing including an upright handle assembly and a base mounted to the upright handle assembly and adapted for movement across a surface to be cleaned;
- a suction source;
- a suction nozzle assembly provided on the base and defining a suction nozzle in fluid communication with the suction source, the suction nozzle assembly comprising a nozzle housing and a cover on the nozzle housing;
- a fluid delivery system, comprising:
- a fluid supply chamber provided on the housing and adapted to hold a supply of liquid;
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- a fluid dispenser provided on the base in fluid communication with the fluid supply chamber;
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- a hybrid brushroll provided on the base and comprising a dowel, a plurality of spaced bristle tufts, each of the plurality of spaced bristle tufts comprising a plurality of bristles extending from the dowel, microfiber material provided on the dowel between the plurality of bristle tufts, and at least one outboard bristle tuft at a first end of the dowel, the at least one outboard bristle tuft having a terminal end that protrudes beyond an outer lateral end of the microfiber material.
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