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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 31, 2016
Filed:
May. 08, 2013
Applicant:
Techtronic Floor Care Technologies Limited, Tortola, VG;
Inventor:
Daniel Carter, Droitwich, GB;
Assignee:
Techtronic Floor Care Technology Limited, Tortola, VG;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A47L 11/34 (2006.01); A47L 11/40 (2006.01); A47L 13/22 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A47L 11/4083 (2013.01); A47L 11/34 (2013.01); A47L 11/4086 (2013.01); A47L 11/4088 (2013.01); A47L 13/225 (2013.01);
Abstract
A steam cleaner comprising a cleaning head; means for supplying steam to the cleaning head to be emitted thereby; means for supplying a cleaning agent to the cleaning head to be emitted thereby; and control means for controlling the emission of steam and cleaning agent by the cleaning head; wherein the control means is operable to cause or permit the emission of cleaning agent by the cleaning head while the emission of steam from the cleaning head is at least substantially prevented.