US 8,205,293 B2 · Steam mop

Abstract

A steam mop having a main body having a boiler with a water inlet and a steam outlet positioned therein, a pump having an inlet and an outlet with the pump outlet connected to the boiler inlet, a water container for storing water connected to the pump inlet, and a steam pocket frame connected to the steam outlet, where the activation of the pump pumps water from the water container to the boiler for generation of steam. In an embodiment of the invention, a steam mop having a main body with a boiler, a water container, a mechanical water pump between the boiler and container and at least one side arm connecting the boiler steam outlet to a fabric steam pocket frame. The water pump is actuated by movement of the mop when cleaning to send water to the boiler. The steam pad frame is substantially rectangular with a plurality of baffles in a square grid formation extending outwardly to distribute steam to distribute steam between the baffles. A replaceable fabric pad fits snugly on the frame to distribute cleaning steam to the surface to be cleaned.

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Dependent claims

A steam mop, comprising:

a steam mop body including:
a water container having a water inlet and a water outlet;
a boiler having a boiler inlet for water and configured to generate steam;
and a steam mop body steam outlet;
a non-electric, mechanical pump having a pump inlet connected to the water outlet and a pump outlet connected to the boiler inlet;
a steam frame in communication with the steam mop body steam outlet, the steam frame adapted to support a fabric cloth;
and
a handle which is constructed and arranged to be grippable by a user's hand to move the steam frame, the handle being connected to a pipe;
wherein movement of the handle in a longitudinal direction of the pipe to move the steam frame in a cleaning movement causes the mechanical pump to mechanically pump water from the water container to the boiler;
and
wherein the steam frame is configured and dimensioned to distribute steam substantially throughout the steam frame and onto the fabric cloth when the fabric cloth is mounted to the steam frame and steam is generated.

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A steam mop, comprising:

a steam mop body having a water container for storing water, the water container having a water outlet;
a boiler with a water inlet;
and
a steam mop body steam outlet;
a user handle connected to the steam mop body;
a non-electric, mechanical pump having a pump inlet and a pump outlet, with the pump outlet connected to the boiler inlet;
the mechanical pump operatively connected to the handle;
a steam frame in communication with the steam mop body steam outlet, the steam frame adapted to support a fabric cloth, and
wherein
the user handle is constructed and arranged such that pushing the user handle moves the steam frame in a cleaning movement;
movement of the user handle mechanically activates the mechanical pump to mechanically pump water from the water container to the boiler for generation of steam to be distributed to the fabric cloth when the fabric cloth is mounted on the steam frame;
and
wherein the steam frame is configured and dimensioned to distribute steam substantially throughout the steam frame and onto the fabric cloth when the fabric cloth is mounted to the steam frame and steam is generated.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

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