Vacuum cleaning system

A cleaning system for use with an carpet having a textile fabric pile and primary backing, said system comprising:

• a vacuum mat placed under said carpet over an area to be cleaned, said vacuum mat having a plurality of openings for providing a means for dirt and debris carried by a flow of air from said carpet to pass through said vacuum mat;
• a support platform positioned under said vacuum mat over said area, said support platform having a plurality of channels with openings into each channel to generally correspond with said plurality of openings in the vacuum mat for receiving said dirt and debris carried by the air from said vacuum mat;
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• a vacuum unit for sucking said dirt and debris suspended in the air from said support platform for disposal, wherein said carpet is capable of cleaning itself.

A cleaning system comprising;

• an article having a textile fabric surface covering as a wearing suface, said surface covering having a pile and a primary backing which is made to allow dirt and debris to be carried by air flowing down through the surface covering;
• a vacuum mat having a secondary backing and formed with the surface covering for providing a means for enhancing the air flow with dirt and debris down through the surface covering;
• a support platform having a plurality of parallel elongated tubular components for receiving dirt and debris drawn down through the vacuum mat along their length so that dirt and debris is made to flow to coextending ends of said plurality of tubular components;
• said support platform having a collection device to receive the flow of air with dirt and debris from said ends of said tubular components;
• a vacuum unit for pulling the air with dirt and debris from the collection device through a vacuum line;
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• a discharge container for receiving the flow of air from said vacuum unit and filtering dirt and debris from said air flow and discharging the air to the atmosphere, wherein said article is cleaned.