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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 29, 2005
Filed:
Aug. 13, 2002
Kenneth M. Lenkiewicz, Grand Rapids, MI (US);
Alan J. Krebs, Pierson, MI (US);
Phong Hoang Tran, Caledonia, MI (US);
Jonathan Miner, Rockford, MI (US);
Gary A. Kasper, Grand Rapids, MI (US);
Eric C. Huffman, Lowell, MI (US);
Charles A. Reed, Jr., Rockford, MI (US);
Eric J. Hansen, Ada, MI (US);
Kenneth M. Lenkiewicz, Grand Rapids, MI (US);
Alan J. Krebs, Pierson, MI (US);
Phong Hoang Tran, Caledonia, MI (US);
Jonathan Miner, Rockford, MI (US);
Gary A. Kasper, Grand Rapids, MI (US);
Eric C. Huffman, Lowell, MI (US);
Charles A. Reed, Jr., Rockford, MI (US);
Eric J. Hansen, Ada, MI (US);
Bissell Homecare, Inc., Grand Rapids, MI (US);
Abstract
A liquid extraction cleaner comprises a solution dispensing system, a liquid recovery system, and an agitation brush assembly. The solution dispensing system includes a cleaning solution supply tank affixed to the cleaner and fluidly connected to a solution spray nozzle through a trigger-operated manual solution spray pump. The supply conduit interconnecting the cleaning fluid supply tank and the spray nozzle traverses a passage formed integrally with the air-liquid separator housing, spray nozzle being mounted in the passage at a front portion of the cleaner. The liquid recovery system includes a air-liquid separator fluidly connected with a suction nozzle and a suction source for drawing liquid and debris into the air-liquid separator, and a recovery tank releasably mounted to the air-liquid separator for collecting recovered liquid. The agitation brush assembly is mounted in a lower forward portion of the cleaner for contact with a surface being cleaned.