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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 28, 2023
Filed:
Aug. 23, 2021
Applicant:
Bissell Inc., Grand Rapids, MI (US);
Inventors:
Nicholas Weigel, Rockford, MI (US);
Steve M. Johnson, Hudsonville, MI (US);
Todd R. VanTongeren, Ada, MI (US);
Matthew Haverkamp, Kentwood, MI (US);
Assignee:
BISSELL Inc., Grand Rapids, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A47L 11/40 (2006.01); A47L 9/32 (2006.01); A47L 9/28 (2006.01); A47L 11/24 (2006.01); A47L 11/292 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A47L 11/4075 (2013.01); A47L 9/2805 (2013.01); A47L 9/2842 (2013.01); A47L 9/2847 (2013.01); A47L 9/32 (2013.01); A47L 11/24 (2013.01); A47L 11/292 (2013.01); A47L 11/4002 (2013.01); A47L 11/4011 (2013.01); A47L 11/4016 (2013.01); A47L 11/4025 (2013.01); A47L 11/4041 (2013.01); A47L 11/4061 (2013.01); A47L 11/4066 (2013.01); A47L 2201/04 (2013.01); A47L 2201/06 (2013.01);
Abstract
An autonomous floor cleaner can include a housing, a drive system for autonomously moving the housing over the surface to be cleaned, a controller for controlling the operation of the autonomous floor cleaner, a tank adapted to hold liquid, and a carry handle joined with the tank and/or the housing. The carry handle is movable between different positions, including a position in which the autonomous floor cleaner can be lifted via the carry handle while an inlet and/or outlet of the tank is blocked.