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20080196193 | EXTRACTOR WITH AUXILIARY FLUID DISPENSER - A surface cleaning apparatus comprising an extractor has a primary fluid delivery system and an auxiliary fluid delivery system. A first button on a handle of the extractor controls the delivery of cleaning fluid from the primary fluid delivery system. A second button on the handle of the extractor controls the delivery of cleaning fluid from the auxiliary fluid delivery system, which includes a spot sprayer mounted to the base assembly through which cleaning fluid is delivered. The handle is provided with an interlock between the first and second buttons so that cleaning fluid cannot simultaneously be delivered by both the primary and auxiliary fluid delivery systems. | 08-21-2008 |
20080201896 | Dual Cleaning Mode Carpet Extractor - A carpet extractor ( | 08-28-2008 |
20080216278 | WET/DRY VACUUM CLEANER - A wet/dry canister vacuum cleaner has a base assembly, a recovery tank, and a solution tank. A hose interface adapted to mount a vacuum hose is pivotally mounted on the base assembly for selective fluid communication with the inlet to the recovery tank. The hose interface is moveable between a position in which the hose interface is coupled with the recovery tank and a suction source in fluid communication with the recovery tank can draw fluid through the hose interface and the recovery tank, and a second position, in which the hose interface is removed from the recovery tank and the recovery tank can be removed from the vacuum cleaner without having to disconnect the vacuum hose from the vacuum cleaner. The vacuum cleaner can further comprise a diverter assembly for switching between dry and wet mode cleaning, where the diverter assembly forms an inlet to the recovery tank. | 09-11-2008 |
20080216279 | Squeegee Assembly and Method of Using Same - A squeegee blade assembly and method of use for a floor surface maintenance machine. A blade/guide subassembly is inserted into a channel of a scrub head prior to operation. During operation, the subassembly is retained with the channel via friction and/or protruding structures. During a blade exchange procedure, the subassembly is retracted from the channel prior to separation of the blade from the guide. Interaction with a protruding structure within the channel signals to an operator that the subassembly has been properly positioned. | 09-11-2008 |
20080229538 | Walk Behind Floor Cleaning Apparatus With Floating Tank - A self-propelled walk behind floor cleaning apparatus includes a frame. A plurality of floor engaging wheels support the frame above a floor and a brush assembly fixed to the frame agitates a fluid on the floor. A floating tank is supported by the frame. | 09-25-2008 |
20080235898 | Motor assembly for steam vacuum cleaner - A motor assembly for a steam vacuum cleaner comprises a flow separation packing which is coupled within a motor cooling casing between a cold air intake duct and an air exhaust duct, so as to maximize cooling efficiency of a wet type motor by separating the sucked cold air from the hot air having undergone a cooling operation. | 10-02-2008 |
20080235899 | Dust receptacle and steam vaccum cleaner - The present invention provides a dust receptacle and a steam vacuum cleaner using the same, wherein the dust receptacle comprises an auxiliary filter in a dust collection bin to cause dust to settle or be distributed evenly inside the dust collection bin, and therefore to extend a cleaning cycle or replacement cycle of a main filter. | 10-02-2008 |
20080276408 | AUTONOMOUS COVERAGE ROBOT - A surface treatment robot includes a chassis having forward and rear ends and a drive system carried by the chassis. The drive system includes right and left driven wheels and is configured to maneuver the robot over a cleaning surface. The robot includes a vacuum assembly, a collection volume, a supply volume, an applicator, and a wetting element, each carried by the chassis. The wetting element engages the cleaning surface to distribute a cleaning liquid applied to the surface by the applicator. The wetting element distributes the cleaning liquid along at least a portion of the cleaning surface when the robot is driven in a forward direction. The wetting element is arranged substantially forward of a transverse axis defined by the right and left driven wheels, and the wetting element slidably supports at least about ten percent of the mass of the robot above the cleaning surface. | 11-13-2008 |
20080276409 | Wet Extractor Valve System - A wet extraction floor cleaning device having a base assembly adapted for movement on a surface being cleaned, an operating handle pivotally attached to the base assembly, a supply tank having a supply tank outlet, and a recovery tank having a recovery tank inlet and a recovery tank outlet. The base assembly has an inlet nozzle that extends from an inlet slit proximal the surface being cleaned to a nozzle outlet. The device further includes a fluid deposition assembly that can be selectively placed in fluid communication with the supply tank outlet, a vacuum source, and first and second external pockets. The supply and recovery tanks are adapted to be selectively placed in the first and second external pockets, thereby placing the supply tank outlet in fluid communication with the fluid deposition system, the recovery tank inlet in fluid communication with the nozzle outlet, and the recovery tank outlet in fluid communication with the vacuum source inlet. | 11-13-2008 |
20090031521 | Floor cleaning machine - A floor cleaning machine comprising a chassis which can travel over the floor along a travel direction and supports, on its side directed toward the floor, elements for cleaning the floor and, to the rear with respect to the floor cleaning elements along the travel direction of the chassis, a floor wiper which can move, with respect to the chassis, along a path which is substantially transverse to the travel direction of the chassis; the chassis is provided with steering elements which can be operated to change its travel direction; the machine further comprises actuation elements which act on the floor wiper to move the floor wiper along the path following an intervention performed on the steering elements to change the travel direction of the chassis. | 02-05-2009 |
20090064447 | Steam vacuum cleaner - A steam vacuum cleaner. The steam vacuum cleaner includes a suction port assembly comprising a dust receptacle formed therein and an impeller driven by a motor to draw in air and dust from an object being cleaned through a suction port formed on a lower portion of the suction port assembly and to discharge the suctioned air and dust into the dust receptacle, a main body comprising a water tank and a heater unit to receive water from the water tank and generate steam, wherein a lower portion of the main body is hinged to a portion of the suction port assembly, and a floorcloth plate formed on a lower portion of the suction port assembly and comprising at least one floorcloth attached thereto. | 03-12-2009 |
20090064448 | STEAM VACUUM CLEANER - A steam vacuum cleaner, having a suction port assembly including a suction hole formed on a bottom surface thereof and a dust receptacle detachably attached to the suction port assembly; a pump disposed in the suction port assembly to suction dust-laden air from an object being cleaned and to transfer the dust laden air to the dust receptacle; a steam unit disposed on the suction port assembly; a floorcloth unit disposed on the suction port assembly to scrub the object using steam supplied from the steam unit; and a handle member hinged with a portion of the suction port assembly, wherein the handle member has a variable length. Floorcloth plates having a pluraity of steam passages radially formed on the bottom surface thereof may be rotatably mounted on the bottom surface of the suction port assembly. | 03-12-2009 |
20090070953 | SELF-EVACUATING VACUUM DEVICE - A device for collecting waste and for disintegrating and self-cleaning and evacuating waste, the device including a waste collection system for collecting the waste, a fluid dispensing system for disintegrating the waste which is collected by the waste collection system, and a discharge system for evacuating the disintegrated waste from the device. | 03-19-2009 |
20090089957 | SURFACE CLEANING WITH RECOVERY TANK FLOAT CONTROL - A surface cleaning apparatus with a recovery tank that has side rails to facilitate alignment of the recovery tank with the base. The recovery tank can include a float assembly with a pivotable closure member. The recovery tank can have a lid with a handle and latch to secure the lid to the recovery tank. Further, the recovery tank can include a lid with a working air conduit mounted to the lid and removable from the recovery tank with the lid. | 04-09-2009 |
20090094779 | BARE FLOOR CLEANER WITH AGITATOR LIFT - A bare floor cleaner for wet and dry bare floor surfaces comprises a base with wet and dry suction nozzles and a handle pivotally connected to the base. A diverter mounted in the working air conduit between each of the dry suction nozzle and the wet suction nozzle to a recovery tank is movable by movement of the handle between a dry suction position and a wet suction position for selectively at least partially blocking working air flow from the wet suction nozzle and the dry suction nozzle, respectively, to the recovery tank. | 04-16-2009 |
20090094780 | BARE FLOOR CLEANER WITH SHUT OFF VALVE - A bare floor cleaner for wet and dry bare floor surfaces comprises a base with wet and dry suction nozzles and a handle pivotally connected to the base. A diverter mounted in the working air conduit between each of the dry suction nozzle and the wet suction nozzle to a recovery tank is movable by movement of the handle between a dry suction position and a wet suction position for selectively at least partially blocking working air flow from the wet suction nozzle and the dry suction nozzle, respectively, to the recovery tank. A shut-off valve is mounted in the recovery tank to prevent fluid communication between a suction source and the recovery tank when the amount of liquid in the recovery tank reaches a first predetermined amount with the handle forward and a second predetermined amount with the handle rearward. | 04-16-2009 |
20090094781 | EXTRACTION WITH AIR VENTING - An upright deep cleaner including a base housing pivotally connected to an upright handle, the upright handle carrying a liquid supply tank and the base housing including a recovery tank. The liquid supply tank includes an internal siphon tube for ensuring liquid flow to a feed valve when the upright handle is in the inclined position. The base housing includes a suction nozzle adjacent a spray bar, and removable floating brush for contacting a surface being cleaned, the brush being interchangeable with a bare floor tool including a sponge, brush, and squeegee. The recovery tank includes an internal baffle for preventing foaming of solution and a tank vent housing including a sponge-type filter to prevent spray from exiting the recovery tank. A vacuum motor cooling outlet is positioned on underside of the base housing to distribute air heated by the motor onto the surface to be cleaned. | 04-16-2009 |
20090094782 | Surface Cleaning Apparatus with Recovery Tank Latch - A surface cleaning apparatus comprises a recovery tank. The surface cleaning apparatus can further include a base, and the recovery tank can have side rails to facilitate alignment of the recovery tank with the base. The recovery tank can include a float assembly with a pivotable closure member. The recovery tank can have a lid with a handle and latch to secure the lid to the recovery tank. Further, the recovery tank can comprise a lid with a working air conduit mounted to the lid and removable from the recovery tank with the lid. | 04-16-2009 |
20090100631 | STEAM VACUUM CLEANER - A steam vacuum cleaner includes a main assembly functioning as a mopstick, and the main assembly has an exhaust duct with a built-in filter formed at a rear face thereof. | 04-23-2009 |
20090100632 | Water container and steam cleaner having the same - A water container that is detachably mounted in a steam cleaner body. The water container includes a water container body with a water inlet on the bottom thereof, whereby the water container body can be filled with water and the water can be discharged from the water container body through the water inlet, and an ion exchange unit formed in the water container body to remove hardness components included in water when the water container is filled with water and when water is discharged from the water container. | 04-23-2009 |
20090119868 | Surface Cleaning Apparatus with Recovery Tank - A surface cleaning apparatus comprises a recovery tank. The surface cleaning apparatus can further include a base, and the recovery tank can have side rails to facilitate alignment of the recovery tank with the base. The recovery tank can include a float assembly with a pivotable closure member. The recovery tank can have a lid with a handle and latch to secure the lid to the recovery tank. Further, the recovery tank can comprise a lid with a working air conduit mounted to the lid and removable from the recovery tank with the lid. | 05-14-2009 |
20090139046 | AIR INDUCTION HARD SURFACE CLEANING TOOL WITH AN INTERNAL BAFFLE - An apparatus for cleaning surfaces, particularly solid surfaces, includes an outer housing and an inner housing configured to substantially encapsulate a surface being cleaned, a vacuum source traversing the outer housing, a rotating coupler, an impeller, at least one fluid jet coupled to the impeller, and at least one air induction port. The vacuum source is configured to induce air through the air induction ports past the impeller blades causing the impeller to rotate, which causes the rotating coupler and the fluid jets to rotate. Because the rotation of the fluid jets is due to induced air, the fluid jets can be positioned at any angle desired, including a negative angle. | 06-04-2009 |
20090188071 | Floor washing-drying machine - Floor washing-drying machine comprising brush means ( | 07-30-2009 |
20090199358 | CLEANING DEVICE AND FINE-PARTICLE PROCESSING DEVICE THEREWITH - In a spheronizer for transforming columnar granulated product, which is fed in a wet condition, into spherical shapes, irregularities on a top surface of a particle-regulating disc are easily clogged, in particular, in an outer circumference. In view of this, a cleaning device | 08-13-2009 |
20090205155 | LIQUID PROCESSING APPARATUS - A liquid processing apparatus, capable of preventing a cleaning solution from remaining on a lifting member of a target object, thereby preventing an attachment of a cleaning solution to an opposite surface of a target object, and preventing an inflow of the cleaning solution into an inert gas supply part to efficiently supply the inert gas to the object, is disclosed. The liquid processing apparatus includes a hollow-shaped support plate to support an object, a hollow-shaped rotary shaft fixedly connected to the support plate, a rotary drive part to rotate the rotary shaft in a predetermined rotating direction, and a lift pin plate arranged in a hollow of the support plate to have lift pins supporting a main body and the processed object. A cleaning solution supply part to supply a cleaning solution and an inert gas supply part to supply an inert gas are extended in a hollow of the rotary shaft. The lift pin plate includes an inclined surface, and the front end of the inert gas supply part is positioned in a position higher than that of the front end of the cleaning solution supply part. | 08-20-2009 |
20090235481 | FLOOR CLEANING MACHINE WITH A WATER SOFTENING DEVICE - Shown and described is a floor cleaning machine with a housing on which a carriage is provided for moving the machine over a floor surface to be cleaned, a fresh-water tank, which is accommodated in the housing, and a cleaning unit, which is attached to the housing and is designed to come into contact with the floor surface to be cleaned, the cleaning unit being connected to the fresh-water tank, and a method for operating a floor cleaning machine. The object of providing a floor cleaning machine and a method for operating it that make it possible at least for the clearing agent requirement to be reduced is achieved in terms of the device by providing an ion-exchanger unit, by the ion-exchanger unit being connected to the fresh-water tank and by the ion-exchanger unit being flowed through by fresh water from an inlet to an outlet. | 09-24-2009 |
20090260177 | HARD SURFACE CLEANER - A surface cleaner, comprising a tank having a fluid-filled part and an air-filled part; a vacuum pump; a fluid pressure pump; a cleaning head having a cleaning chamber and a vacuum chamber, the cleaning chamber forming a cavity bounded by a surface to be cleaned, the vacuum chamber having an inlet lip at the periphery of the cleaning chamber; jet nozzles mounted within the cleaning chamber; wherein the pressure pump draws fluid from the tank and ejects it into the cleaning chamber through the nozzles; wherein the vacuum pump maintains a low pressure in the air-filled part of the tank and a high pressure in the cleaning chamber; and wherein the inlet lip is in fluid communication with the air-filled part of the tank portion whereby fluid ejected into the cleaning chamber is drawn into the inlet lip and returned to the tank. | 10-22-2009 |
20090288267 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR REMOVING A WASTE PRODUCT - A method of removing a waste product includes forming a waste product during operation of at least one sheath removal device. The method also includes inducing a fluid flow in a vicinity of waste product formation. The method further includes removing at least a portion of the waste product with the induced fluid flow. | 11-26-2009 |
20090300870 | DUST CONTROL SYSTEM - A road cleaning or sweeping machine ( | 12-10-2009 |
20100000043 | Carpet Cleaning Fluid Injection Apparatus - A carpet cleaning fluid injection apparatus for adaptation to a vacuum nozzle. The injection apparatus configured to surround the vacuum nozzle for purposes of injecting the cleaning fluid into the carpet in proximity to the vacuum nozzle and the vacuum nozzle configured for extracting the cleaning fluid from the carpet. | 01-07-2010 |
20100005613 | WET/DRY FLOOR CLEANING UNIT AND METHOD OF CLEANING - A floor cleaning device comprises a base portion for movement along a surface and a handle portion pivotally connected to the base. The base portion further includes a suction nozzle and a brush assembly for agitating the surface, wherein the brush assembly and the nozzle assembly are in a first position raised off of the surface for vacuuming saw the surface, and the nozzle assembly is lowered to a second position contacting the surface for collecting and picking up liquid and dirt from the surface. A method of cleaning a surface by first dry vacuuming the surface using a cleaning unit in which the nozzle assembly is raised to pick up particles and then wet vacuuming the floor with the nozzle assembly lowered to collect and pick up dirt from the floor mixed with cleaning solution distributed on the floor. | 01-14-2010 |
20100050367 | STEAM CLEANER - The present invention relates to a steam cleaner that is light-weight and is prepared for operation quickly and easily and comprises handle assembly, a pivoting connector, a reservoir, a reservoir socket, a steam head and an electric wire. The handle assembly comprises a grip and a lever. The pivoting connector is attached to the steam head. The reservoir is mounted detachably in the pivoting connector and is easily removed to fill the reservoir with tap water. Squeezing the handle assembly releases water from the reservoir into the steam head where steam is generated to clean a floor. | 03-04-2010 |
20100050368 | VACUUM SUCTION AND CLEANING APPARATUS - The invention relates to a vacuum suction and cleaning apparatus comprising a nozzle ( | 03-04-2010 |
20100071150 | MOISTURE BARRIER BREATHING DEVICE - A cleaning assembly ( | 03-25-2010 |
20100088840 | CLEANING ROBOT HAVING EXHAUST AIR FEEDBACK FUNCTION - A cleaning robot having an exhaust air feedback function can utilize the vacuum suction force generated by a suction motor as well as spray exhaust air onto the surface to be cleaned by circulating the air using the suction motor, thereby improving foreign material removal efficiency. The cleaning robot includes a suction unit, a suction motor for drawing in foreign materials from the surface to be cleaned, along with air, through the suction unit, a dust collector for capturing the foreign materials, so that the air is exhausted through the suction motor, and an exhaust air feedback unit for feeding the air. The cleaning robot also includes a spray nozzle unit inserted into the suction unit and placed on the leading end of the suction unit, the spray nozzle unit spraying the air fed by the exhaust air feedback unit, to the surface to be cleaned. | 04-15-2010 |
20100101042 | Cleaning Apparatus - A cleaning apparatus is described and which includes a housing which is moveable across a supporting surface; a first electrically actuated fluid pump which is mounted in the housing, and which is operable to deliver a first stream of fluid at a pressure of at least about 150 PSI to less than about 1200 PSI; a second electrically actuated fluid pump which is mounted in the housing, and which is operable to deliver a second stream of fluid, at a pressure, of less than about 600 PSI; and an electrically actuated heater which is mounted in the housing, and which is operable to impart heat energy to the second fluid stream. | 04-29-2010 |
20100125969 | CLEANING APPARATUS - Disclosed is an apparatus for cleaning dirt from a work area, such as fins, evaporation coils, and condenser coils. The apparatus comprises a container having a first compartment and a second compartment, a first pump accommodated in the first compartment and a second pump accommodated in the second compartment. The apparatus further comprises a first hose detachably coupled to the first compartment, a second hose detachably coupled to the second pump, and a cleaning attachment detachably coupled to the first hose and the second hose. The cleaning attachment comprises a housing, a cleaning member, and a fluid dispensing pipe. The housing comprises a front end portion mounting the cleaning member thereon, a rear end portion coupled to the first hose, and a passage extending between the front end portion and the rear end portion. Further, the fluid dispensing pipe is coupled to the housing and the second hose. | 05-27-2010 |
20100132150 | Floor cleaning appliance - A floor cleaning appliance has a brush head in which a brush roller is rotatably mounted and which has at least one suction nozzle which is disposed next to the brush roller. Further, the floor cleaning appliance has a shank which is mounted on the brush head in a pivotable manner and on which a suction unit is disposed, as is a cleaning liquid container for cleaning liquid which can be applied to the floor surface to be cleaned, and a dirty liquid container for accommodating dirty liquid which is sucked up from the floor surface by means of the suction unit, the cleaning liquid container and the dirty liquid container together forming a container assembly which is adapted to be releasably connected to the shank. In order to develop the floor cleaning appliance in such a way that it is easier to handle, it is proposed that the cleaning liquid container is adapted to be releasably connected to the dirty liquid container. | 06-03-2010 |
20100162514 | Apparatus for cleaning substrate - A substrate cleaning apparatus includes: a substrate entering guide unit for entering a substrate from outside in a proper direction; a foreign material removing unit for receiving the substrate from the substrate entering guide unit and removing debris formed on the substrate; a foreign material cleaning unit for receiving the substrate from the foreign material removing unit and cleaning to remove debris remaining on the substrate; and a position controller for controlling the position of the substrate carried out of the foreign material cleaning unit, wherein the foreign material cleaning unit includes: a manifold including a plurality of deionized water holes, suction holes and air holes; and a porous cleaning plate combined to the manifold by an upper fastening screw including a through hole communicating with the plurality of deionized water holes and suction holes. | 07-01-2010 |
20100180397 | Dirt-collecting device for a floor-cleaning machine, and floor-cleaning machine having such a dirt-collecting device - The invention relates to a dirt-collecting device for a floor-cleaning machine, for picking up a liquid from a floor surface which is to be cleaned, having a carrier and at least one wiping member for wiping the floor surface, the carrier and the at least one wiping member bounding a suction channel which opens out into a suction mouth and of which the free cross-sectional area, through which a suction stream can pass, decreases, at least in one channel portion, in a direction away from the suction mouth. In order to produce such a dirt-collecting device in a more cost-effective manner, it is proposed according to the invention that the suction channel has disposed in it at least one channel-narrowing member, which is produced separately from the carrier. The invention also relates to a floor-cleaning machine having such a dirt-collecting device. | 07-22-2010 |
20100199455 | STEAM APPLIANCE WITH VACUUM FUNCTION - A steam appliance having a water reservoir, water pump and steam generator with a vacuum function is provided. The steam appliance has a water pump for selectively injecting water from a reservoir to a boiler to generate steam fed into a steam pocket frame with a fabric steam pocket mounted thereon. In one configuration, when steam is being generated, the vacuum function cannot be used. In another configuration, when the vacuum function is on, the heating element in the steam generator is power at reduced power to reduce power consumption and keep the steam generator heated in stand-by mode and water is not pumped. | 08-12-2010 |
20100205766 | Vacuum Device Including Selectively Activated, Secondary Vacuum Source and Floor Cleaning Machine Utilizing the Vacuum Device - A floor cleaning machine ( | 08-19-2010 |
20100223750 | VACUUM NOZZLE TOOL INCLUDING FLUSH CLEAN COMPONENT - A vacuum nozzle for removing liquid from surfaces includes a nozzle body defining an internal enclosed vacuum chamber wherein the chamber is of a size and shallow depth so as to enhance water flow therethrough, the nozzle body also having a vacuum source connector in fluid communication with the chamber and adapted to receive a vacuum source conduit, and the nozzle body also having a hard outer bottom surface and defining a plurality of vacuum suction ports opening between the chamber and the bottom surface. The vacuum nozzle also includes at least one injection member, wherein the at least one injection member is configured to inject a fluid below the nozzle body, whereby the nozzle, when connected to a suction source is placed on a saturated surface effects removal of water therefrom through the ports and chamber to the vacuum source. | 09-09-2010 |
20100236010 | WET EXTRACTION ACCESSROY CLEANING TOOL - An accessory tool for use with a suction source has a housing with a suction outlet and a fluid inlet. The suction outlet is adapted to be connected to the suction source. A roller assembly has a roller element rotatably mounted in the housing and adapted to contact a surface being cleaned. A turbine assembly has a turbine housing and a turbine fan rotatably mounted within the turbine housing. The turbine housing includes one or more inlet apertures in fluid communication with the atmosphere, as well as a turbine outlet in fluid communication with the suction outlet. A drive mechanism is operably coupled to both the turbine fan and to the roller element to drive rotation of the roller element when the suction source is connected to the suction outlet. | 09-23-2010 |
20100251505 | CLEANING APPLIANCE HAVING MULTIPLE FUNCTIONS - A cleaning appliance is capable of performing two or more cleaning functions. The cleaning appliance may include a vacuum cleaner and a steam cleaner such that a user can vacuum a floor prior to steam cleaning the floor. | 10-07-2010 |
20100269285 | APPARATUS AND SYSTEM FOR CLEANING SUBSTRATE - An upper processing head includes a topside module defined to apply a cleaning material to a top surface of a substrate and then expose the substrate to a topside rinsing meniscus. The topside module is defined to flow a rinsing material through the topside rinsing meniscus in a substantially unidirectional manner towards the cleaning material and opposite a direction of movement of the substrate. A lower processing head includes a bottomside module defined to apply a bottomside rinsing meniscus to the substrate so as to balance a force applied to the substrate by the topside rinsing meniscus. The bottomside module is defined to provide a drain channel for collecting and draining the cleaning material dispensed from the upper processing head when the substrate is not present between the upper and lower processing heads. The upper and lower processing heads can include multiple instantiations of the topside and bottomside modules, respectively. | 10-28-2010 |
20100269286 | EXTRACTOR STRETCH HOSE - A cleaning apparatus for cleaning a surface is disclosed. The cleaning apparatus includes a base portion for movement along the surface and a handle pivotally connected to the base portion. The apparatus further includes a solution tank for supplying a flow of cleaning solution to the surface. The solution tank is removably mounted to one of the handle and the base portion. The apparatus still further includes a recovery tank removably mounted to one of the base portion and the handle and a suction source in fluid communication with the recovery tank. The apparatus yet further includes an accessory assembly including a hose portion in fluid communication with the suction source via the recovery tank and a solution tube in fluid communication with the solution tank. The maximum length of the accessory hose assembly is at least 25 greater than the minimum length of the accessory assembly. | 10-28-2010 |
20100293740 | CLEANING MACHINE FOR CLEANING A SURFACE - A cleaning machine for cleaning a surface is provided. The cleaning machine includes a base assembly that moves along the surface and a liquid distribution system associated with the base assembly for distributing the cleaning solution to the cleaning surface. A suction nozzle assembly is mounted to the base assembly and includes a front nozzle portion and a rear nozzle portion. The front nozzle portion defines a fluid flow path having an inlet opening and an outlet opening and the rear nozzle portion defines a fluid flow path having an inlet opening and an outlet opening. A suction source is in fluid communication with the suction nozzle for applying suction to draw the cleaning solution and dirt from the surface and through the suction nozzle assembly. The fluid flow path of the front nozzle portion is closed in response to the base assembly moving in one of the forward direction and rear direction. The fluid flow path of the rear nozzle portion is closed in response to the base assembly moving in other one of the forward and rear direction. | 11-25-2010 |
20100319156 | Mop assembly with steam generation device - A mop assembly includes a handle having a control member connected to a lower end thereof and the control member is located within a connection unit which is connected to the handle. A locking unit is connected to outside of the connection unit and is hooked to a main body. The main body includes a case in which a tank, a steam generation device and a pivotal member are located therein. An operation bar is pivotably connected to the case. The pivotal member is able to activate the steam generation device by pushing the handle downward. The main body can be disengaged from the locking unit and used individually. The steam generation device can be activated by operation of an operation bar on the main body. | 12-23-2010 |
20110005024 | AUTOMATIC IDLE SYSTEMS AND METHODS - The present subject matter relates to arrangements and uses for engine speed governors. In particular, an automatic idle system for a small engine can include an engine speed governor for connection to a small engine with a governor shaft rotatable in response to a speed of the engine. A governor linkage can include a first portion for connection to the governor shaft and a second portion for connection to a throttle control of the engine, the first portion being movably connected with or to the second portion. An actuator can be connected to the second portion of the governor linkage, the actuator being movable in response to a load on the engine to move the second portion relative to the first portion. In this configuration, when the engine is in a low-load state, the second portion can be moved relative to the first portion toward a throttle-closed position. | 01-13-2011 |
20110030163 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR EXTENDED USE OF CLEANING FLUID IN A FLOOR CLEANING MACHINE - A floor cleaning machine is provided that includes a chassis that supports at least one cleaning element and a fluid collection assembly for pooling and retaining cleaning fluids proximate to the at least one cleaning element. One embodiment of the present disclosure provides a floor cleaning machine that includes cleaning fluid dispension apparatus and a cleaning fluid collection assembly for efficiently dispensing fluid on a surface for cleaning the surface, and collecting the dispensed fluid to maximize the cleaning capacity of the fluid and extend the time of a cleaning cycle. | 02-10-2011 |
20110047743 | FINE SOLIDS RECOVERY SYSTEM, METHOD AND PICK-UP WAND - A fine solids recovery system including a high pressure pump and a pick-up wand that is intended to be inserted into a liquid containing fine solids therein. The system also includes a high pressure hose having one end that is in fluid communication with the high pressure pump and a second end that is in fluid communication with the pick-up wand. There is also an exhaust hose that is in fluid communication with the pick-up wand. In operation, the high pressure pump pumps liquid though the high pressure hose and into the pick-up wand to create a vacuum therein, thereby drawing up a slurry. In certain embodiments, the exhaust hose is connected to a recovery vessel, such as an oversized container, a sealed tank, or an open-top tank. The invention also relates to a method of using such a system, as well as to the details of a pick-up wand. | 03-03-2011 |
20110056044 | EXTRACTION CLEANER AND CENTRIFUGAL AIR/WATER SEPARATOR THEREFOR - An extraction cleaner comprises a fluid delivery system and a fluid recovery system. The fluid recovery system includes a centrifugal separator for separating a liquid and debris-entrained working air flow with a tangential air/water inlet, water outlet and air outlet at a lower portion of the separator. The air outlet has a vertical stand pipe that extends upwardly above the tangential air/water inlet and water outlet. The centrifugal separator can be mounted in a plurality of locations on the extraction cleaner thereby offering greater architectural flexibility. | 03-10-2011 |
20110088199 | Steam Generator, Method of Controlling the Same, Cleaner Using the Same and Method of Controlling The Cleaner - A steam generator is provided that includes an external case having an opening that allows an internal space to communicate with an external environment. Additionally, the steam generator may be provided with a supplier that supplies water to the internal space, a heater provided to the opening to generate steam, an outlet pipe having a first side that communicates with the external environment to discharge steam, and a steam discharge controller provided to a second side of the outlet pipe to open/close the outlet pipe according to a presence or absence of a discharge of the steam. | 04-21-2011 |
20110107545 | Product - A surface treating implement, comprises a body including: —
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20110107546 | ELECTRIC HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCE COMPRISING A BASE FOR THE GENERATION OF STEAM, HAVING A REMOVABLE TANK - Electrical household appliance comprising a base ( | 05-12-2011 |
20110119861 | PIVOTING EXTRACTOR NOZZLE - An extractor comprises a foot assembly supported by at least one wheel at a rearward portion thereof and at least one rotatable agitator at a forward portion thereof, a fluid delivery system, a fluid recovery system and an extension with a first end aligned with an inlet for an extraction path and a second end in register with a surface to be cleaned. The foot assembly can be traversed over the surface to be cleaned in alternating forward and rearward movements. Movement of the foot assembly in a rearward direction supports the forward portion of the foot assembly on the extension in a first position and the at least one agitator and movement of the foot assembly in a forward direction shifts support of the forward portion of the foot assembly off of the extension in a second position. | 05-26-2011 |
20110126376 | MOBILE MOUNTED STEAM CLEANING SYSTEM - A sliding track steam cleaning system which may be installed on a vehicle. van, mini-van or automobile having a combined cargo and passenger area of approximately 20 cubic feet and need not be specially adapted for mounting on a truck. | 06-02-2011 |
20110131752 | SYSTEM, METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PRESSURE CLEANING - An application for a pressure cleaning system that is mounted on a vehicle and has an engine for moving the vehicle, generating electrical power as needed, providing water pressure, providing vacuum and optionally providing hydraulic pressure. Water is stored in a holding tank and pressurized for application to a surface to be cleaned. Water in the holding tank is heated from waste heat produced by the engine and or by the hydraulic system. | 06-09-2011 |
20110131753 | STEAM MOP WITH SHUTTLING STEAM DISTRIBUTOR - A surface cleaning apparatus, and in particular a steam mop, comprises a steam delivery system for generating and distributing steam onto a surface to be cleaned. The steam mop further comprises a handle assembly mounted to a foot assembly that has a shuttling plate slidably mounted beneath the foot assembly, wherein the shuttle plate is configured to selectively divert steam through one of a pair of steam distributors positioned at a forward and rearward portion of the foot assembly dependent on the cleaning stroke direction of the steam mop. In one embodiment, the surface cleaning apparatus further comprises a vacuum source mounted thereto and at least one suction nozzle connected to the vacuum source and adapted to contact the surface to be cleaned and to draw moisture and debris from the surface. | 06-09-2011 |
20110214245 | Vacuum Cleaners - A vacuum cleaner includes a device for dispensing atomized liquid, the device having a reservoir for holding liquid and an ultrasonic transducer arranged to atomize the liquid in the reservoir. An airflow is created through the reservoir via the exhaust gasflow from the vacuum cleaner, the airflow carrying the atomized liquid via an elongate tube to dispensing outlet provided on a cleaning head of the vacuum cleaner. The ultrasonic transducer is simple and inexpensive, yet is able to reliably atomize the liquid for dispensing. | 09-08-2011 |
20110219565 | Wet Extractor Floor Brush - A wet extraction floor cleaning device having a base assembly adapted for movement on a surface being cleaned, an operating handle pivotally attached to the base assembly, a supply tank having a supply tank outlet, and a recovery tank having a recovery tank inlet and a recovery tank outlet. The base assembly has an inlet nozzle that extends from an inlet slit proximal the surface being cleaned to a nozzle outlet. The device further includes a fluid deposition assembly that can be selectively placed in fluid communication with the supply tank outlet, a vacuum source, and first and second external pockets. The supply and recovery tanks are adapted to be selectively placed in the first and second external pockets, thereby placing the supply tank outlet in fluid communication with the fluid deposition system, the recovery tank inlet in fluid communication with the nozzle outlet, and the recovery tank outlet in fluid communication with the vacuum source inlet. | 09-15-2011 |
20110232023 | SURFACE CLEANING APPARATUS WITH HYBRID ALUMINUM HEATER - A surface cleaning apparatus comprises a fluid delivery system including a supply of cleaning fluid stored in a fluid supply chamber and a fluid recovery system for drawing dirty cleaning fluid using suction from the surface to be cleaned. The apparatus has an inline fluid heater having a metal body with an embedded heating element and a polymeric cover provided with a fluid inlet fitting and a fluid outlet fitting. The fluid inlet and fluid outlet fittings are preferably integrally molded with the polymeric cover. | 09-29-2011 |
20110277268 | DEVICE FOR REMOVING ADHERED SUBSTANCES - A adhered substance removing device of the present disclosure includes a suction removal unit configured to suck and remove a liquid medium with which a wiping sheet is impregnated and adhered substances which is separated from the wiping sheet by an oscillation unit and re-adhered to a surface of the wiping sheet. The suction removal unit includes a cylindrical suction nozzle having inlet holes in a surface along which the wiping sheet is guided. and a suction pump configured to suck air from the suction nozzle. The Suction pump is connected to the suction nozzle, and a lid is detachably attached to an opening of the suction nozzle. | 11-17-2011 |
20110289716 | PORTABLE CLEANING SYSTEM - A portable vacuum cleaning system includes a portable vacuum unit for cleaning debris. The vacuum unit is powered by a self-contained first electric power storage device and may be carried with a strap in backpack-fashion. The system also includes a cart defining a receptacle for receiving the vacuum unit. The vacuum unit may be used when supported by the cart or when carried by an operator. A second electric power storage device is supported by the cart and electrically connectable to the vacuum unit for charging the first electric power storage device when the vacuum unit is supported by the cart. Further, when disposed in the cart, the vacuum unit is disposed at an angle of about 45 degrees allowing for ease of movement of the cart. | 12-01-2011 |
20110308033 | DIRECTIONAL ATOMIZER SYSTEM FOR CLEANING CHANDELIERS - An apparatus for cleaning chandeliers includes a hand-held jet gun having a proximal end connected to a source of hot water under positive pressure and a distal end having a spray head for discharging hot water under pressure in a spray pattern. A hand-held vacuum shield has at least one vacuum inlet connected to a source of negative pressure. Hot water discharged from the spray head is attracted to the hand-held vacuum shield when the spray head and the hand-held vacuum shield are held in relatively close proximity to one another and the hand-held vacuum shield is in fluid communication with the source of negative pressure. An object disposed between the spray head and the hand-held vacuum shield is cleansed by the action of hot water under positive pressure impinging against it. The hand-held vacuum shield protects objects not disposed between the spray head and the hand-held vacuum shield. | 12-22-2011 |
20120060318 | Washer dryer scrubbing machine - A washer-drier scrubbing machine includes a rotating roll brush the surface covered by spiked bristles facing upwards and towards the centre near the front portion, and is covered by a casing which extends downwards and near the ground is provided with a “flap” having aligned openings oriented and facing the floor at the sides of the casing and facing the ground are sprayers fed with water-detergent mixtures pumped from a tank. Proximate the sprayers are arranged diffusers of compressed air which prevent the sprayed washing mixture from expanding outside the outline of the casing and being conveyed only towards the casing openings and towards a rotating brush and not beyond, on the track along which the machine proceeds the dirty water collected by the brush is sent to a tank through a separator which retains the high consistency dirt, and an intermediate container. | 03-15-2012 |
20120117749 | DRY-TYPE CLEANING CHASSIS AND DRY-TYPE CLEANING DEVICE - A dry-type cleaning chassis includes a chassis part including an opening part in contact with a cleaning target, an air inlet duct provided to blow external air into the internal space; a suction port provided for generating a circulating air flow in the internal space by suctioning air having been introduced into the internal space via the air inlet duct; a porous unit configured to pass objects removed from the cleaning target to a suction port side; and a path limiting member formed of a cylindrical shape extended in an axis center direction of the circulating air flow and configured so that an inside of the cylindrical shape is in communication with the suction port as a suction path. | 05-17-2012 |
20120117750 | SELF-EVACUATING VACUUM DEVICE - A device for collecting waste and for disintegrating and self-cleaning and evacuating waste, the device including a waste collection system for collecting the waste, a fluid dispensing system for disintegrating the waste which is collected by the waste collection system, and a discharge system for evacuating the disintegrated waste from the device. | 05-17-2012 |
20120131760 | RECOVERY TANK FOR AN EXTRACTOR CLEANING MACHINE - An extractor cleaning machine includes a base having a distribution nozzle and a suction nozzle, a suction source in fluid communication with the suction nozzle, a recovery tank removably coupled to the base and having a recovery tank handle, an extractor handle pivotally coupled to the base, and a supply tank coupled to the extractor handle for pivotal movement with the extractor handle with respect to the base. At least a portion of the supply tank is positioned above and over the recovery tank in a direction normal to a surface to be cleaned when the extractor handle is in an upright storage position. The supply tank is in fluid communication with the distribution nozzle to supply cleaning fluid to the distribution nozzle. The extractor cleaning machine is liftable by the recovery tank handle when the extractor handle is in the upright storage position. | 05-31-2012 |
20120137464 | Mopping Machine - A powered mopping and cleaning machine is described. The machine includes a recovery tank, a filter assembly, a fresh water tank assembly, a vacuum assembly, a battery charger assembly, a control assembly, and a deck assembly. The machine is adapted to clean floors and more especially flat hard floors by means of providing a cleaning fluid to a rotating brush and by vacuuming resultant dirty fluid from the floor. The powered mopping and cleaning machine is adapted to replace the use of a conventional mop and mop bucket. Use of the powered mopping and cleaning machine is designed to result in decreased labor, increased efficiency, and decreased cleaning cost as compared to the use of a standard mop and mop bucket. The powered mopping and cleaning machine, although self-contained, will preferably fit into the same storage space that is otherwise allotted to store a conventional mop and mop bucket. | 06-07-2012 |
20120159735 | APPARATUS FOR COLLECTING MATERIAL FROM A SURFACE - The present invention provides an apparatus for collecting material from a surface. The apparatus comprises a chassis, a holding tank, a material collector and a pumping system. The chassis comprises wheels for relocating the apparatus on the surface. The holding tank is for receiving the material and is operatively coupled with the chassis. The holding tank has a material-entry aperture in a bottom surface. The material collector comprises a suction device, which is operatively coupled with the material-entry aperture. The suction device has an inlet that can be disposed adjacent the surface. The pumping system is operatively connected with the holding tank for depressurising the holding tank and thereby gathering the material at least partially via suction through the inlet of the suction device and the material-entry aperture in the holding tank. | 06-28-2012 |
20120204375 | STEAM CLEANER INCLUDING A QUICK RELEASE COUPLING FOR A CLEANING TOOL - A steam cleaner that includes a cleaning tool having a first cleaning surface configured to contact the surface being cleaned and a second cleaning surface configured to contact the surface being cleaned. The steam cleaner further includes a coupling operable to removably couple the cleaning tool and a conduit. The coupling includes a locking member movable from an engaged position to a disengaged position. The cleaning tool is coupled to the conduit for movement with the conduit when the locking member is in the engaged position and the cleaning tool is removable from the conduit when the locking member is in the disengaged position. The coupling further includes an actuator manually movable from a locked position to an unlocked position to move the locking member from the engaged position to the disengaged position, and a biasing member that biases the actuator toward the locked position. | 08-16-2012 |
20120216363 | DRY TYPE CLEANING CASE AND DRY TYPE CLEANING DEVICE - A dry type cleaning case cleans a cleaning object by causing a cleaning medium to fly by an airflow and contact the cleaning object. The dry type cleaning case includes an internal space in which the cleaning medium is caused to fly; an opening that comes in contact with the cleaning object so that the cleaning medium collides with the cleaning object; a ventilation path through which air from outside is passed to the internal space; a suction opening configured to generate a revolving airflow in the internal space by suctioning the air that is guided into the internal space through the ventilation path; a porous unit configured to pass removed matter that is removed from the cleaning object to a side of the suction opening; and a humidifying unit configured to increase humidity in an area where the cleaning medium flies. | 08-30-2012 |
20120222234 | FLOOR CLEANER WITH STOWABLE HANDLE - A surface cleaning apparatus comprising a base; an upright handle assembly pivotally mounted to the base and including an upright housing at a lower portion thereof, a handle tube extending upwardly from an upper end of the upright housing and a push rod that is axially slidable within the handle tube; wherein the handle tube is mounted for telescoping movement within upright housing between an extended position and a stowed position within the upright housing; a fluid delivery system including a fluid supply tank for holding a supply of a cleaning fluid; a fluid distributor for distributing the cleaning fluid from the fluid supply tank onto the surface to be cleaned; and a fluid conduit, including a fluid flow controller, between the fluid supply tank and the fluid distributor. A locking collar on the upright housing locks the handle tube in the extended and stowed positions. | 09-06-2012 |
20120227207 | Medical Suction Clearing Apparatus - A suction cleaning apparatus as described below is a suitably shaped reservoir for enclosing any suitable cleaning fluid such as water or saline solution. Within the reservoir of cleaning fluid are one or more cleaning cylinders. The cleaning cylinders may adopt any suitable length to enclose a single cleaning bristle in the bore of the cleaning cylinder. The upper portion of each cleaning cylinder may have a generally conical or funnel shape, forming guide section to direct the distal end of a suction tube into alignment with the cleaning bristle coaxially aligned with the long axis of the bore of the cleaning cylinder. In use, an obstructed suction tool is inserted into the cleaning fluid and pushed into the cleaning cylinder thereby engaging the bristle. The bristle is sized such that the bristle extends into the obstructed suction tool to mechanically disengage the obstruction. | 09-13-2012 |
20120279010 | HANDHELD FLOOR TREATMENT DEVICE - The invention relates to a handheld floor treatment device, comprising a floor part ( | 11-08-2012 |
20120284950 | CLEANING DEVICE AND VACUUM CLEANER - The invention relates to a cleaning device ( | 11-15-2012 |
20120311810 | AUTONOMOUS COVERAGE ROBOT - A surface treatment robot including a robot body, a differential drive system mounted on the robot body and configured to maneuver the robot over a cleaning surface, a liquid applicator carried by the robot body, and a collection assembly carried by the robot body and configured to remove waste from the cleaning surface. The robot body has a forward portion and a rear portion, with the forward portion preceding the rear portion as the robot moves in a forward direction over the cleaning surface. The liquid applicator is configured to dispense a liquid to the cleaning surface such that at least a portion of the liquid is dispensed rear of the collection assembly as the robot moves in the forward direction. | 12-13-2012 |
20120317746 | Floor Cleaning Machine - A floor cleaning machine has a housing and a movable hood that covers over vacuum and liquid hoses of the machine that are visible in prior art floor cleaning machines. The vacuum and liquid hoses are each pivotally connected to a wall of the machine housing and are also pivotally connected to a transparent dome provided on the hood. These connections reduce stresses on the hoses when the hood is moved and allow the dome to pivot relative to the hood. The floor cleaning machine also has a pair of slit orifices that eject fan spray patterns of cleaning liquid that are non-coplanar and do not intersect each other. Furthermore, the floor cleaning machine has an oscillating brush assembly that includes a brush that is replaceable without using tools. The brush height can be adjusted via an adjustment member provided on the oscillating portion of the assembly. | 12-20-2012 |
20130014340 | Katy cleanerAANM Ottah; ChineyeAACI EnuguAACO NGAAGP Ottah; Chineye Enugu NGAANM Ottah; ChikezieAACI BrooklynAAST NYAACO USAAGP Ottah; Chikezie Brooklyn NY US - A cleaning aid for use during bowel or urinary discharge has a body, a removable soil wiper and an ejector. Control buttons on the cleaning aid allow a user to activate liquid dispensed on the soil wiper, a vacuum and or machine for removing soil and liquid and a soil wiper ejector. The body has a plurality of cleaning areas for wet and dry cleaning. The first cleaning portion is in fluid communication with a liquid container on the body. The second cleaning portion is in fluid communication with the vacuum or machine. The body is adapted to conform to the shape of the user body when rubbed against the user in a cleaning motion direction. The wiper can be a tube-let on the toilet seat with a manual and/or machine controlling system. The tube toilet seat has the capability of self cleaning, drying and disinfecting after each use guarded by sensor and motorized technology. | 01-17-2013 |
20130111693 | SUPPLY TANK FOR AN EXTRACTOR CLEANING MACHINE - An extractor cleaning machine that includes a base movable along a surface to be cleaned, the base including a distribution nozzle and a suction nozzle. The extractor further includes a suction source in fluid communication with the suction nozzle. A recovery tank is in fluid communication with the suction source and the suction nozzle to receive the fluid drawn through the suction nozzle. The extractor further includes a supply tank including a first chamber for storing a first fluid, a second chamber for storing a second fluid, and a third chamber in fluid communication with the first chamber and the second chamber to receive the first and second fluids, the third chamber also in fluid communication with the distribution nozzle for supplying a mixture of the first and second fluids to the distribution nozzle. | 05-09-2013 |
20130125335 | MODULAR MULTI-FUNCTIONAL CLEANING AND FLOOR CARE SYSTEM - An embodiment of the cleaning and floor care system has a reservoir assembly and a wet/dry vacuum assembly. The reservoir assembly has a wheeled chassis and an integral reservoir. The reservoir has a circumferential sidewall and an upper end. The reservoir defines an interior space for holding a fresh cleaning liquid; and the reservoir upper end defines an opening. The reservoir assembly further has a spigot fluidly connected to the reservoir interior space, with the spigot having a valve adjustable between a fully open and a fully closed position. The vacuum assembly has a recovery tank and a motor assembly. The vacuum assembly is removably positionable on top of the reservoir, and is transportable on the reservoir. Each of the reservoir assembly and the vacuum assembly is operable both when the vacuum assembly is positioned on top of the reservoir, and when the vacuum assembly is separated from the reservoir. | 05-23-2013 |
20130125336 | STEAM CLEANING APPARATUS - A surface cleaning apparatus, and in particular a steam mop, comprises a steam delivery system for generating and distributing steam onto a surface to be cleaned. The steam mop further comprises a handle assembly mounted to a foot assembly that has a manifold configured to supply steam from a steam generator to the surface to be cleaned. | 05-23-2013 |
20130139346 | MULTI-FUNCTIONAL CLEANING AND FLOOR CARE SYSTEM - A multi-functional cleaning and floor care system may have: a fresh liquid reservoir; a vacuum assembly including a vacuum recovery tank and a vacuum motor assembly; a wheeled chassis configured to support at least one of the fresh liquid reservoir and the vacuum recovery tank; and a spigot fluidly connected to the fresh liquid reservoir, with the spigot adjustable between a fully open position and a fully closed position. The system also may have: a liquid spreader assembly connected to at least one of the fresh liquid reservoir, the vacuum assembly, and the wheeled chassis, with the liquid spreader assembly including a frame and a spreader pad; and a squeegee head assembly connected to at least one of the fresh liquid reservoir, the vacuum assembly, and the wheeled chassis, with the squeegee head assembly fluidly connectable to the vacuum recovery tank. | 06-06-2013 |
20130139347 | FLOOR CLEANING APPARATUS - A floor cleaning apparatus is provided, including a dirt collection device for picking up dirty liquid from a floor surface to be cleaned as well as a dirty liquid tank, into which the dirty liquid can be transferred. In order to provide a floor cleaning apparatus of this type, which can be handled in a more user-friendly manner, it is proposed that the floor cleaning apparatus has a tank rinsing mechanism with at least one rinsing line, which includes at least one inlet opening for rinsing liquid, which can be provided for the tank rinsing mechanism, as well as at least one outlet opening for delivering rinsing liquid into an interior of the dirty liquid tank. | 06-06-2013 |
20130167319 | ELECTRIC STEAM MOP - The present patent relates to an electric steam mop, comprising a shell, which is placed to a surface to be cleaned, and has a decontamination surface which is faced downwards and opposite to the surface to be cleaned, wherein the decontamination surface has a steam outlet; a handheld part, which is connected to the shell for handholding; a water tank, which is provided with a water inlet and a water outlet; a steam formation device, which has a water inlet and a steam outlet, wherein the steam outlet is communicated with the steam outlet of the decontamination surface of the shell, and a steam formation cavity is provided between the water inlet and the steam outlet for communicating with the both; a water pump, which is provided between the water tank and the steam formation device, and used to drive the water in the water tank to flow into the steam formation device, and wherein the water pump comprises a reciprocating piston rod; and a synchronous motor, wherein the synchronous motor is connected to the piston rod of the water pump to drive the water pump to actuate. In the present invention, a water pump is driven electrically by a synchronous motor, thus having the advantages of simple structure, convenient operation, and labor-saving. | 07-04-2013 |
20130205533 | TRUCK MOUNTED CLEANING SYSTEM - A cleaning system is disclosed that includes a vehicle that has a cooling system for circulating a coolant, a diverter coupled with the cooling system that is configured to divert the coolant through a heat exchanger, a pump configured to pump a cleaning solution through the heat exchanger so that the heat exchanger heats the cleaning solution without mixing the coolant and the cleaning solution, and a rotary head cleaner in fluid communication with the heat exchanger for receiving the cleaning solution and applying the cleaning solution to a floor. | 08-15-2013 |
20130205534 | Device in Connection with a Floor Cleaning Machine - The invention relates to a device ( | 08-15-2013 |
20130205535 | STEAM CLEANING APPARATUS - A surface cleaning apparatus, and in particular a steam/vacuum mop, comprises a steam delivery system for generating and distributing steam onto a surface to be cleaned and a vacuum source mounted to at least one of the foot assembly and the handle assembly and in communication with multiple suction inlets, where one of the suction inlets are intermittently blocked. | 08-15-2013 |
20130232719 | SURFACE CLEANING APPARATUS - A surface cleaning apparatus, such as a steam mop or fluid delivery mop, comprises an upright housing and a foot coupled to the upright housing. The cleaning apparatus comprises an illumination element for illuminating a fluid supply tank and the contents therein. A cleaning pad can be mounted to a lower surface of the foot and positioned to contact the surface to be cleaned. A movable agitator provided on the foot is configured for movement between a first use position in contact with the surface to be cleaned and a second non-use position out of contact with the surface to be cleaned. | 09-12-2013 |
20130247326 | FLUID COLLECTION AND DISPOSAL SYSTEM AND RELATED METHODS - A fluid collection system includes a disposable collection container and a disposable collection container receiving housing, the housing having a cavity and a suction source. The fluid collection container may include a flexible liner and a shelf for diverting fluid from the suction and to assist with a collapse of the liner during evacuation of the fluid from the liner. The collection container receiving housing may include a piston assembly having a main piston body and a scraper ring. The collection container receiving housing may include a piston stop feature. The system may include a partially hydrophobic filter and a flat surface suction tool. | 09-26-2013 |
20130255027 | CLEANING APPLIANCE WITH ADAPTOR - A hard surface cleaning appliance is disclosed. The hard surface cleaning appliance includes a cleaning head with a top surface and a bottom surface. The bottom surface is adjacent a surface to be cleaned. The cleaning head disperses cleaning fluid onto the surface to be cleaned, and subsequently vacuums up the cleaning fluid and dirt from the surface to the cleaned. The hard surface cleaning appliance includes an adaptor. Adjusting the adaptor adjusts the amount of pressure the cleaning head exerts on the surface to be cleaned. Having the capability to adjust the amount of pressure the cleaning head exerts on the surface to be cleaned allows the cleaning appliance to work on uneven surfaces such as tile, brick, or stone without the cleaning head getting stuck in cracks or crevices in the surface to be cleaned. | 10-03-2013 |
20130263404 | Handheld Vacuum Cleaner Tool Comprising a Vacuum Driven Motorized Brush - A vacuum cleaner device comprises a main body, a brush device, and a vacuum driven motor. The main body has a primary vacuum inlet, a secondary vacuum inlet, and a vacuum outlet. The secondary vacuum inlet is operatively connected to the vacuum outlet. The brush device is configured and adapted to reciprocate relative to the main body. The vacuum driven motor is adapted and configured to be rotationally driven by air passing through the secondary vacuum inlet to the vacuum outlet. The vacuum driven motor is operatively connected to the brush device in a manner such that rotation of vacuum driven motor causes the brush device to reciprocate relative to the main body. | 10-10-2013 |
20130276256 | DEVICE FOR CLEANING AERONAUTICAL PARTS - Device for cleaning aeronautical parts after machining or piercing includes an element for spraying a liquid on the part to be cleaned and an element for aspirating the oil-soiled liquid, chips and/or dust. | 10-24-2013 |
20130283560 | ODOR REMOVAL TREATMENT - A system and method are disclosed for an odor removal treatment system that includes a liquid oxidizing agent that includes a peroxide and water, a liquid buffering agent that includes a carbonate salt and water, and a cleaning device, wherein the liquid oxidizing agent is stored separately from the liquid buffering agent in a pre-application mode, and combinable with the liquid buffering agent to form a solution in an application mode just prior to applying the solution to a textile. The cleaning device may be a portable vacuum cleaning mechanism onboard a vehicle. The peroxide may be hydrogen peroxide and the solution may have a hydrogen peroxide weight percent of about 1.5%. | 10-31-2013 |
20130318739 | MULTI-PURPOSE TRUCK FOR RE-ESTABLISHMENT OF SAFE AND PRACTICABLE ROAD CONDITIONS AFTER CAR ACCIDENTS, THROUGH CLEANING OF THE ROAD PLATFORM - A Multi-purpose truck for re-establishment of safe and practicable road conditions, after car accidents, through cleaning of the road platform, said truck being equipped by: several tanks, a high-pressure water gun for spraying cleaning products, a suction system suitable to remove, from the road platform, an emulsion that results from the addition of cleaning products to the debris on the road platform, and tanks containing the resulting emulsion to be temporarily stocked at a location, before being definitely delivered to special and authorized plants for disposal. The power supply, necessary to make the multi-purpose truck work properly, can be directly provided by the engine of the truck and/or any other point of energy transmission in the kinematic chain, or it can be directly provided by a pneumatic circuit previously installed on the same truck. The extracted energy can be used as a power supply for mechanical, electrical, or hydraulic devices. | 12-05-2013 |
20130318740 | EXTRACTION CLEANER - An extraction cleaner for a floor surface comprises a fluid delivery system for storing cleaning fluid and delivering the cleaning fluid to the surface to be cleaned and a fluid recovery system for removing the spent cleaning fluid and dirt from the surface to be cleaned and storing the spent cleaning fluid and dirt. The fluid delivery system includes at least one fluid distributor and the fluid recovery system includes an extraction nozzle. The extraction nozzle and the at least one fluid distributor can be simultaneously removed from the extraction cleaner. | 12-05-2013 |
20130326840 | DRY-TYPE CLEANING CHASSIS, DRY-TYPE CLEANING DEVICE, AND DRY-TYPE CLEANING SYSTEM - A dry-type cleaning chassis for cleaning a cleaning target by colliding the cleaning media with the cleaning target, the cleaning media being blown by an air flow includes an internal space where the cleaning media are to fly; an opening part being in contact with the cleaning target so that the cleaning media collide with the cleaning target; an air inlet duct introducing external air into the internal space; a suction port generating a first air flow caused by a circulating air flow in the internal space by suctioning the introduced external air; an injection port generating at least a second air flow increasing a speed of the cleaning media flown by the circulating air flow; and a porous unit passing objects removed from the cleaning target to a suction port side. | 12-12-2013 |
20130333154 | BARE FLOOR CLEANER - A bare floor cleaner with an upright assembly pivotally mounted to a base assembly, a steam generator, a fluid distributor which distributes steam onto the surface to be cleaned, and a mop cloth provided on the base assembly. The mop cloth is mounted to the base assembly by a mop cloth plate that is removable from the base assembly. | 12-19-2013 |
20140041146 | FLOOR CLEANING TOOL HAVING A MECHANICALLY OPERATED PUMP - A compact machine for cleaning floors includes a solution tank and dispensing system for dispensing solution onto the surface to be cleaned, a deck assembly for guiding dirty solution to a recovery pickup point, a mechanically operated pump for collecting the dirty solution from the recovery pickup point, and a recovery tank for receiving the collected fluid. | 02-13-2014 |
20140053363 | Floor Cleaning Apparatus - A floor cleaning apparatus comprising a steam generator | 02-27-2014 |
20140075710 | CLEANING PAD WITH VISUALLY DISCERNIBLE INDICATOR, STEAM MOP AND METHOD - A cleaning pad for use with a surface cleaning appliance, such as a steam mop, includes a cleaning composition and at least one visually discernible indicator that alerts a user to the condition of the cleaning pad. The visually discernible indicator can change color as the cleaning composition is consumed. | 03-20-2014 |
20140082880 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR TRANSFERRING HEAT AND/OR SOUND DURING FLUID EXTRACTION AND/OR CLEANING PROCESSES - Systems and methods for transferring heat and/or sound during liquid extraction and/or cleaning processes are disclosed. A fluid extraction system in accordance with a particular embodiment includes a fluid extractor having an outlet positioned to deliver extracted waste fluid, and a fluid tank operatively coupled to the extractor. A blower, having an air intake and an air outlet through which blower air passes, is operatively coupled to the extractor outlet to draw the extracted waste fluid from the extractor. A muffler is positioned at least partially within the liquid tank and has a flow path along which the blower air passes. In particular embodiments, the muffler can also provide a heat exchanger function, for example, to heat cleaning fluid provided to the extractor. | 03-27-2014 |
20140090201 | AUTONOMOUS COVERAGE ROBOT - A surface treatment robot including a robot body, a differential drive system mounted on the robot body and configured to maneuver the robot over a cleaning surface, a liquid applicator carried by the robot body, and a collection assembly carried by the robot body and configured to remove waste from the cleaning surface. The robot body has a forward portion and a rear portion, with the forward portion preceding the rear portion as the robot moves in a forward direction over the cleaning surface. The liquid applicator is configured to dispense a liquid to the cleaning surface such that at least a portion of the liquid is dispensed rear of the collection assembly as the robot moves in the forward direction. | 04-03-2014 |
20140115815 | CLEANING VEHICLE AND CLEANING APPARATUS OF THE CLEANING VEHICLE - A cleaning vehicle includes a vehicle body, a cantilever system, and a cleaning apparatus. The cantilever system includes a rotary table fixed on the vehicle body, a first cantilever pivotably mounted on the rotary table, and a second cantilever pivotably connected to the first cantilever. The cleaning apparatus is fixed to one end of the second cantilever opposite to the first cantilever. The cleaning apparatus includes a bracket, a sweeping unit rotatably mounted to the bracket, a blower-vacuum unit, and a spraying unit. | 05-01-2014 |
20140115816 | ROTARY SURFACE CLEANING TOOL INCLUDING TOOLS SUITABLE FOR CLEANING CARPETS, AND ASSOCIATED SYSTEMS AND METHODS - Rotary surface cleaning machines with recovery tanks and associated systems and methods are disclosed. A representative rotary surface cleaning machine in accordance with the present disclosure includes a base assembly, a support frame coupled to the base assembly, a recovery tank carried by the support frame, a vacuum blower, and a discharge pump. The vacuum blower draws a mixture of air and fluid from the base assembly to the recovery tank when the base assembly is in operation. Then the discharge pump discharges a liquid portion of the mixture from the recovery tank. | 05-01-2014 |
20140130291 | STEAM APPLIANCE - A steam appliance having a split handle with the upper part biased away from the handle base and an actuator for a water pump. When the appliance is pushed, the handle upper part is depressed and displaces a pump actuator to activate the pump. Use of a steam frame and steam towel allows an iron to be used as a steam cleaner. When a pole is mounted on the upper handle part, the appliance may be used as a steam mop that is activated by pushing the pole which depresses the handle to actuate the pump. | 05-15-2014 |
20140130292 | FLOOR CLEANING APPARATUS - A floor treatment apparatus is provided that includes a chassis that supports at least one cleaning element. The chassis is supported by a plurality of wheels, one which is steerable via a steering wheel interconnected to a housing also associated with the chassis. The chassis provided includes a plurality of movable housing members, one of which is associated with the steering wheel. To access the internal components of the floor treatment apparatus, the front housing is rotated or moved away from the other housings wherein the steering wheel does not require disconnection to allow this movement. | 05-15-2014 |
20140143975 | Fluid System for Cleaning Machine - The invention relates to a fluid system ( | 05-29-2014 |
20140165324 | SURFACE CLEANING APPARATUS - A surface cleaning apparatus comprises a supply tank and a distributor for delivering fluid to a surface to be cleaned. A constant flow of fluid can be delivered from the supply tank to the distributor via a regulator tank in fluid communication with the supply tank for exchanging liquid and air with the supply tank. | 06-19-2014 |
20140196242 | UPRIGHT STEAM MOP SWEEPER - A bare floor cleaner with an upright assembly pivotally mounted to a base assembly, a steam generator, a fluid distributor which distributes steam onto the surface to be cleaned, and a mop cloth provided on the base assembly. The mop cloth is mounted to the base assembly by a mop cloth plate that is removable from the base assembly. | 07-17-2014 |
20140196243 | AIR INDUCTION HARD SURFACE CLEANING TOOLS WITH AN INTERNAL BAFFLE - An apparatus for cleaning surfaces, particularly solid surfaces, includes an outer housing and an inner housing configured to substantially encapsulate a surface being cleaned, a vacuum source traversing the outer housing, a rotating coupler, an impeller, at least one fluid jet coupled to the impeller, and at least one air induction port. The vacuum source is configured to induce air through the air induction ports past the impeller blades causing the impeller to rotate, which causes the rotating coupler and the fluid jets to rotate. Because the rotation of the fluid jets is due to induced air, the fluid jets can be positioned at any angle desired, including a negative angle. | 07-17-2014 |
20140237753 | SURFACE CLEANING APPARATUS - A surface cleaning apparatus comprises a flexible electrified air flow conduit having an air inlet end that is electrified. | 08-28-2014 |
20140259512 | CLEANING SYSTEM UTILIZING A REGENERATIVE BLOWER - A cleaning system comprises a power plant, a regenerative blower having a power input shaft, a suction port, and a discharge port, an interface assembly configured for transmitting power from the power plant to the regenerative blower, a pump configured for generating pressurized water, and a heat exchanger system configured for heating the pressurized water. | 09-18-2014 |
20140259513 | SURFACE CLEANING APPARATUS - A surface cleaning apparatus is disclosed having an upper portion mounted to a surface cleaning head, a portable surface cleaning unit mounted to the upper portion, an above floor cleaning wand removably receivable in the upper portion, and a wand lock having a locked position in which the wand is secured to the upper portion and an unlocked position in which the wand is removable from the upper portion. The upper portion may stabilize the wand when the wand is drivingly connected to the cleaning head. An electrified flexible air flow conduit may electrically connect the surface cleaning head to the cleaning unit. | 09-18-2014 |
20140283327 | FLOOR CLEANING APPARATUS - A floor cleaning apparatus is provided, including a dirt collection device for picking up dirty liquid from a floor surface to be cleaned as well as a dirty liquid tank, into which the dirty liquid can be transferred. In order to provide a floor cleaning apparatus of this type, which can be handled in a more user-friendly manner, it is proposed that the floor cleaning apparatus has a tank rinsing mechanism with at least one rinsing line, which includes at least one inlet opening for rinsing liquid, which can be provided for the tank rinsing mechanism, as well as at least one outlet opening for delivering rinsing liquid into an interior of the dirty liquid tank. | 09-25-2014 |
20140289992 | AUTONOMOUS SURFACE CLEANING ROBOT FOR WET AND DRY CLEANING - An autonomous floor cleaning robot includes a transport drive and control system arranged for autonomous movement of the robot over a floor for performing cleaning operations. The robot chassis carries a first cleaning zone comprising cleaning elements arranged to suction loose particulates up from the cleaning surface and a second cleaning zone comprising cleaning elements arraigned to apply a cleaning fluid onto the surface and to thereafter collect the cleaning fluid up from the surface after it has been used to clean the surface. The robot chassis carries a supply of cleaning fluid and a waste container for storing waste materials collected up from the cleaning surface. | 10-02-2014 |
20140289993 | Floor Cleaning Machine - A floor cleaning machine has a housing and a movable hood that covers over vacuum and liquid hoses of the machine that are visible in prior art floor cleaning machines. The vacuum and liquid hoses are each pivotally connected to a wall of the machine housing and are also pivotally connected to a transparent dome provided on the hood. These connections reduce stresses on the hoses when the hood is moved and allow the dome to pivot relative to the hood. The floor cleaning machine also has a pair of slit orifices that eject fan spray patterns of cleaning liquid that are non-coplanar and do not intersect each other. Furthermore, the floor cleaning machine has an oscillating brush assembly that includes a brush that is replaceable without using tools. The brush height can be adjusted via an adjustment member provided on the oscillating portion of the assembly. | 10-02-2014 |
20140289994 | Floor Cleaning Machine - A floor cleaning machine has a housing and a movable hood that covers over vacuum and liquid hoses of the machine that are visible in prior art floor cleaning machines. The vacuum and liquid hoses are each pivotally connected to a wall of the machine housing and are also pivotally connected to a transparent dome provided on the hood. These connections reduce stresses on the hoses when the hood is moved and allow the dome to pivot relative to the hood. The floor cleaning machine also has a pair of slit orifices that eject fan spray patterns of cleaning liquid that are non-coplanar and do not intersect each other. Furthermore, the floor cleaning machine has an oscillating brush assembly that includes a brush that is replaceable without using tools. The brush height can be adjusted via an adjustment member provided on the oscillating portion of the assembly. | 10-02-2014 |
20140298609 | Floor Cleaning Machine - A floor cleaning machine has a housing and a movable hood that covers over vacuum and liquid hoses of the machine that are visible in prior art floor cleaning machines. The vacuum and liquid hoses are each pivotally connected to a wall of the machine housing and are also pivotally connected to a transparent dome provided on the hood. These connections reduce stresses on the hoses when the hood is moved and allow the dome to pivot relative to the hood. The floor cleaning machine also has a pair of slit orifices that eject fan spray patterns of cleaning liquid that are non-coplanar and do not intersect each other. Furthermore, the floor cleaning machine has an oscillating brush assembly that includes a brush that is replaceable without using tools. The brush height can be adjusted via an adjustment member provided on the oscillating portion of the assembly. | 10-09-2014 |
20140331443 | STEAM CLEANING DEVICES AND COMPOSITIONS FOR USE THEREWITH - In a first aspect, the present invention provides a steam cleaning device, the device comprising a supply of water for generating steam, and a steam cleaning head for ejecting steam generated from said supply of water in proximity to a surface to be cleaned, wherein the steam cleaning head comprises a portion for receiving a composition adapted to be used in conjunction with such a steam cleaning device, the portion being perfused by steam during ejection by said steam cleaning head of steam generated from said supply of water. This has the advantage that the composition may be changed by a user dependent only on the user's requirements and the rate of consumption of the composition, and independently of both the rate of consumption of water by the steam cleaning device and any need to remove, clean or replace a cleaning cloth mounted on the steam cleaning head. In a second aspect, the present invention also provides an encapsulated composition adapted to be used in conjunction with a steam cleaning device comprising a supply of water for generating steam, wherein the encapsulated composition has a shape adapted to fit a portion of a steam cleaning head of the steam cleaning device, which portion is perfused by steam during ejection by said steam cleaning head of steam generated from said supply of water. Such a “must-fit” adaptation of the encapsulated composition provides the possibility that only encapsulated compositions suitable for use in a particular steam cleaning device can be charged into that device, in order to ensure correct dosage by the composition of the steam generated by the device. | 11-13-2014 |
20140359965 | SURFACE CLEANING APPARATUS WITH HYDROGEN PEROXIDE GENERATOR - A surface cleaning apparatus includes a housing with an on-board hydrogen peroxide generator which produces a hydrogen peroxide solution in situ from fluid stored within an on-board supply tank of the surface cleaning apparatus, and further delivers the generated hydrogen peroxide solution to a cleaning pad attached to the housing of the surface cleaning apparatus. | 12-11-2014 |
20140366307 | DRY CLEANING DEVICE - Disclosed is a dry cleaning device including a first cleaning unit that performs cleaning by generating a rotational air current inside a first housing having a first opening and by colliding cleaning media with a to-be-cleaned object that is attached to the first opening, the first cleaning unit being disposed at a first surface of the to-be-cleaned object; and a second cleaning unit that performs the cleaning by generating a second rotational air current inside a second housing having a second opening and by colliding second cleaning media with the to-be-cleaned object that is attached to the second opening, the second cleaning unit being disposed on a second surface of the to-be-cleaned object, so that the first opening and the second opening are facing each other, wherein the cleaning is performed from the first surface and second surfaces of the to-be-cleaned object. | 12-18-2014 |
20140373303 | Padeye or Tie-Down Cleaning System - A padeye cleaning system includes a housing having an outlet designed to be positioned in communication with the opening in a padeye cover with a media inlet for introducing a pressurized media flow into the housing and through both the housing and the opening in the padeye cover for releasing a pressurized media flow into the padeye receptacle. A media exhaust port is provided for removing the released media flow from the receptacle. | 12-25-2014 |
20150013098 | STEAM CLEANING APPLIANCE WITH VIBRATION AND HEATING COMPONENTS - A steam frame for a steam appliance has a body, a passageway in the body for passage of a fluid medium, and a member such as an unbalanced rotatable turbine in fluid communication with the passageway, where the member is capable of being engaged by the fluid medium to produce vibrations in the body for enhanced cleaning performance. A steam attachment includes a body, a pad covering at least a portion of the body, and a heating element coupled to the body. The heating element is configured to increase the temperature of the pad for enhanced cleaning performance. The heating element and vibration-producing member may be used separately or together. | 01-15-2015 |
20150020344 | VACUUM CLEANER WITH FLUID DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM - A vacuum cleaner is provided with a dispensing system for applying a treating agent stored on the vacuum cleaner to the surface to be cleaned. The dispensing system can include at least one container for storing a supply of liquid treating agent and a dispenser for dispensing the liquid treating agent to the surface to be cleaned. The dispenser can include a porous a diffusion media that is configured to diffuse the treating agent through the dispenser and onto the surface to be cleaned. | 01-22-2015 |
20150026913 | APPARATUS FOR USE AS PART OF A SURFACE CLEANING VEHICLE AND FOR USE AS PART OF A SANDER-SALTER VEHICLE - An apparatus comprises a main hopper having a surface cleaning configuration and a sander-salter configuration. In the surface cleaning configuration, the main hopper has a debris-laden airflow ingress, an airflow egress, and a debris dumping egress, and is sealed to the ambient surroundings other than the debris-laden airflow ingress and the airflow egress. In the sander-salter configuration, the main hopper has a sander and salt receiving ingress and a sand and salt egress. In use, in the surface cleaning configuration, the debris-laden air enters the main hopper through the debris-laden airflow ingress, air exits the main hopper through the airflow egress, and the debris exits the main hopper through the debris dumping egress. In use, in the sander-salter configuration, the sand and salt enter the main hopper through the sander and salt receiving ingress, and the sand and salt exit the main hopper through the sand and salt egress. | 01-29-2015 |
20150082579 | ELECTRIC SWEEPING WASHING DEVICE - An electric sweeping washing device includes a sweeping washing brush and a water collection system design. The sweeping washing brush includes a body; a sweeping roller brush disposed anteriorly at the body; and a dust collecting box for raking dust; a water absorbing scrubbing roller brush disposed posteriorly at the body; a sprinkler head; and a water absorbing scraper for absorbing water from the water absorbing scrubbing roller brush and raking dirty water. The water collection system design includes a tank divided into a clean water chamber and the dirty water chamber, wherein the sprinkler head, the clean and dirty water chambers, a water absorbing scraper, and the dust collecting box are connected via tubes; a spray motor for withdrawing clean water from the clean water chamber and delivering it to the sprinkler head; and an air intake motor for providing vacuum pressure to the dirty water chamber. | 03-26-2015 |
20150107045 | SURFACE CLEANING APPARATUS - A surface cleaning apparatus includes a fluid delivery system having a manifold with a plurality of release openings for delivering a cleaning fluid to the surface to be cleaned. A plurality of hooded members are configured to direct cleaning fluid delivered from the plurality of release openings toward the surface to be cleaned. | 04-23-2015 |
20150113756 | STEAM CLEANERS - A surface cleaning head for a steam cleaner, comprising a plurality of steam outlets spaced from one another on the cleaning head, for steam supplied from a steam generator, and a steam distributing device which receives the steam and supplies it to the outlets. | 04-30-2015 |
20150113757 | Hand-Guided Floor Treatment Device - A hand-guided floor treatment device includes a bottom part, which includes at least one tool which is rotatable on a floor by a drive, as well as a guide part which includes at least one handle and is connected to the bottom part by an articulated arrangement which is developed in such a manner that the guide part, proceeding from a perpendicular, is pivotable in relation to the perpendicular in angular positions rotating in all directions and is operatively connected to the bottom part so as to transmit torque in an angularly limited manner in each angular position in relation to the perpendicular. The at least one rotatable tool is arranged in such a manner on the bottom part that when the floor treatment device is operating the at least one rotatable tool exerts permanent linear propulsion on the bottom part. | 04-30-2015 |
20150121646 | WORKING DEVICE CAPABLE OF MOVING INSIDE PIPE - A working device is capable of moving inside a pipe, whereby it is possible to exert the extremely large driving force in the pipe, and provided the device for performing the work sufficiently such as the cleaning, the vacuum recovering, and the forcibly drying the wet internal surface of the pipe. The device which moves along the pipe and operates on the internal surface of the pipe, comprising: material feeding pipe, pressure boundary partition, pressure boundary seal, nozzle unit, material feeding hose, traveling device, feeding device of the surface processing material, vacuum generating means, negative pressure space, and environment pressure space. Wherein, negative pressure space and environment pressure space are defined in the pipe by pressure boundary partition and pressure boundary seal, and vacuum breaking valve mechanism maintains fixedly the differential-pressure between the negative pressure space and the environment pressure space, and which makes the environment fluid to flow into the negative pressure space from the environment pressure space. | 05-07-2015 |
20150128374 | STEAM CLEANERS - A steam cleaner comprising a cleaning head; means for supplying steam to the cleaning head to be emitted thereby; means for supplying a cleaning agent to the cleaning head to be emitted thereby; and control means for controlling the emission of steam and cleaning agent by the cleaning head; wherein the control means is operable to cause or permit the emission of cleaning agent by the cleaning head while the emission of steam from the cleaning head is at least substantially prevented. | 05-14-2015 |
20150135473 | Cleaning Apparatus - A cleaning apparatus is described and which includes a chassis for enclosing an electrically energizable vacuum motor; fluid pump; and first and second electrical heaters, and which when individually energized consume a given amount of electricity; and an electrical control coupled in controlling relation relative to the respective vacuum motor, fluid pump and first and second electrical heaters, and wherein the electrical control has first, second and third modes of operation; and wherein during the respective modes of operation the respective vacuum motor; fluid pump; and first and second electrical heaters are selectively energized in a predetermined manner such that the cleaning apparatus consumes less than about 20 amps of electrical power. | 05-21-2015 |
20150305588 | CLEANING APPARATUS WITH A FLUID CONTAINER - A cleaning apparatus for cleaning floors and/or surfaces, having a container for holding a cleaning fluid, a discharge device for discharging the cleaning fluid onto a floor and/or surface to be cleaned, and a heating device for heating and/or tempering and/or evaporating the cleaning fluid. The cleaning apparatus can easily be supplied with energy for heating and/or tempering and/or evaporating the cleaning fluid, and the apparatus can be operated cordlessly. | 10-29-2015 |
20150313433 | FLOOR SCRUBBING MACHINE - A floor scrubbing machine includes a footing that supports at least one brush, which can be actuated rotationally by an actuation assembly. The machine further includes at least one device for dispensing a washing liquid, a squeegee arranged to the rear of the brush, and at least one device for aspirating from the floor the washing liquid and the dirt removed by the brush. Additionally, the machine includes a pair of box-like bodies, each of which forms a respective tank for containing a liquid processed by the machine. The box-like bodies are stacked on each other on the footing. Removable retention elements are provided which act between the footing and the box-like body that lies above the other box-like body in order to retain the box-like bodies against each other and against the footing. | 11-05-2015 |
20150342435 | BRUSH ASSEMBLY FOR A FLOOR CLEANING DEVICE - A floor cleaning machine for cleaning a surface. The floor cleaning machine includes a base. A brush assembly is coupled to the base, and includes a rotating brush and a reciprocating bnish. The rotating brush and the reciprocating brush are configured to engage the surface. | 12-03-2015 |
20150351597 | SURFACE TREATMENT DEVICE - A surface treatment device includes a body and a treatment head for treatment of a surface wherein at least a part of the treatment head is detachable from the body of the device, and replaceable by a treatment head or part of a different configuration from that of the first head or part. | 12-10-2015 |
20150374190 | AIR DUCT FOR AN EXTRACTOR CLEANING MACHINE - An extractor cleaning machine that includes a base having a suction nozzle and a body coupled to the base. The extractor cleaning machine also includes a suction source in fluid communication with the suction nozzle. The extractor cleaning machine further includes a recovery tank configured to store fluid and dirt drawn through the suction nozzle, and a tank tray coupled to at least one of the base and the body. The tank tray including a top surface and a bottom surface. The recovery tank is coupled to the tank tray adjacent the top surface. The extractor cleaning machine also includes an air duct coupled to the tank tray adjacent the bottom surface to define a passageway that fluidly couples the recovery tank and the suction nozzle. | 12-31-2015 |
20150374192 | AIR INDUCTION HARD SURFACE CLEANING TOOLS WITH AN INTERNAL BAFFLE - An apparatus for cleaning surfaces, particularly solid surfaces, includes an outer housing and an inner housing configured to substantially encapsulate a surface being cleaned, a vacuum source traversing the outer housing, a rotating coupler, an impeller, at least one fluid jet coupled to the impeller, and at least one air induction port. The vacuum source is configured to induce air through the air induction ports past the impeller blades causing the impeller to rotate, which causes the rotating coupler and the fluid jets to rotate. Because the rotation of the fluid jets is due to induced air, the fluid jets can be positioned at any angle desired, including a negative angle. | 12-31-2015 |
20160022110 | Steamer for Removing Gum and the Like from Various Surfaces - A self-contained device capable of steam cleaning and removal of residue such as chewing gum and the like from surfaces is portable and well balanced so that one person can remove residue of chewing gum or the like in just a couple of seconds. The device includes an elongated housing having wheels on a lower end portion and a handle on an upper portion and the cleaning solution to be turned into steam is heated quickly by a gas burner after being preheated at several stages. | 01-28-2016 |
20160058260 | Power Transfer In An Industrial Carpet Cleaner - A drive system for a mobile carpet cleaning apparatus that overcomes limitations of the prior art for powering a mobile carpet cleaning system in any Light, Medium or Heavy duty van or truck of Class 1 through Class 8, as classified by the Department of Transportation's Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), when the van or truck is a rear wheel drive vehicle. According to the invention, both the vacuum generator and the pressure generator of the carpet cleaning system are mechanically coupled to a power take-off output of a split shaft power take off (PTO) unit positioned between the host vehicle's power plant and rear differential. | 03-03-2016 |
20160088986 | PORTABLE COIL CLEANING AND VACUUM SYSTEM - Systems, methods, apparatus, and articles of manufacture for portable coil cleaning and vacuum systems are provided. | 03-31-2016 |
20160095489 | Floor Cleaning Apparatus - A floor treatment apparatus is provided that includes a chassis that supports at least one cleaning element. The chassis is supported by a plurality of wheels, one which is steerable via a steering wheel interconnected to a housing also associated with the chassis. The chassis provided includes a plurality of movable housing members, one of which is associated with the steering wheel. To access the internal components of the floor treatment apparatus, the front housing is rotated or moved away from the other housings wherein the steering wheel does not require disconnection to allow this movement. | 04-07-2016 |
20160106286 | SURFACE-TREATMENT APPARATUS AND HEAD UNIT - A head unit for a surface-treatment apparatus is provided and includes a housing that includes a fluid inlet, a dispensation unit, and at least one baffle. The fluid inlet receives fluid from a fluid reservoir. The dispensation unit defines a dispensation chamber and an input port in fluid communication with each of the dispensation chamber and the fluid inlet. The at least one baffle is configured to direct the flow of fluid through the dispensation unit and out of the elongated dispensation outlet. | 04-21-2016 |
20160106287 | STEAM CLEANING DEVICE - A steam cleaning device comprising a water tank, a boiler in fluid communication with the water tank, a steam outlet in constant fluid communication with the boiler and a pump for pumping water from the water tank to the boiler. The steam cleaning device includes a first flow path from the water tank to the boiler via the pump and a second flow path from the boiler to the water tank bypassing the pump, and a valve moveable between a first position for selecting the first flow path and a second position for selecting the second flow path. | 04-21-2016 |
20160120385 | SURFACE MAINTENANCE VEHICLE WITH AN INTEGRATED WATER TRAP FOR TRAPPING RESIDUAL WASTE - Embodiments include a waste recovery system for a floor surface maintenance machine. The waste recovery system comprises a squeegee assembly having a squeegee frame, a squeegee retainer extending below the squeegee frame and a reservoir integrally defined in the squeegee retainer. The reservoir can have an inlet passage proximal to the floor surface, an outlet passage fluidly coupled to the fluid suction path and leading to the waste recovery tank, and a fluid trap portion positioned between the inlet and outlet passages. The fluid trap portion can retain backflow waste in the fluid suction path. The reservoir is positioned at a clearance distance from the floor surface in a direction normal to the floor surface such that the reservoir forms the lowest portion of the waste recovery system in the direction normal to the floor surface. | 05-05-2016 |
20160121373 | SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS - Particles can be suppressed from adhering to a substrate. A substrate processing apparatus includes a carry-in/out chamber, a transfer chamber, and a delivery chamber. In the carry-in/out chamber, the substrate is carried in and out with respect to a carrier, and in the transfer chamber, a transfer path for the substrate toward a substrate processing chamber, where a predetermined process is performed on the substrate, is formed. Further, the delivery chamber is arranged between the carry-in/out chamber and the transfer chamber. Moreover, an internal pressure of the delivery chamber is higher than an internal pressure of the carry-in/out chamber and an internal pressure of the transfer chamber. | 05-05-2016 |
20160128533 | STEAM CLEANING DEVICE AND ACCESSORY - A steam cleaning accessory for use with a steam generator comprises a flexible body comprising a base. At least one steam conduit is connectable to the steam generator and arranged to be in fluid communication therewith. The steam conduit comprises at least one steam outlet for ejecting steam and the at least one steam outlet is mounted on an underside of the base which is configured to be adjacent to a surface to be cleaned. A flexible pocket is mounted on the flexible body and arranged to receive a user's hand. The at least one steam conduit comprises at least one first open channel extending across a longitudinal axis of the flexible body and the flexible body is foldable along the at least one open channel. | 05-12-2016 |
20160128534 | STEAM CLEANING DEVICE AND ACCESSORY - A steam cleaning accessory for use with a steam generator comprises: a flexible body comprising a base. At least one steam conduit is connectable to the steam generator and arranged to be in fluid communication therewith. The steam conduit comprises at least one steam outlet for ejecting steam. The at least one steam outlet is mounted on an underside of the base which is configured to be adjacent to a surface to be cleaned. A flexible pocket mounted on the flexible body and arranged to receive a user's hand. A flexible cleaning element is mountable on the body adjacent to the base wherein the flexible cleaning element does not extend beyond a peripheral edge of the base. | 05-12-2016 |
20160128537 | STEAM CLEANING DEVICE AND ACCESSORY - A steam cleaning accessory for use with a steam generator comprises a flexible body comprising a front wall, a rear wall and base extending there between. At least one steam conduit is connectable to the steam generator and is arranged to be in fluid communication therewith. The steam conduit comprises at least one steam outlet for ejecting steam. The at least one steam outlet is mounted on an underside of the base which is configured to be adjacent to a surface to be cleaned. A flexible pocket is mounted on the flexible body and arranged to receive a user's hand. A barrier projects from the flexible body which is engageable with the surface to be cleaned. The barrier is located on a rear wall side of the at least one steam outlet. | 05-12-2016 |
20160128538 | STEAM CLEANING DEVICE AND ACCESSORY - A steam cleaning accessory for use with a steam generator comprises: a flexible body comprising a base and at least one peripheral wall upstanding from the base. At least one steam conduit is connectable to the steam generator and arranged to be in fluid communication therewith. The steam conduit comprises at least one steam outlet for ejecting steam and the at least one steam outlet is mounted on an underside of the base which is configured to be adjacent to a surface to be cleaned. A flexible pocket is mounted on the flexible body and is arranged to receive a user's hand. The at least one peripheral wall comprises at least one deflection element outwardly projecting from the peripheral wall. | 05-12-2016 |
20160129481 | CLEANING HEAD APPARATUS - The present invention discloses a cleaning head apparatus operated by a carrier unit for cleaning a target surface. The cleaning head apparatus is comprised of: at least two loop straps attached next to each other by a main structured, each strap stretched and rolled on two axles operated by an engine, wherein at each cleaning session each strap has one part in dry state and one part of the in wet state, drying mechanism and wetting mechanism. The rolling of the straps is controlled, such that straps are not rolled during the movement of the cleaning head apparatus across the surface and are rolled, when the cleaning head apparatus reaches the edge of the target surface. During the cleaning movement, the wet strap is ahead of the dry strap and the straps are in constant contact with the surface. | 05-12-2016 |
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