Cleaning apparatus

A surface cleaning head comprising:

• a fluid distributor configured to distribute a cleaning fluid;
• an agitator configured to absorb at least a portion of the cleaning fluid distributed by the fluid distributor and to agitate debris on the surface to be cleaned;
• a fluid stripper configured to remove, from the agitator, at least a portion of the distributed cleaning fluid absorbed by the agitator;
• a debris container including:
• a solid debris chamber configured to collect at least a portion of the debris agitated from the surface to be cleaned;
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• a fluid debris chamber configured to collect at least a portion of the fluid removed from the agitator by the fluid stripper;
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• a removable cover extending over at least a portion of the debris container and at least a portion of the agitator, the removable cover including a fluid catch plate pivotably coupled thereto and configured to transfer at least a portion of the cleaning fluid removed from the agitator by the fluid stripper to the fluid debris chamber, the fluid catch plate being configured to selectively and pivotably transition between an in-use position and a cleaning position when the removable cover is removed from the surface cleaning head.

A surface cleaning device comprising:

• an upright section;
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• a surface cleaning head pivotally coupled to the upright section, the surface cleaning head including:
• a fluid distributor configured to distribute a cleaning fluid;
• an agitator configured to absorb at least a portion of the cleaning fluid distributed by the fluid distributor and to agitate debris on the surface to be cleaned;
• a fluid stripper configured to remove, from the agitator, at least a portion of the distributed cleaning fluid absorbed by the agitator;
• a debris container including:
• a solid debris chamber configured to collect at least a portion of the debris agitated from the surface to be cleaned;
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• a fluid debris chamber configured to collect at least a portion of the fluid removed from the agitator by the fluid stripper;
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• a removable cover extending over at least a portion of the debris container and at least a portion of the agitator, the removable cover including a fluid catch plate configured to transfer at least a portion of the cleaning fluid removed from the agitator by the fluid stripper to the fluid debris chamber, the fluid catch plate being configured to selectively transition between an in-use position and a cleaning position when the removable cover is removed from the surface cleaning head, wherein the fluid catch plate includes a collecting region, a first channel, and a second channel, the collecting region being disposed forwardly of the first channel and the second channel.

A surface cleaning head comprising:

• a fluid distributor configured to distribute a cleaning fluid;
• an agitator configured to absorb at least a portion of the cleaning fluid distributed by the fluid distributor and to agitate debris on the surface to be cleaned;
• a fluid stripper configured to remove, from the agitator, at least a portion of the distributed cleaning fluid absorbed by the agitator;
• a debris container including:
• a solid debris chamber configured to collect at least a portion of the debris agitated from the surface to be cleaned;
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• a fluid debris chamber configured to collect at least a portion of the fluid removed from the agitator by the fluid stripper;
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• a removable cover extending over at least a portion of the debris container and at least a portion of the agitator, the removable cover including a fluid catch plate configured to transfer at least a portion of the cleaning fluid removed from the agitator by the fluid stripper to the fluid debris chamber, the fluid catch plate being configured to selectively transition between an in-use position and a cleaning position when the removable cover is removed from the surface cleaning head, wherein the fluid catch plate includes a collecting region, a first channel, a second channel, and a fluid diverter extending between the first channel and the second channel, the collecting region being disposed forwardly of the first channel and the second channel.