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Hard floor cleaner

US7797792B2 · kind B2 · utility

17Cited by
22References
21Claims
0Family size

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Key dates

Filing dateJan 5, 2005
Grant dateSep 21, 2010
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Expiry dateJul 9, 2029

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA47L11/34
  • WIPO fieldFurniture, games
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

A floor cleaning device (10) includes a housing (40) and a container (43) removably received by the housing. A suction nozzle (18, 18′, 18″) is fluidly connected with the container and with a suction source (52) when the container is received by the housing. A filter (114) is selectively fluidly connected with the container and with the suction source. A float (170) selectively closes the fluid connection of the filter with the container. The filter and the float may be removable as a unit (42) from the cleaning device. The nozzle may be removable, allowing an appropriate nozzle to be selected according to the type of floor surface to be cleaned.

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