Steam jet apparatus for a vacuum cleaner

A steam jet apparatus for a vacuum cleaner comprising:

• a housing including a reservoir for containing liquid;
• a cover structure forming a top wall of said housing and including an inner cover for covering and sealing said reservoir, said cover structure including an electrical terminal adapted to couple to a power supply and actuation switch of the vacuum cleaner;
• a steam generating device attached to said cover structure supported by said inner cover and configured to be disposed in said reservoir when said cover structure is attached to said reservoir for heating the liquid and thereby generating steam;
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• a steam jetting nozzle integrally formed with and adjacent said reservoir and operatively connected thereto by a steam path and said cover structure for providing a jet of steam to a cleaning surface.

A vacuum cleaner accessory for providing steam to cleaning surfaces, the accessory comprising:

• a housing including a reservoir for containing liquid;
• a cover structure forming a portion of said housing and including an inner cover for covering and sealing said reservoir, said cover structure including an electrical terminal adapted to couple to an accessory power supply and actuation switch of the vacuum cleaner;
• a steam generating device connected to said cover structure supported by said inner cover and configured to be disposed in said reservoir for heating the liquid and thereby generating steam when said cover structure is assembled to said reservoir;
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• a steam jetting nozzle integrally formed with and adjacent said reservoir and operatively connected thereto by a steam path and said cover structure for providing ajet of steam to cleaning surfaces upon actuation of the switch.