Wet extractor cleaning device fluid tank arrangement

A wet extraction cleaning device comprising:

• a base assembly adapted to move on a surface to be cleaned, the base assembly comprising an inlet nozzle forming a fluid communication path between an inlet slit and a nozzle outlet, the inlet slit being located on the base assembly proximal to the surface to be cleaned;
• an operation handle pivotally attached to base assembly, and having a pivot axis about which the operation handle pivots relative to the base assembly;
• a supply tank adapted to hold cleaning fluid and having a supply tank outlet;
• a recovery tank adapted to hold recovered fluid, and having a recovery tank inlet and a recovery tank outlet;
• a fluid deposition assembly in selective fluid communication with the supply tank outlet and adapted to convey fluid from the supply tank to the surface to be cleaned;
• a vacuum source having a vacuum source inlet;
• a first externally facing pocket;
• a second externally facing pocket;
• wherein the supply tank is adapted to be selectively received in the first externally facing pocket to place the supply tank in fluid communication with the fluid deposition assembly, and the recovery tank is adapted to be selectively received in the second externally facing pocket to place the recovery tank inlet in fluid communication with the nozzle outlet and the recovery tank outlet in fluid communication with the vacuum source inlet;
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• wherein the inlet nozzle comprises a selectively removable nozzle cover attachable and removable without the use of tools.

A wet extraction cleaning device comprising:

• a base assembly adapted to move on a surface to be cleaned, the base assembly comprising an inlet nozzle forming a fluid communication path between an inlet slit and a nozzle outlet, the inlet slit being located on the base assembly proximal to the surface to be cleaned;
• an operation handle pivotally attached to base assembly, and having a pivot axis about which the operation handle pivots relative to the base assembly;
• a supply tank adapted to hold cleaning fluid and having a supply tank outlet;
• a recovery tank adapted to hold recovered fluid, and having a recovery tank inlet and a recovery tank outlet;
• a fluid deposition assembly in selective fluid communication with the supply tank outlet and adapted to convey fluid from the supply tank to the surface to be cleaned;
• a vacuum source having a vacuum source inlet;
• a first externally facing pocket;
• a second externally facing pocket;
• wherein the supply tank is adapted to be selectively received in the first externally facing pocket to place the supply tank in fluid communication with the fluid deposition assembly, and the recovery tank is adapted to be selectively received in the second externally facing pocket to place the recovery tank inlet in fluid communication with the nozzle outlet and the recovery tank outlet in fluid communication with the vacuum source inlet;
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• wherein the operation handle comprises a collapsible handle having an upper handle portion and a lower handle portion;
• the wet extraction cleaning device further comprises a handle lock adapted to selectively hold the lower handle portion in an upright resting position;
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• the supply tank and the recovery tank are selectively removable when the lower handle portion is in the upright resting position.

A wet extraction cleaning device comprising:

• a base assembly adapted to move on a surface to be cleaned, the base assembly comprising an inlet nozzle forming a fluid communication path between an inlet slit and a nozzle outlet, the inlet slit being located on the base assembly proximal to the surface to be cleaned;
• an operation handle pivotally attached to base assembly, and having a pivot axis about which the operation handle pivots relative to the base assembly;
• a supply tank adapted to hold cleaning fluid and having a supply tank outlet;
• a recovery tank adapted to hold recovered fluid, and having a recovery tank inlet and a recovery tank outlet;
• a fluid deposition assembly in selective fluid communication with the supply tank outlet and adapted to convey fluid from the supply tank to the surface to be cleaned;
• a vacuum source having a vacuum source inlet;
• a first externally facing pocket;
• a second externally facing pocket;
• wherein the supply tank is adapted to be selectively received in the first externally facing pocket to place the supply tank in fluid communication with the fluid deposition assembly, and the recovery tank is adapted to be selectively received in the second externally facing pocket to place the recovery tank inlet in fluid communication with the nozzle outlet and the recovery tank outlet in fluid communication with the vacuum source inlet;
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• wherein the operation handle comprises a collapsible handle having an upper handle portion and a lower handle portion, the lower handle portion being pivotally attached to the base assembly, and the upper handle portion being pivotally attached to the lower handle portion.

A wet extraction cleaning device comprising:

• a base assembly adapted to move on a surface to be cleaned, the base assembly comprising an inlet nozzle forming a fluid communication path between an inlet slit and a nozzle outlet, the inlet slit being located on the base assembly proximal to the surface to be cleaned;
• an operation handle pivotally attached to base assembly, and having a pivot axis about which the operation handle pivots relative to the base assembly;
• a supply tank adapted to hold cleaning fluid and having a supply tank outlet;
• a recovery tank adapted to hold recovered fluid, and having a recovery tank inlet and a recovery tank outlet;
• a fluid deposition assembly in selective fluid communication with the supply tank outlet and adapted to convey fluid from the supply tank to the surface to be cleaned;
• a vacuum source having a vacuum source inlet;
• a first externally facing pocket;
• a second externally facing pocket;
• wherein the supply tank is adapted to be selectively received in the first externally facing pocket to place the supply tank in fluid communication with the fluid deposition assembly, and the recovery tank is adapted to be selectively received in the second externally facing pocket to place the recovery tank inlet in fluid communication with the nozzle outlet and the recovery tank outlet in fluid communication with the vacuum source inlet;
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• wherein the first externally facing pocket and second externally facing pocket are arranged on opposite sides of a longitudinal centerline of the wet extraction cleaning device.

A wet extraction cleaning device comprising:

• a base assembly adapted to move on a surface to be cleaned, the base assembly comprising an inlet nozzle forming a fluid communication path between an inlet slit and a nozzle outlet, the inlet slit being located on the base assembly proximal to the surface to be cleaned;
• an operation handle pivotally attached to base assembly, and having a pivot axis about which the operation handle pivots relative to the base assembly;
• a supply tank adapted to hold cleaning fluid and having a supply tank outlet;
• a recovery tank adapted to hold recovered fluid, and having a recovery tank inlet and a recovery tank outlet;
• a fluid deposition assembly in selective fluid communication with the supply tank outlet and adapted to convey fluid from the supply tank to the surface to be cleaned;
• a vacuum source having a vacuum source inlet;
• a first externally facing pocket;
• a second externally facing pocket;
• wherein the supply tank is adapted to be selectively received in the first externally facing pocket to place the supply tank in fluid communication with the fluid deposition assembly, and the recovery tank is adapted to be selectively received in the second externally facing pocket to place the recovery tank inlet in fluid communication with the nozzle outlet and the recovery tank outlet in fluid communication with the vacuum source inlet;
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• wherein the first externally facing pocket and second externally facing pocket are laterally juxtaposed with one another relative to a longitudinal axis of the base assembly.

A wet extraction cleaning device comprising:

• a base assembly adapted to move on a surface to be cleaned, the base assembly comprising:
• a fluid deposition assembly in fluid communication with a supply tank and adapted to convey fluid from the supply tank to a surface to be cleaned;
• an inlet nozzle providing a fluid communication path between a recovery tank and an inlet slit, the inlet slit being located on the base assembly proximal to the surface to be cleaned;
• a first externally facing pocket;
• a second externally facing pocket;
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• an operation handle pivotally attached to base assembly, and having a pivot axis about which the operation handle pivots relative to the base assembly;
• wherein the supply tank is adapted to be selectively received in the first externally facing pocket, the recovery tank is adapted to be selectively received in the second externally facing pocket, and the supply tank and the recovery tank are laterally juxtaposed with one another relative to a longitudinal axis of the base assembly.