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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 26, 2022
Filed:
Sep. 10, 2019
Tti (Macao Commercial Offshore) Limited, Macau, MO;
Douglas M. Rukavina, Concord, NC (US);
Donovan Bode, Charlotte, NC (US);
TECHTRONIC FLOOR CARE TECHNOLOGY LIMITED, Tortola, VG;
Abstract
A recovery tank for a surface cleaning apparatus such as an extractor is provided. The apparatus comprises a base positionable on the surface to be cleaned and includes a suction nozzle having a suction inlet in fluid communication with a duct and an exhaust outlet. The recovery tank is mountable to the base and has one or more walls and a bottom surface. The recovery tank includes a tank inlet extending through the bottom surface, wherein the tank inlet is positioned adjacent the base and operatively coupled to the duct outlet when the recovery tank is mounted to the base. A tank air outlet extends through the bottom surface, wherein the tank air outlet is positioned adjacent the base and operatively coupled to the exhaust outlet when the recovery tank is mounted to the base. A tank air outlet tube extends into the recovery tank from the tank air outlet.