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US 11,229,338 B2Granted
Handheld extraction cleaner
AssigneeBISSELL Inc.
InventorVictoria J. Royale
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Abstract
A handheld extraction cleaner includes a unitary body provided with a carry handle, and further provided with a supply tank, a recovery tank, and a suction source, all of which are carried on the unitary body. The various components of the extraction cleaner can be arranged for a balanced weight in hand. The supply and recovery tanks are configured to optimize the usable volume within the tanks, among other functions. A powered cleaning head including a removable brushroll is provided on the unitary body.
Claims20
A handheld extraction cleaner, comprising:
- a unitary body including a carry handle;
- a fluid delivery system including a supply tank carried by the unitary body and at least one fluid distributor
- a recovery system including a working air path through the unitary body, a suction nozzle defining an inlet to the working air path, a suction source in fluid communication with the suction nozzle, and a recovery tank carried by the unitary body, the recovery tank comprising:
- a tank body defining a collection chamber for dirty liquid recovered by the recovery system, the tank body having a first portion and a second portion, wherein the first portion of the recovery tank is disposed at an angle relative to the second portion of the recovery tank;
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- an inlet opening in the first portion of the tank body, the collection chamber configured to receive dirty liquid through the inlet opening;
- wherein the second portion of the tank body has a bottom surface configured to rest on a horizontal surface to support the handheld extraction cleaner in a horizontal orientation on the horizontal surface;
- and
- wherein the inlet opening is disposed above the second portion of the tank body when the extraction cleaner is at rest in the horizontal orientation on the horizontal surface to direct dirty liquid away from the inlet opening.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.