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US 2022/0053989 A1Published application
Self-cleaning features for extraction cleaners
AssigneeBISSELL Inc.
InventorsVictoria J. Royale, Aaron P. Griffith, David M. Miller, Michael Luyckx, Brian C. Wolfe, Justin Benacquisto
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Abstract
Self-cleaning features for extraction cleaners and attachments for extraction cleaners, such as accessory tools, wands, and/or hoses, are provided. The self-cleaning features are configured redirect cleaning fluid from a fluid supply system of the extraction cleaner into a working air or fluid recovery path of the extraction cleaner, including, but not limited to into the working air or fluid recovery path of a tool, wand, and/or hose of the extraction cleaner.
Claims20
A system, comprising:
- an extraction cleaner, comprising:
- a housing;
- a fluid delivery system comprising a supply container;
- a recovery system comprising a suction source and a recovery container, the suction source in fluid communication with the recovery container for drawing fluid to the recovery container;
- a wand selectively couplable with the fluid delivery system and the recovery system, the wand comprising:
- a fluid delivery pathway adapted for fluid communication with the supply container and having a fluid connector;
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- an airflow pathway adapted for fluid communication with the recovery container and having an airflow connector;
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- a wand receiver provided with the housing and adapted to receive a first end of the wand, wherein the wand receiver is configured such that an enclosed pathway is formed between the fluid connector and the airflow connector of the wand when the first end of the wand is received by the wand receiver.
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An extraction cleaner, comprising:
- a housing;
- a fluid delivery system comprising a supply container;
- a recovery system comprising a suction source and a recovery container, the suction source in fluid communication with the recovery container for drawing fluid to the recovery container;
- a wand receiver provided with the housing and adapted to receive a first end of a wand, wherein the wand receiver is configured such that an enclosed pathway is formed between a fluid connector and an airflow connector of the wand when the first end of the wand is received by the wand receiver.
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