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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 03, 2023
Filed:
Mar. 24, 2020
Applicant:
Bissell Inc., Grand Rapids, MI (US);
Inventors:
Steven M. Johnson, Hudsonville, MI (US);
Jeffrey A. Scholten, Ada, MI (US);
Assignee:
BISSELL Inc., Grand Rapids, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A47L 11/30 (2006.01); A47L 9/04 (2006.01); A47L 11/24 (2006.01); A47L 11/40 (2006.01); A47L 9/28 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A47L 11/302 (2013.01); A47L 9/0477 (2013.01); A47L 9/2852 (2013.01); A47L 9/2857 (2013.01); A47L 11/24 (2013.01); A47L 11/4008 (2013.01); A47L 11/4011 (2013.01); A47L 11/4016 (2013.01); A47L 11/4061 (2013.01); A47L 11/4066 (2013.01); A47L 11/4088 (2013.01); A47L 2201/04 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present disclosure provides a surface cleaning apparatus that mechanically removes liquid and debris from a brushroll and stores the mechanically-removed liquid and debris onboard the apparatus in a first collection area. The surface cleaning apparatus also collects further liquid and debris from the brushroll by a source of suction including a vacuum motor or a pump and stores the collected liquid and debris onboard the apparatus in a second collection area.