Patent · US Expired

Portable extraction cleaner

US7073226B1 · kind B1 · utility

115Cited by
20References
41Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateNov 27, 2002
Grant dateJul 11, 2006
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Expiry dateJan 22, 2024

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA47L11/4083
  • WIPO fieldFurniture, games
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

A portable extraction cleaning machine has a housing assembly including a housing enclosure centrally mounted on a housing base and a handle adapted for user carrying of the extraction cleaner, a suction motor and impeller assembly sealed within the housing enclosure and a solution tank for cleaning solution and a recovery tank removably mounted to the housing base in a fore and aft position. The recovery tank has an integrally molded spout and an air/liquid separator comprising a riser tube having an internal divider separating the riser tube into fluidly isolated first and second conduits. A plurality of different decorative face plates are adapted to be removably mounted to the housing enclosure and each of which is adapted to cover at least a substantial visible portion of the visible surface of the housing enclosure when mounted on the housing enclosure.

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