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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 24, 2021
Filed:
Dec. 11, 2020
Applicant:
Bissell Inc., Grand Rapids, MI (US);
Inventors:
Tom Minh Nguyen, Grand Rapids, MI (US);
Jacob S. Boles, Grand Rapids, MI (US);
Jacob Resch, Grand Rapids, MI (US);
Ying Chun Wong, Hong Kong, CN;
Jian Hua Tang, Hu Nan, CN;
Yunfu Wang, Ganzhou, CN;
Assignee:
BISSELL Inc., Grand Rapids, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A47L 11/40 (2006.01); A47L 11/30 (2006.01); A47L 9/28 (2006.01); A47L 5/30 (2006.01); A47L 9/04 (2006.01); A47L 9/12 (2006.01); A47L 11/34 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A47L 11/4005 (2013.01); A47L 5/30 (2013.01); A47L 9/0477 (2013.01); A47L 9/12 (2013.01); A47L 9/2857 (2013.01); A47L 9/2884 (2013.01); A47L 11/302 (2013.01); A47L 11/34 (2013.01); A47L 11/4008 (2013.01); A47L 11/4016 (2013.01); A47L 11/4022 (2013.01); A47L 11/4027 (2013.01); A47L 11/4041 (2013.01); A47L 11/4072 (2013.01); A47L 11/4083 (2013.01); A47L 11/4088 (2013.01); A47L 11/305 (2013.01); A47L 2201/022 (2013.01);
Abstract
A surface cleaning apparatus adapted for movement across a surface to be cleaned. The surface cleaning apparatus can dock within a storage tray and charge a power supply. Electrical contacts on the surface cleaning apparatus and the storage tray can be shielded when the surface cleaning apparatus is not docked within the storage tray. Furthermore, the storage tray can include a reservoir for a self-cleaning mode.