Handheld cleaner with l-shaped suction nozzle & recovery tank assembly
AssigneeBISSELL Inc.
InventorsAdrienne Eurich, Chris Harmelink
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Abstract
A handheld extraction cleaner includes a unitary body including a suction source and defining a front side and a receiving cavity extending inwardly from the front side. A recovery unit defines a recovery flow path extending between a suction inlet defined on a first end of the recovery unit and an outlet port positionable in communication with the suction source. The recovery unit includes a tank defining a collection chamber having an open top side and a front face on an exterior of the collection chamber and a lid positionable over the open top side of the tank to enclose the collection chamber and having a front portion extending along the front face of the tank.
Claims20
A handheld extraction cleaner, comprising:
- a unitary body including a carry handle and a suction source positioned within the unitary body and defining a front side and a receiving cavity extending inwardly from the front side;
- and
- a recovery unit defining a recovery path extending between a suction inlet defined on a first end of the recovery unit and an outlet port positionable in communication with the suction source, the recovery unit including:
- a tank defining a collection chamber having an open top side and a front face on an exterior of the collection chamber;
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- a lid positionable over the open top side of the tank to enclose the collection chamber and having a front portion extending along the front face of the tank, the suction inlet being defined between and edge of the front portion and an adjacent portion of the front face of the tank, the recovery unit being receivable within the receiving cavity of the unitary body with the lid positioned over the open top side of the tank.
A handheld extraction cleaner, comprising:
- a unitary body including a carry handle and a suction source positioned within the unitary body and defining a front side, first and second lateral sides, and a receiving cavity in the form of a notch extending inwardly from the front side and being open at the first and second lateral sides;
- and
- a recovery unit defining a recovery path extending between a suction inlet defined on a first end of the recovery unit and an outlet port positionable in communication with the suction source, the recovery unit including:
- a tank defining a collection chamber having an open top side and a front face on an exterior of the collection chamber;
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- a lid positionable over the open top side of the tank to enclose the collection chamber, the recovery unit being receivable within the receiving cavity of the unitary body with the lid positioned over the open top side of the tank such that the respective side portions of the recovery unit are visible on an exterior of the unitary body when received within the receiving cavity.
A handheld extraction cleaner, comprising:
- a unitary body including a carry handle and a suction source positioned within the unitary body and defining a front side, a receiving cavity extending inwardly from the front side;
- and
- a recovery unit having an exterior defining a forward portion and a rearward portion arranged in an L-shape, the rearward portion being receivable in the cavity with the forward portion external to the cavity, the recovery unit further having an interior defining recovery path extending between a suction inlet exposed on the exterior on a first end of the recovery unit and an outlet port positionable in communication with the suction source, the recovery unit including:
- a tank defining a collection chamber having an open top side and a front face on an exterior of the collection chamber;
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- a lid positionable over the open top side of the tank to enclose the collection chamber, the receipt of the rearward portion of the recovery unit retaining the lid over the open top side of the tank.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.