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US 11,013,389 B2Granted
Surface cleaning apparatus
AssigneeBISSELL Inc.
InventorsJacob Resch, Jacob S. Boles
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Abstract
The present disclosure provides a surface cleaning apparatus that includes a housing including a base adapted for movement across a surface to be cleaned, a fluid delivery system, and a recovery system. The surface cleaning apparatus can be configured to clean multiple surfaces, including hard and soft surfaces, and apparatus is provided with a base adapted for movement across a surface to be cleaned, a brushroll removably mounted within the base, and a brushroll latch for securing the brushroll to the base. The brushroll latch can be captured by a portion of a nozzle assembly to prevent unintended release of the brushroll.
Claims22
A surface cleaning apparatus comprising:
- an upright body;
- a base coupled with the upright body and adapted for movement across a surface to be cleaned, the base comprising a base housing and a nozzle assembly coupled to the base housing;
- a recovery system comprising a suction nozzle provided on the base and defining a dirty inlet, a suction source in fluid communication with the suction nozzle for generating a working air stream, a recovery tank on the upright body, and at least one exhaust vent defining a clean air outlet;
- a fluid delivery system comprising a supply tank on the upright body, a pump, and a fluid distributor;
- a brushroll removably mounted to the base housing and provided adjacent to the suction nozzle for agitating the surface to be cleaned;
- wherein the nozzle assembly comprises a removable nozzle housing defining a brush chamber that partially encloses the brushroll;
- a brushroll motor in the base housing and configured to be operably coupled to the brushroll;
- a brushroll latch on an end of the brushroll;
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- a mating component on a sidewall of the base housing, wherein the brushroll latch is received by the mating component to mount the brushroll to the base, the mating component comprising an opening in a top surface of the sidewall;
- wherein the brushroll latch comprises a release tab that a user can grip to remove the brushroll, wherein the release tab is received in the opening in the top surface of the sidewall so that a top surface of the release tab is continuous with the top surface of the sidewall;
- and
- wherein a portion of the nozzle housing overlies a portion of the brushroll latch to capture the portion of the brushroll latch between the base housing and the nozzle assembly and prevent unintended release of the brushroll.
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A surface cleaning apparatus comprising:
- an upright body;
- a base coupled with the upright body, the base comprising a first lateral sidewall and a second lateral sidewall, the first lateral sidewall comprising a top surface;
- a recovery system defining an inlet on the base, a suction source, a recovery tank on the upright body, and at least one clean air outlet;
- a fluid delivery system comprising a supply tank on the upright body, a pump, and a fluid distributor;
- a brushroll removably mounted to the base between the first and second lateral sidewalls and configured to agitate the surface to be cleaned;
- a brushroll motor in the base and configured to be operably coupled to the brushroll;
- a brushroll latch on an end of the brushroll;
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- a mating component on an inner surface of the first lateral sidewall, wherein the brushroll latch and the mating component are shaped such that the brushroll latch is keyed with the mating component to mount the brushroll to the base, the mating component comprising a latch receiver having a receiver opening forming a gap in the top surface;
- wherein the base includes a removable portion that partially encloses the brushroll;
- wherein the brushroll latch comprises a latch body disposed in the latch receiver and a release tab having top surface that is received by the receiver opening in the top surface of the first lateral sidewall so that the top surface of the release tab is continuous with a contour of the top surface of the first lateral sidewall;
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- wherein the removable portion of the base overlies a portion of the brushroll latch to capture the portion of the brushroll latch between the first lateral sidewall and the removable portion and prevent unintended release of the brushroll.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.