Handheld extraction cleaner

A liquid extraction cleaner for cleaning a surface and having a cleaner housing with front and rear portions, the front portion having a front face, a handle mounted to an upper portion of the cleaner housing, the extraction cleaner further comprising:

• a liquid extraction system mounted to the cleaner housing and including:
• a suction nozzle having a nozzle opening at the front portion of the extraction cleaner;
• a recovery tank including a tank housing having an inlet opening at an upper portion of the tank housing;
• a suction conduit in communication with the suction nozzle and the inlet opening to the recovery tank;
• a vacuum source;
• a working air conduit in open communication with the vacuum source, the recovery tank and the suction nozzle, whereby the vacuum source can draw liquid and debris through the suction nozzle and the suction conduit and to the recovery tank in which the liquid and debris are deposited;
• a liquid dispensing system mounted to the cleaner housing and including:
• a cleaning fluid supply tank;
• at least one spray nozzle having an outlet opening for spraying cleaning fluid onto the surface to be cleaned;
• a supply conduit interconnecting the cleaning fluid supply tank and the spray nozzle for supplying cleaning fluid to the spray nozzle;
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• the spray nozzle is visibly mounted to the front face of the front portion so that the spray pattern is visible to the user as the cleaning fluid is being, dispensed from the spray nozzle;
• the improvement which comprises:
• the at least one spray nozzle has an adjustable controller to vary the spray pattern therefrom.

A handheld liquid extraction cleaner for cleaning a surface and having a cleaner housing with front and rear portions, the front portion having a front face, a handle mounted to an upper portion of the cleaner housing, the extraction cleaner further comprising:

• a liquid extraction system mounted to the cleaner housing and including:
• a suction nozzle having a nozzle opening at the front portion of the extraction cleaner;
• a recovery tank including a tank housing having an inlet opening at an upper portion of the tank housing;
• a suction conduit in communication with the suction nozzle and the inlet opening to the recovery tank;
• a vacuum source;
• a working air conduit in open communication with the vacuum source, the recovery tank and the suction nozzle, whereby the vacuum source can draw liquid and debris through the suction nozzle and the suction conduit and to the recovery tank in which the liquid and debris are deposited;
• a liquid dispensing system mounted to the cleaner housing and including:
• a cleaning fluid supply tank;
• at least one spray nozzle having an outlet opening for spraying cleaning fluid onto the surface to be cleaned;
• a supply conduit interconnecting the cleaning fluid supply tank and the spray nozzle for supplying cleaning fluid to the spray nozzle;
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• the spray nozzle is visibly mounted to the front face of the front portion so that the spray pattern is visible to the user as the cleaning fluid is being dispensed from the spray nozzle;
• the improvement which comprises:
• a receptacle formed in the cleaner housing and the receptacle is shaped to matingly receive the cleaning fluid supply tank;
• the cleaning fluid supply tank includes an outlet opening at a lower portion thereof for dispensing cleaning fluid into the receptacle, and further comprising a valve assembly mounted in the outlet opening in the cleaning fluid supply tank, a coupling in the receptacle between the cleaning fluid supply tank and the valve assembly to open the valve assembly for the flow of cleaning fluid through the outlet opening and into the receptacle when the cleaning fluid supply tank is seated in the receptacle and to block the flow of cleaning fluid through the outlet opening when the cleaning fluid supply tank is unseated from the receptacle;
• an outlet opening in the receptacle;
• the cleaner further includes a pump with an impeller and the impeller is positioned in the outlet opening of the receptacle to pump fluid from the receptacle to the at least one spray nozzle.

A hand held liquid extraction cleaner for cleaning a surface, the extraction cleaner comprising:

• a liquid extraction system including:
• a suction nozzle having a nozzle opening;
• a recovery tank including a tank housing having an inlet opening at an upper portion of the tank housing;
• a suction conduit in communication with the suction nozzle and the inlet opening to the recovery tank;
• a vacuum source;
• a working air conduit in open communication with the vacuum source, the recovery tank and the suction nozzle, whereby the vacuum source can draw liquid and debris through the suction nozzle and the suction conduit and to the recovery tank in which the liquid and debris are deposited;
• a liquid dispensing system including:
• a cleaning fluid supply tank;
• at least one spray nozzle having an outlet opening for spraying cleaning fluid onto the surface to be cleaned;
• a supply conduit interconnecting the cleaning fluid supply tank and the spray nozzle for supplying cleaning fluid to the spray nozzle;
• the improvement comprising:
• the spray nozzle has an adjustable controller to vary the spray pattern therefrom.

A liquid extraction cleaner for cleaning a surface, comprising:

• a cleaner housing including:
• a liquid extraction system including:
• a recovery tank including a tank housing and an inlet opening at an upper portion of the tank housing;
• a suction conduit having a suction nozzle opening and connected to the inlet opening of the tank housing;
• a vacuum source;
• a working air conduit in open communication with the vacuum source, the recovery tank and the suction nozzle, whereby the vacuum source can draw liquid and debris through the suction nozzle and the suction conduit and to the recovery tank in which the liquid and debris are deposited;
• a liquid dispensing system including:
• a cleaning fluid supply tank;
• a spray nozzle;
• a supply conduit interconnecting the cleaning fluid supply tank and the spray nozzle for supplying cleaning fluid to the spray nozzle;
• the improvement comprising:
• the working air conduit between the vacuum source and the recovery tank comprises a tube formed integrally with the recovery tank housing.

A handheld liquid extraction cleaner for cleaning a surface and having a cleaner housing, the extraction cleaner further comprising:

• a liquid extraction system mounted to the cleaner housing and including:
• a suction nozzle having a nozzle opening;
• a recovery tank including a tank housing having an inlet opening at an upper portion of the tank housing;
• a suction conduit in communication with the suction nozzle and the inlet opening to the recovery tank;
• a vacuum source;
• a working air conduit in open communication with the vacuum source, the recovery tank and the suction nozzle, whereby the vacuum source can draw liquid and debris through the suction nozzle and the suction conduit and to the recovery tank in which the liquid and debris are deposited;
• a liquid dispensing system mounted to the cleaner housing and including:
• a cleaning fluid supply tank;
• at least one spray nozzle having an outlet opening for spraying cleaning fluid onto the surface to be cleaned;
• a supply conduit interconnecting the cleaning fluid supply tank and the spray nozzle for supplying cleaning fluid to the spray nozzle;
• a handle mounted to an upper portion of the cleaner housing;
• the improvement comprising:
• at least one of a scoop and a squeegee releasably retained to at least one of the cleaner housing and the recovery tank.

A hand held liquid extraction cleaner for cleaning a surface, the extraction cleaner comprising:

• a liquid extraction system including:
• a suction nozzle having a nozzle opening;
• a recovery tank including a tank housing having an inlet opening at an upper portion of the tank housing;
• a suction conduit in communication with the suction nozzle and the inlet opening to the recovery tank;
• a vacuum source;
• a working air conduit in open communication with the vacuum source, the recovery tank and the suction nozzle, whereby the vacuum source can draw liquid and debris through the suction nozzle and the suction conduit and to the recovery tank in which the liquid and debris are deposited;
• a liquid dispensing system including:
• a cleaning fluid supply tank;
• at least one spray nozzle having an outlet opening for spraying cleaning fluid onto the surface to be cleaned;
• a supply conduit interconnecting the cleaning fluid supply tank and the spray nozzle for supplying cleaning fluid to the spray nozzle;
• a pump in the supply conduit for supplying pressurized cleaning fluid from the cleaning fluid supply tank to the at least one spray nozzle;
• the improvement comprising:
• a motor having a pair of output shafts;
• the pump is operably connected to one of the output shafts and the vacuum source is operably connected to the other output shaft.