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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 03, 2009
Filed:
Aug. 12, 2004
Gary A. Kasper, Grand Rapids, MI (US);
Samuel L. Hansen, Jenison, MI (US);
John L. Jansen, Comstock Park, MI (US);
Phong Hoang Tran, Caledonia, MI (US);
Eric J. Hansen, Ada, MI (US);
Gabriel S. Vander Baan, Hong Kong, CN;
Gary A. Kasper, Grand Rapids, MI (US);
Samuel L. Hansen, Jenison, MI (US);
John L. Jansen, Comstock Park, MI (US);
Phong Hoang Tran, Caledonia, MI (US);
Eric J. Hansen, Ada, MI (US);
Gabriel S. Vander Baan, Hong Kong, CN;
BISSELL Homecare, Inc., Grand Rapids, MI (US);
Abstract
A hand-held nozzle is attached to the end of a vacuum and fluid delivery hose of an upright deep cleaner. The nozzle includes a reservoir to contain a solution to be applied to a surface. When a solution delivery system of the deep cleaner is pressurized, water from the upright cleaner clean water tank is routed through the hose to the hand-held nozzle. The water is routed through a venturi valve connected to the reservoir, which draws the solution to the valve to mix with the water stream. The resultant mixture flows from the hand-held nozzle for application to a surface being treated. One embodiment of the solution reservoir includes a retainer cap bonded to the reservoir and utilizing a bayonet-type mounting arrangement for mounting the reservoir to a nozzle assembly.