Carpet soil extractor having a powered brush

A manually propelled carpet soil extractor for cleaning carpets and operable in conjunction with a source of vacuum and a source of cleaning solution under pressure, said carpet soil extractor comprising in combination:

• a. a vacuum tube connected to said source of vacuum, said vacuum tube having a lower end for drawing waste water from the carpet;
• b. a vacuum head attached to the lower end of said vacuum tube for vacuuming the carpet, said vacuum head including a mouth;
• c. a brush for scrubbing the carpet, said brush being in general longitudinal alignment with the longitudinal axis of said mouth;
• d. a pivotally depending linkage assembly suspended from the lower end of said vacuum tube for supporting said brush and imparting a reciprocating arcuate motion to said brush;
• e. a motor for reciprocally pivoting said linkage assembly, said motor including a rotating output shaft, a casing and means for attaching said casing to said vacuum tube;
• f. means for translating the rotary motion of said output shaft into reciprocating pivotal motion of said linkage assembly;
• g. a curved spring skid for supporting, in conjunction with said vacuum head, said carpet soil extractor upon the carpet;
• h. a plate secured to said casing of said motor for supporting said spring skid;
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• i. a nozzle assembly secured to said plate and in fluid communication with said source of cleaning fluid under pressure for spraying the carpet with cleaning solution.