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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 23, 2016
Filed:
Sep. 13, 2013
Applicant:
Bissell Homecare, Inc., Grand Rapids, MI (US);
Inventor:
Eric J. Hansen, Grand Rapids, MI (US);
Assignee:
BISSELL Homecare, Inc., Grand Rapids, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B08B 3/00 (2006.01); A47L 13/12 (2006.01); A47L 13/22 (2006.01); A47L 13/17 (2006.01); A47L 11/34 (2006.01); A47L 11/40 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A47L 13/12 (2013.01); A47L 11/34 (2013.01); A47L 11/4047 (2013.01); A47L 11/4086 (2013.01); A47L 13/17 (2013.01); A47L 13/225 (2013.01);
Abstract
A surface cleaning apparatus includes a cleaning pad and a grout cleaning tape. The grout cleaning tape can be provided as a replaceable grout cleaning cartridge containing a supply reel of grout cleaning tape that can be rolled across grout line grooves with an applicator roller. The grout cleaning tape can include a composition therein that is configured to be activated or enhanced by steam and transferred into the grout line to be cleaned when steam is applied to the tape.