Floor cleaning device with collapsible handle

A wet extraction floor cleaning device, comprising:

• a base adapted to be guided across a floor during operation of the device and having an inlet nozzle proximal the floor;
• an operating handle moveable between an extended position and a collapsed position, the operating handle comprising a lower handle connected to the base assembly and an upper handle connected to the lower handle, wherein the lower handle is pivotally connected to the base assembly and the upper handle is pivotally connected to the lower handle;
• a fresh water tank adapted to be selectively installed in the base or operating handle, the fresh water tank being positioned along a first lateral side of the wet extraction floor cleaning device;
• a waste water recovery tank adapted to be selectively installed in the base or operating handle, the waste water tank being positioned along a second lateral side of the wet extraction floor cleaning device, wherein the second lateral side of the wet extraction floor cleaning device is opposite to the first lateral side of the wet extraction floor cleaning device;
• a fluid deposition system adapted to selectively deposit cleaning fluid from the fresh water tank onto the floor;
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• a vacuum source adapted to draw cleaning fluid from the floor into the inlet nozzle and deposit the cleaning fluid in the waste water recovery tank.