Bissell Homecare, Inc.

Bissell Inc.

Michael D Luyckx

Douglas J Medema

Justin Benacquisto

Lawrence Chun-Hei Chu

Wendy Hui Wu

David M Miller

Jacob Resch

Aaron P Griffith

Kenneth L Roberts

Victoria J Royale

Brian Carter Wolfe

Jonathan Alexander Lee

James E McCay

Jonathan Stanley

Terese Mauch

Adam G Carr

Rury Vizcarra

Steven R Umbach

James T Starkey

Javier Verdura

Anne E Nixon

Mitchell J DeJonge

Meghan L McNeil

Timothy A Field

Jose Carlito Santiago

Joseph P Perry

Jay M Kellis

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

The present disclosure provides a surface cleaning apparatus that includes task lighting. The task lighting can be provided on a hand-carried body or housing of the surface cleaning apparatus. Power to the task lighting can be controlled by a switch. The task lighting can be adjustable relative to the hand-carried body, and can be directed to illuminate a desired location.

Surface cleaning apparatus with task lighting

A surface cleaning apparatus includes include at least a recovery system for removing the spent cleaning fluid and debris from the surface to be cleaned and storing the spent cleaning fluid and debris. The recovery system includes a recovery tank having a strainer that is configured to strain large debris and hair out of the recovery tank.

Surface cleaning apparatus

A surface cleaning apparatus includes include at least a recovery system for removing the spent cleaning fluid and debris from the surface to be cleaned and storing the spent cleaning fluid and debris. The recovery system is provided with a recovery tank having a removably strainer that is configured to strain large debris and hair out of the recovery tank prior to emptying the recovery tank.

The present disclosure provides a surface cleaning apparatus that includes task lighting. The task lighting can be provided on a hand-carried body or housing of the apparatus, on a hand tool of the apparatus, or both. The task lighting can be adjustable, and can be directed to illuminate a desired location.

A surface cleaning apparatus includes at least a recovery system for removing the spent cleaning fluid and debris from the surface to be cleaned and storing the spent cleaning fluid and debris. The recovery system is provided with a recovery tank having a removably strainer that is configured to strain large debris and hair out of the recovery tank prior to emptying the recovery tank.

A system for treating stains on a surface includes a portable, unattended heating device having a housing, a heating plate, and a controller operably coupled with the heating plate, wherein the controller is configured to actuate the heating plate. The system can further include a stain treatment pad wetted with a liquid treating chemistry, and the portable, unattended heating device is adapted to rest on and heat the stain treatment pad to treat a stain, including releasing, transferring and removing the stain from the surface to be cleaned.

Portable, unattended heating device for stain treatment pad

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Bloomfield Hills, MI, United States of America

Michael D Luyckx