Surface cleaning device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11517169-B2
Application number	US-202016905063-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jun 18, 2020
Priority date	Jul 1, 2019
Publication date	Dec 6, 2022
Grant date	Dec 6, 2022

Abstract

A surface cleaning device comprises a cleaning head having a housing, a fluid tank configured to store fluid and be in fluid communication with the cleaning head, a cleaning pad coupled to the cleaning head and configured to remove debris from a surface, and a plurality of nozzles distributed along the cleaning pad, wherein the fluid tank is configured to release at least some of the fluid such that the released fluid flows through the plurality of nozzles onto the cleaning pad.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A surface cleaning device, comprising:
a cleaning head having a housing, wherein a portion of the housing defines at least one inlet opening;
a fluid tank configured to store fluid and be in fluid communication with the cleaning head;
a cleaning pad coupled to the cleaning head and configured to remove debris from a surface;
a plurality of nozzles distributed along the cleaning pad, wherein at least some of the fluid stored in the fluid tank is released through the plurality of nozzles onto the cleaning pad;
a base coupled to the cleaning head and comprising a pair of tapered front portions; and
a pair of flaps coupled to the pair of tapered front portions and configured to direct at least some of the debris toward the at least one inlet opening.

2. The surface cleaning device of claim 1 , further comprising:
a debris container disposed within the housing; and
a sweeper assembly disposed within the housing adjacent to the debris container and configured to funnel at least some of the debris from the surface into the debris container.

3. The surface cleaning device of claim 2 , further comprising:
a brush rotatably coupled to the sweeper assembly and configured to sweep at least some of the debris into the debris container, wherein the brush comprises a roller having a plurality of bristles extending outwardly from the roller.

4. The surface cleaning device of claim 2 , wherein the debris container is configured to magnetically couple to the cleaning head.

5. The surface cleaning device of claim 1 , further comprising:
a handle assembly coupled to the cleaning head; and
a trigger coupled to the handle assembly, wherein the trigger is configured to release the fluid from the fluid tank.

6. The surface cleaning device of claim 5 , wherein the fluid tank further comprises:
an upper tank compartment configured to receive and store the fluid; and
a lower tank compartment configured to receive the fluid from the upper tank compartment after the trigger is activated and force the fluid to travel through a first fluid line.

7. The surface cleaning device of claim 1 , further comprising:
a handle assembly coupled to the cleaning head;
a first fluid line extending from the fluid tank to the plurality of nozzles; and
a second fluid line extending from the fluid tank to the handle assembly.

8. The surface cleaning device of claim 1 , wherein a first portion of the cleaning pad is formed from a non-wicking material; and
wherein a second portion of the cleaning pad is formed from a wicking material and configured to collect moisture from the surface.

9. The surface cleaning device of claim 1 , wherein the cleaning head is a bow-tie shape;
and wherein the cleaning pad is the bow-tie shape and configured to couple to side and rear portions of the cleaning head.

10. The surface cleaning device of claim 1 , further comprising:
an attachment strip coupled to the cleaning head and configured to removably attach the cleaning pad to the cleaning head.

11. The surface cleaning device of claim 1 , wherein a front portion of the housing defines the at least one inlet opening.

12. The surface cleaning device of claim 1 , further comprising:
a squeegee coupled to a rear portion of the cleaning head, wherein the squeegee is configured to move moisture on the surface as the cleaning head moves across the surface.

13. A surface cleaning device, comprising:
a cleaning head having at least one inlet opening;
a fluid tank configured to store fluid and be in fluid communication with the cleaning head;
a cleaning pad coupled to the cleaning head and configured to remove debris from a surface, wherein the cleaning pad is formed from wicking material and non-wicking materials;
a plurality of nozzles distributed along the cleaning pad, wherein at least some of the fluid stored in the fluid tank is released through the plurality of nozzles onto the cleaning pad;
a base coupled to the cleaning head and comprising a pair of tapered front portions; and
a pair of flaps coupled to the pair of tapered front portions and configured to direct at least some of the debris toward the at least one inlet opening.

14. The surface cleaning device of claim 13 , further comprising:
a handle assembly coupled to the cleaning head and the fluid tank;
a first fluid line extending from the fluid tank to the plurality of nozzles; and
a second fluid line extending from the fluid tank to the handle assembly.

15. The surface cleaning device of claim 14 , wherein the fluid tank further comprises:
a trigger coupled to the handle assembly;
an upper tank compartment configured to receive and store the fluid; and
a lower tank compartment configured to receive at least some of the fluid from the upper tank compartment after the trigger is activated and force the fluid to travel through the first fluid line.

16. The surface cleaning device of claim 13 , further comprising:
an attachment strip coupled to the cleaning head and configured to removably attach the cleaning pad to the cleaning head.

17. A surface cleaning device, comprising:
a cleaning head coupled to a housing, wherein the housing defines an inlet opening;
a base coupled to the cleaning head and comprising a pair of tapered front portions;
a pair of flaps coupled to the pair of tapered front portions and configured to direct debris toward the inlet opening;
a debris container disposed within the housing;
a sweeper assembly disposed within the housing adjacent to the debris container and configured to sweep at least some of the debris from a surface into the debris container;
a cleaning pad coupled to the base and configured to remove at least some of the debris from the surface;
a fluid tank configured to store fluid and be in fluid communication with the cleaning head; and
a plurality of nozzles distributed along the cleaning pad, wherein at least some of the fluid stored in the fluid tank is released through the plurality of nozzles onto the cleaning pad.

18. The surface cleaning device of claim 17 , further comprising:
a roller rotatably coupled to the sweeper assembly, and
a plurality of bristles extending outwardly from the roller, wherein the roller is configured to sweep at least some of the debris into the debris container.

19. The surface cleaning device of claim 17 , wherein the pair of flaps are permanently attached to the base; and
wherein the pair of flaps are formed from flexible material.

Assignees

• Ontel Products Corp

Inventors

• Khubani Ashok

Classifications

• A47L11/4002

  Installations of electric equipment · CPC title

• A47L13/44

  Securing scouring-cloths to the brush or like body of the implement · CPC title

• A47L11/4075

  Handles; levers · CPC title

• A47L11/185

  with supply of cleaning agents · CPC title

• A47L13/22

  with liquid-feeding devices · CPC title