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Floor cleaner

US10820762B2 · kind B2 · utility

6Cited by
33References
21Claims
0Family size

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Key dates

Filing dateAug 26, 2019
Grant dateNov 3, 2020
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Expiry dateAug 26, 2039

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA47L11/4044
  • WIPO fieldFurniture, games
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

A floor cleaner including a recovery tank in fluid communication with a vacuum source and a suction inlet. The recovery tank is configured to store cleaning fluid drawn through the suction inlet from a surface by the vacuum source. The recovery tank includes a tank body and a strainer. The tank body has a lower end wall and a sidewall that extends upwardly from the lower end wall and an inlet duct that extends upwardly from the lower end wall. The strainer is positioned inside the tank body, the strainer movable from a lowermost position to a removed position. The strainer includes a perforated body and an aperture through the body, the inlet duct extends through the aperture of the strainer, and the strainer engages an outer surface of the inlet duct retaining the strainer onto the inlet duct.

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