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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 14, 2007
Filed:
Jul. 01, 2004
Mark E. Cipolla, Chardon, OH (US);
Michael F. Wright, Stow, OH (US);
John S. Murphy, Brookpark, OH (US);
Richard C. Farone, Willoughby, OH (US);
Mark E. Cipolla, Chardon, OH (US);
Michael F. Wright, Stow, OH (US);
John S. Murphy, Brookpark, OH (US);
Richard C. Farone, Willoughby, OH (US);
Royal Appliance Mfg. Co., Glenwillow, OH (US);
Abstract
A floor cleaning device () includes a housing () and a container () removably received by the housing. A suction nozzle () is fluidly connected with the container and with a suction source () when the container is received by the housing. A filter () is selectively fluidly connected with the container and with the suction source. A float () selectively closes the fluid connection of the filter with the container. The filter and the float may be removable as a unit () from the cleaning device. The nozzle may be removable, allowing an appropriate nozzle to be selected according to the type of floor surface to be cleaned.