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Portable hard surface cleaning appliance

US10258207B2 · kind B2 · utility

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22Claims

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Assignee

ALFRED KÄRCHER SE & CO. KG · DE

Inventors

Christian Stewen · Marbach, DE
Anne Oberländer · Waiblingen, DE
Sandra L. Bartel · Untergruppenbach, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Jan 15, 2016
Grant date	Apr 16, 2019
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Sep 23, 2037

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA47L11/40
WIPO fieldFurniture, games
WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

A portable hard surface cleaning appliance includes a suction nozzle with a suction opening on which at least one drawing-off lip is arranged, a suction unit in flow connection with the suction nozzle for sucking up a liquid-air mixture from the suction opening, a separation chamber arranged between the suction nozzle and the suction unit and having a separation device arranged within for separating liquid from the liquid-air mixture, and a tank accommodating compartment in which a dirty liquid tank for receiving the separated liquid is releasably held. The tank accommodating compartment includes at least one supporting element engaged under a lower tank section of the dirty liquid tank, and at least one holding element releasably connectable to an upper tank section of the dirty liquid tank. The portable hard surface cleaning appliance includes two holding elements which receive between them the upper tank section of the dirty liquid tank.

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