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US 2018/0008114 A1Published application
Vacuum cleaner with fluid distribution system
AssigneeBISSELL Homecare, Inc.
InventorsVictor Vito Caro, JR., Alexander Joseph Reed
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Abstract
A vacuum cleaner is provided with a dispensing system for applying a treating agent stored on the vacuum cleaner to the surface to be cleaned. The dispensing system can include at least one container for storing a supply of treating agent and a dispenser for dispensing the treating agent to the surface to be cleaned. The dispensing system uses filtered working exhaust air to blow treating agent off the treating agent dispenser.
Claims20
A vacuum cleaner comprising:
- a housing adapted for movement over a surface to be cleaned;
- a suction nozzle provided with the housing;
- a separating and collection system provided with the housing;
- a suction source in fluid communication with the suction nozzle and the separating and collection system;
- and
- a fluid dispensing system provided with the housing and comprising:
- at least one supply container configured to store a supply of a treating agent;
- a treating agent dispenser in fluid communication with the at least one supply container for receiving the treating agent;
- a filter in fluid communication with and downstream of the suction source for filtering working exhaust air from the suction source to form a filtered air flow;
- and
- a pressurized air flow path guiding at least a portion of the filtered air flow to the treating agent dispenser to blow treating agent off the dispenser.
8 more elements
A vacuum cleaner comprising:
- a housing adapted for movement over a surface to be cleaned;
- a suction nozzle provided with the housing;
- a separating and collection system provided with the housing;
- a suction source in fluid communication with the suction nozzle and the separating and collection system;
- and
- a fluid dispensing system provided with the housing and comprising:
- at least one supply container configured to store a supply of a treating agent;
- a treating agent dispenser in fluid communication with the at least one supply container for receiving the treating agent;
- a filter in fluid communication with and downstream of the suction source for filtering working exhaust air from the suction source to form a filtered air flow;
- and
- an air conduit in fluid communication between the filter and the treating agent dispenser for communicating at least a portion of the filtered air flow with the treating agent dispenser, the air conduit having an outlet portion with an air opening facing the treating agent dispenser.
8 more elements
A vacuum cleaner comprising:
- a housing adapted for movement over a surface to be cleaned;
- a suction nozzle provided with the housing;
- a separating and collection system provided with the housing;
- a suction source in fluid communication with the suction nozzle and the separating and collection system;
- and
- a fluid dispensing system provided with the housing and comprising:
- at least one supply container configured to store a supply of a treating agent;
- a treating agent dispenser in fluid communication with the at least one supply container for receiving the treating agent;
- a pressurized air flow path in fluid communication with and downstream of the suction source for guiding at least a portion of a working exhaust air flow from the suction source to the treating agent dispenser to blow treating agent off the dispenser;
- and
- a filter in the pressurized air flow path upstream of the treating agent dispenser.
8 more elements
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.