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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 12, 2025
Filed:
Jun. 03, 2022
Applicant:
Sharkninja Operating Llc, Needham, MA (US);
Inventor:
Lee Cottrell, Edenbridge, GB;
Assignee:
SharkNinja Operating LLC, Needham, MA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A47L 7/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A47L 7/0028 (2013.01);
Abstract
A cleaning device and methods for cleaning are provided. In one embodiment, the cleaning device includes a head assembly, a body assembly, and a handle assembly. The cleaning device also includes components that enable the cleaning device to operate in dry cleaning modes and wet cleaning modes. Dry cleaning modes can employ a vacuum assembly, including a motor, tubing, and a fluid recovery tank in order to draw in debris and waste into a fluid recovery tank. Wet cleaning modes can further employ a fluid supply tank, a pump, and tubing in order to supply fluid to a brushroll to aid in a cleaning process.