Suction wet jet mop

A cleaning device comprising:

• a handle assembly;
• a cleaning head pivotally attached to a first end of said handle assembly and configured for receiving a replaceable cleaning pad for collecting dirt from a floor surface to be cleaned;
• a spray nozzle mounted on one of said cleaning head and said handle assembly for delivering a cleaning fluid to a floor surface to be cleaned;
• a liquid delivery system which delivers cleaning fluid to said spray nozzle, at least a portion of said liquid delivery system being carried by said handle assembly;
• a suction nozzle carried by said cleaning head;
• a dirt collection assembly for collecting dirt and in fluid communication with said suction nozzle, said dirt collection assembly being carried by one of said handle assembly and said cleaning head;
• a source of suction, carried by one of said handle assembly and said cleaning head, said source of suction being fluidly connected with said dirt collection assembly, for creating a flow of working air which draws dirt from said suction nozzle into said dirt collection assembly;
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• a switch which is movable between a first position, for selectively actuating said source of suction, and a second position, wherein when said switch is in said second position, the flow of working air is stopped and the liquid delivery system is actuated.

A cleaning device comprising:

• a handle assembly;
• a cleaning head pivotally attached to a first end of said handle assembly and configured for receiving a replaceable cleaning pad for collecting dirt from a floor surface to be cleaned;
• a multiple axis joint which interconnects said cleaning head and said handle assembly;
• a spray nozzle mounted on one of said cleaning head and said handle assembly for delivering a cleaning fluid to a floor surface to be cleaned;
• a liquid delivery system which delivers cleaning fluid to said spray nozzle, at least a portion of said liquid delivery system being carried by said handle assembly;
• a suction nozzle carried by said cleaning head;
• a dirt collection assembly for collecting dirt and in fluid communication with said suction nozzle, said dirt collection assembly being carried by one of said handle assembly and said cleaning head;
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• a source of suction, carried by one of said handle assembly and said cleaning head, said source of suction being fluidly connected with said dirt collection assembly, for creating a flow of working air which draws dirt from said suction nozzle into said dirt collection assembly.

A cleaning device comprising:

• a handle assembly;
• a cleaning head pivotally attached to a first end of said handle assembly and configured for receiving a replaceable cleaning pad for collecting dirt from a floor surface to be cleaned;
• a spray nozzle attached to an upper surface of said cleaning head for delivering a cleaning fluid to a floor surface to be cleaned;
• a liquid delivery system which delivers cleaning fluid to said spray nozzle, at least a portion of said liquid delivery system being carried by said handle assembly;
• a suction nozzle carried by said cleaning head;
• a dirt collection assembly for collecting dirt and in fluid communication with said suction nozzle, said dirt collection assembly being carried by one of said handle assembly and said cleaning head;
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• a source of suction, carried by one of said handle assembly and said cleaning head, said source of suction being fluidly connected with said dirt collection assembly, for creating a flow of working air which draws dirt from said suction nozzle into said dirt collection assembly.

A cleaning device comprising:

• a housing;
• a suction fan and motor assembly mounted to said housing;
• a cleaning head pivotally mounted to said housing, said cleaning head selectively holding a cleaning pad for collecting dust and debris from a surface to be cleaned;
• a suction nozzle carried by said cleaning head;
• a dirt collecting receptacle mounted to said housing and in fluid communication with said suction nozzle and said suction fan and motor assembly;
• at least one spray nozzle mounted to said suction nozzle;
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• a liquid delivery system for delivering a cleaning fluid to said at least one spray nozzle, wherein at least a portion of said liquid delivery system is mounted on said housing.

A cleaning device comprising:

• a housing;
• a suction fan and motor assembly mounted to said housing;
• a cleaning head pivotally mounted to said housing, said cleaning head selectively holding a cleaning pad for collecting dust and debris from a surface to be cleaned;
• a suction nozzle carried by said cleaning head;
• a dirt collecting receptacle mounted to said housing and in fluid communication with said suction nozzle and said suction fan and motor assembly;
• at least one spray nozzle carried by one of said cleaning head and said handle assembly for delivering a cleaning fluid to a floor surface to be cleaned;
• a conduit extending between said suction nozzle and said dirt collecting receptacle, said conduit comprising a flexible hose;
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• a liquid delivery system for delivering a cleaning fluid to said at least one spray nozzle, wherein at least a portion of said liquid delivery system is mounted on said housing.

A cleaning device comprising:

• a cleaning head selectively holding a cleaning pad;
• a handle for directing said cleaning head along a surface to be cleaned;
• a housing mounted to at least one of said handle and said cleaning head;
• a suction fan and motor assembly mounted to said housing;
• a dirt collecting receptacle mounted to said housing said dirt collecting receptacle comprising a dirt cup, a baffle, and a filter member, said baffle being removably mounted in said dirt cup;
• a suction nozzle fluidly connected with said dirt collecting receptacle;
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• a liquid delivery system mounted to at least one of said housing and said suction nozzle for delivering a cleaning solution to the surface to be cleaned, the liquid delivery system including a spray nozzle carried by one of the suction nozzle, the handle, and the cleaning head.

A cleaning device comprising:

• a housing;
• a suction nozzle communicating with said housing;
• a suction fan and motor assembly mounted to said housing;
• a dirt collecting receptacle mounted to said housing and in fluid communication with said suction nozzle and said suction fan and motor assembly;
• a liquid delivery system mounted to said housing for delivering a cleaning solution to a surface to be cleaned;
• a handle mounted to said housing for grasping to move said cleaning device along the surface to be cleaned;
• a switch for actuating at least one of said suction fan and motor assembly and said liquid delivery system, said switch having a first position and a second position, said liquid delivery system being inoperative while said switch is in said first position and operated while said switch is in said second position;
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• a cleaning head pivotally mounted to said housing, said cleaning head selectively holding a cleaning pad for collecting dust and debris from a surface to be cleaned.

A cleaning device comprising:

• two separate and distinct modes of operation, wherein a first mode of operation comprises suctioning debris from a surface to be cleaned, and a second mode of operation comprises application of a cleaning liquid to the surface, a cleaning pad being used to collect dirty cleaning liquid and dust and debris from the surface to be cleaned, wherein said two modes of operation are mutually exclusive, said cleaning device comprising:
• a housing;
• a suction fan and motor assembly mounted to said housing;
• a dirt collecting receptacle mounted to said housing;
• a suction nozzle fluidly connected with said suction fan and motor assembly and said dirt collecting receptacle for performing said first mode of operation;
• a liquid delivery system mounted at least in part to said housing for delivering a cleaning liquid to the surface during said second mode of operation;
• and,
• a cleaning head pivotally mounted to said housing, said cleaning head selectively holding said cleaning pad used during said second mode of operation.

A cleaning device having a liquid delivery system for cleaning a surface, comprising:

• an elongate handle assembly having first and second ends;
• a cleaning head pivotally mounted to said first end of said handle assembly;
• a cleaning pad mounted to said cleaning head for collecting dirty cleaning liquid and dust and debris from a surface to be cleaned;
• a suction nozzle carried by one of said cleaning head and said elongate handle assembly and pivotable between a first position, in which the nozzle is located adjacent the surface to be cleaned, and a second position, in which the nozzle is spaced away from the surface to be cleaned;
• a spray nozzle for spraying liquid from said liquid delivery system in a first cleaning mode, said spray nozzle being mounted to one of said cleaning head, said handle, and said suction nozzle, said suction nozzle being used in a second cleaning mode of the cleaning device;
• a suction motor/fan assembly fluidly connected to said suction nozzle;
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• a filter chamber fluidly connected to both said suction nozzle and said suction motor/fan assembly.

A method of cleaning a surface with a device comprising a handle assembly and a cleaning head pivotally attached to said handle assembly, the method comprising:

• applying a cleaning solution to the surface from a liquid delivery system at least partially mounted on said handle assembly to a spray nozzle carried by said suction nozzle;
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• directing the cleaning head over the surface with the handle assembly such that dirty cleaning solution from the surface is transferred to the cleaning head;
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• selectively suctioning dirt and dirty cleaning solution from the surface through a suction nozzle attached to one of said cleaning head and said handle assembly;
• moving the suction nozzle to a position away from the floor surface;
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• fitting a cleaning pad to the cleaning head.

A cleaning device comprising:

• a suction nozzle;
• a dirt collection assembly for collecting dirt and in fluid communication with said suction nozzle, the dirt collection assembly including:
• a dirt cup configured for collecting a first portion of the dirt,
• a baffle received within the dirt cup, the baffle providing a tortuous path for air and entrained dirt, the baffle defining a dirt receiving region configured for collecting a second portion of the dirt, and
• a filter received within the dirt cup;
• a source of suction, fluidly connected with said dirt collection assembly, for creating a flow of working air which draws dirt from said suction nozzle into said dirt collection assembly such that a first portion of the dirt is collected in said dirt cup, and a second portion of the dirt is collected in the baffle receiving region, and a remaining portion of the dirt is removed by said filter;
• a cleaning pad,
• a reservoir for containing a cleaning solution, and
• a cleaning solution delivery system.