Abstract:
Carpet or upholstery cleaning apparatus uiltizing hot cleaning fluid, for instance, water with or without additives, has its heating device located remotely from the suction nozzle so as to simplify the construction thereof and reduce its bulk. In order to insure a constant supply of hot cleaning fluid adjacent the nozzle unit, a bypass line is provided which constantly returns the fluid to the heating element when the fluid is not being impinged on the work. The heating device may be located on a remote carriage which also carries the dirt separating suction tank, a cleaning fluid reservoir, and the cleaning fluid and suction pumps, or it may be mounted directly on the handle of the nozzle unit.
Abstract:
A powered vacuum mop has the cleaning liquid line arranged as a flexible tube inside the vacuum hose and wand and has a pushbutton valve on the upper end of the wand. Also, an improved cleaning tool has a main housing receiving the wand, and a separator plate under the main housing closes off all the space under the housing except narrow vacuum intake openings along the front and rear edges of the housing. A perforated plate under the separator plate between the intake openings carries a porous scrubbing tool, and a squeegee is arranged in each of the intake openings. The cleaning liquid line leads to a liquid passageway extending through a separator plate and into a perforated tube extending over the perforated plate.
Abstract:
Apparatus for cleaning a surface including means for concurrently supplying liquid under pressure to a cleaning head for sealing the supplied liquid within a surface area being cleaned, and means for withdrawing the liquid and foreign matter from the surface area under subatmospheric pressure.