Bissell Inc.

Bissell Homecare, Inc.

Whirlpool Corporation

Other

Whirpool Corporation

David M Miller

Seth E Bixby

Andrew C Kubasiak

Kevin B Ayers

Michael R Mackay

Justin Benacquisto

Colin J Bloemendaal

Abhijeet Bhattacharya

Brian Carter Wolfe

Michael D Luyckx

Aaron P Griffith

Victoria J Royale

Jason W Pruiett

Mitchell J DeJonge

Karyn Lee Sagorski

Daniel Browne

Tom Minh Nguyen

Mackenzie L Knapp

Todd Richard VanTongeren

Michael Graham

Kurt E Ashbaugh

Matthew Haverkamp

YunMing Huang

James William Kendall

Ameresh Babu Viswanathan

Richard A Sunshine

Adam G Carr

Lorraine L Achterberg

Jing Yang

Joseph Q Marietta

Ronald M Nowell, Jr

Suka Chen

Vicki Lyn Wyatt

Charles A Martin

Chiu Yeung Lee

William J Schill, Jr

Tyler L DeBeck

Joseph M White

Seth Robert Clifford

Michael N Supplee

Abhijet Bhattacharya

Self-cleaning features for extraction cleaners and attachments for extraction cleaners, such as accessory tools, wands, and/or hoses, are provided. The self-cleaning features are configured redirect cleaning fluid from a fluid supply system of the extraction cleaner into a working air or fluid recovery path of the extraction cleaner, including, but not limited to into the working air or fluid recovery path of a tool, wand, and/or hose of the extraction cleaner.

Self-cleaning features for extraction cleaners

Surface cleaning apparatus

A surface cleaning apparatus includes a recovery tank, a suction nozzle in fluid communication with the recovery tank, and a suction source in fluid communication with the suction nozzle and the recovery tank to generate a working air path to transport debris-containing fluid including air and liquid from the suction nozzle into the recovery tank. An air/liquid separator can be provided within the recovery tank for separating liquid from air in the debris-containing fluid.

The present disclosure provides a surface cleaning apparatus that includes a recovery system that extracts liquid and debris with a drying cycle in which forced air flows through a recovery pathway of the recovery system to dry out components that remain wet and/or retain moisture after normal operation of the apparatus. The post-operation drying cycle can dry out components such as an agitator or brushroll, a brush chamber, a suction nozzle, a recovery tank, a filter, and any of the various conduits, ducts, and/or hoses fluidly coupling components of the recovery system together.

Surface cleaning apparatus with drying cycle

An extraction cleaner is provided with a removable recovery tank having a recovery container, a drain opening quick-empty valve, and an actuator assembly for emptying the recovery container. The drain opening can be provided on a lower portion of the recovery container. The actuator assembly can selectively open the valve. At least a portion of the actuator assembly can be provided on an upper portion of the recovery container.

Extraction cleaner with quick empty tank

An extraction cleaner having a cleanout tool for use with a surface cleaning apparatus such as an extraction cleaner or vacuum cleaner includes a nozzle cleaning implement and a brush cleaning implement.

Extraction cleaner and cleanout tool for the same

A surface cleaning apparatus includes a proximity-triggered user interface, and configured to provide one or more indicia to a user based on the proximity of the user to the surface cleaning apparatus. The surface cleaning apparatus can be provided with one or more proximity sensors, and the user interface is configured to receive input from the one or more proximity sensors and provide one or more indicia to the user based on the input.

Surface cleaning apparatus with proximity-triggered user interface

Washing machine

Multi-surface vacuum cleaner

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Zeeland, MI, United States of America

David M Miller