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US 2019/0167062 A1Published application
Surface cleaning apparatus
AssigneeBISSELL Inc.
InventorsJay M. Kellis, Kevin Haley, Jeffrey A. Scholten, Joseph Michael White
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Abstract
A surface cleaning apparatus, and in particular a steam mop, comprises a steam generator and a steam outlet fluidly connected to the steam generator to deliver steam to a floor surface. Steam from the steam generator can be applied to a cleaning composition applied to a stain on the floor surface. The cleaning composition can be applied directly to the floor surface, or indirectly via a cleaning pad.
Claims20
A surface cleaning apparatus, comprising:
- a first reservoir configured to hold a supply of a solution;
- a second reservoir wherein the second reservoir is devoid of a filter;
- a steam generator in fluid communication with the first reservoir for heating the solution to at least 212 degrees Fahrenheit (100 degrees Celsius) to generate steam from the solution;
- at least one steam outlet fluidly connected to the steam generator to deliver steam onto a stain on a surface to be cleaned;
- a cleaning pad positioned to contact the stain on the floor surface;
- and
- a cleaning composition in the second reservoir comprising a peroxygen and a surfactant;
- wherein the steam generator is configured to apply steam to the cleaning composition at a time of delivery of the cleaning composition to the stain or subsequent to the delivery of the cleaning composition to the stain.
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A surface cleaning apparatus, comprising:
- a steam supply assembly, comprising:
- a first reservoir configured to hold a supply of a solution;
- a steam generator in fluid communication with the first reservoir for heating the solution to at least 212 degrees Fahrenheit (100 degrees Celsius) to generate steam from the solution;
- and
- at least one steam outlet fluidly connected to the steam generator to deliver steam onto a stain on a surface to be cleaned;
- and
- a cleaning composition assembly that is fluidly separate from the steam supply assembly, the cleaning composition assembly comprising:
- a second reservoir;
- a cleaning composition in the second reservoir comprising a peroxygen and a surfactant;
- and
- a spray tip fluidly coupled with the second reservoir to deliver the cleaning composition onto the stain on the floor surface;
- wherein the steam generator is configured to apply steam to the cleaning composition at a time of delivery of the cleaning composition to the stain or subsequent to the delivery of the cleaning composition to the stain.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.