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US 11,930,974 B2Granted
Handheld extraction cleaner
AssigneeBISSELL Inc.
InventorsColin J. Bloemendaal, Kin-leung Tam, Wei-min Yi
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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 tank can be integrated with a fluid distributor in a removable, modular unit.
Claims19
A handheld extraction cleaner, comprising:
- a unitary body;
- a working air path through the body having a dirty air inlet and a clean air outlet;
- a suction nozzle carried by the body and defining the dirty air inlet;
- a suction motor received within a motor housing and carried by the body, the suction motor fluidly coupled with the suction nozzle;
- a recovery tank carried by the body and fluidly coupled with the suction nozzle;
- at least one exhaust vent disposed in the body and defining the clean air outlet;
- and
- at least one baffle disposed between the motor housing and the at least one exhaust vent and fluidly coupled with the working air path, and wherein the at least one baffle is configured to dampen noise, wherein the at least one baffle is integrally formed with the motor housing.
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A handheld extraction cleaner, comprising:
- a unitary body having a dirty air inlet and a clean air outlet;
- a working air path through the body between the dirty air inlet and the clean air outlet;
- a suction nozzle defining at least a portion of the dirty air inlet;
- a suction motor fluidly coupled with the suction nozzle;
- a fan housing configured to at least partially house a fan coupled with the suction motor;
- a motor housing configured to at least partially house the suction motor and fluidly coupled with the working air path through one or more openings in the fan housing;
- and
- at least one baffle integrally formed with the motor housing to dampen noise.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.