Wet dry appliance
OwnerDevan Schappler, Ryan Shimizu +2inventors
InventorsDevan Schappler, Ryan Shimizu, Kevin O'Malley, Mitchell Galloway
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Abstract
A cleaning device and methods for cleaning are provided. In one embodiment, the cleaning device includes a head assembly, a body assembly, and a handle assembly. The cleaning device also includes components that enable the cleaning device to operate in dry cleaning modes and wet cleaning modes. Dry cleaning modes can employ a vacuum assembly, including a motor, tubing, and a fluid recovery tank in order to draw in debris and waste into a fluid recovery tank. Wet cleaning modes can further employ a fluid supply tank, a pump, and tubing in order to supply fluid to a brushroll to aid in a cleaning process.
Claims1
A cleaning device, comprising:
- a head assembly containing a brushroll;
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- a housing body coupled to the head assembly and having an upright handle extending therefrom, the housing body including
- a suction source in fluid communication with the head assembly,
- a fluid supply assembly configured to retain fluid and to deliver fluid to the head assembly, and
- a fluid recovery tank configured to receive fluid from the head assembly using the suction source;
- wherein the head assembly includes at least one nozzle in fluid communication with the fluid supply assembly and configured to emit fluid onto a first portion of the brushroll, and the head assembly includes at least one deflector disposed therein and configured to redirect fluid emitted by the at least one nozzle onto a second portion of the brushroll.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.