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Cleaning apparatus

US12290220B2 · kind B2 · utility

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20Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateJun 7, 2024
Grant dateMay 6, 2025
Priority date
Expiry dateJun 7, 2044

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA47L11/4086
  • WIPO fieldFurniture, games
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

A surface cleaning head may include a fluid distributor configured to distribute a cleaning fluid, an agitator configured to absorb at least a portion of the distributed cleaning fluid and to agitate debris on the surface to be cleaned, a fluid stripper configured to remove, from the agitator, at least a portion of the distributed cleaning fluid absorbed by the agitator, a debris container, and a removable cover. The debris container may include a solid debris chamber and a fluid debris chamber. The removable cover may include a fluid catch plate configured to transfer at least a portion of the cleaning fluid removed from the agitator by the fluid stripper to the fluid debris chamber, the fluid catch plate being configured to selectively transition between an in-use position and a cleaning position when the removable cover is removed from the surface cleaning head.

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