Cleaning apparatus and method
AssigneePython Products, Inc.
InventorLance Reyniers
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Abstract
A portable cleaning device that is configured to receive an unclean fluid and discharge a substantially clean fluid includes a canister configured to receive the unclean fluid and a housing coupled to the canister. An inlet portion is formed as part of the housing and includes an inlet flow path having an inlet, an outlet, and a tapered portion between the inlet and the outlet. An outlet portion is formed as part of the housing and includes an outlet flow path having an inlet defining an inlet area and an outlet defining an outlet area that is smaller than the inlet area.
Claims20
A portable cleaning device for cleaning an enclosure retaining water, the device comprising:
- a single-piece housing defining an inlet passage, an outlet passage, and a threaded portion that are each fixed with respect to one another, the inlet passage receiving water from the enclosure;
- a receptacle removably connected to the threaded portion of the housing, the receptacle being in fluid communication with both the inlet passage and the outlet passage;
- an inlet aperture at an end of the inlet passage near the receptacle;
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- an outlet aperture at an end of the outlet passage near the receptacle.
A portable cleaning device adapted to pump a fluid, the cleaning device comprising:
- a canister configured to contain the fluid, the canister including an aperture and a first threaded portion surrounding the aperture;
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- a housing defining a first flow path, a second flow path, and a second threaded portion that are all fixed with respect to one another, the threaded portion being selectively engageable with the first threaded portion.
A portable cleaning device configured to receive an unclean fluid and discharge a substantially clean fluid, the cleaning device comprising:
- a canister configured to receive the unclean fluid;
- a housing coupled to the canister;
- an inlet portion formed as part of the housing and including an inlet flow path having an inlet, an outlet, and a tapered portion between the inlet and the outlet;
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- an outlet portion formed as part of the housing and including an outlet flow path having an inlet defining an inlet area and an outlet defining an outlet area that is smaller than the inlet area.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.