Upright extraction cleaning machine
US6167587A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 8, 1998 |
| Grant date | Jan 2, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 8, 2018 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC11D2111/46
- WIPO fieldFurniture, games
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A portable surface cleaning apparatus including a base module for movement along a surface, an upright handle pivotally attached to the base module, a liquid dispensing system including a flexible bladder defining a fluid supply chamber for holding a supply of cleaning fluid, a fluid recovery system including a tank on the base module having a fluid recovery chamber for holding recovered fluid and housing the flexible bladder, and a fluid passageway between the fluid supply chamber and the recovery chamber, whereby the recovery chamber is in fluid communication with the fluid supply chamber and the pressure in the flexible bladder is equalized with the pressure in the tank as the cleaning fluid is dispensed from the supply chamber and the dirty liquid is collected in the recovery chamber. In a further embodiment the tank has an outlet opening in a bottom portion thereof and a drain plug is removably mounted in the outlet opening. In another embodiment a lid mounted on the tank defines an expansion chamber having an inlet opening, an outlet passage, and first and second diverters against which the working air flow reverses direction twice between the inlet opening of the expansion c…
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