Surface cleaning apparatus

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9521940-B2
Application number	US-201514589125-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jan 5, 2015
Priority date	Mar 4, 2011
Publication date	Dec 20, 2016
Grant date	Dec 20, 2016

Abstract

A surface cleaning apparatus includes a fluid delivery system having a manifold with a plurality of release openings for delivering a cleaning fluid to the surface to be cleaned. A plurality of hooded members are configured to direct cleaning fluid delivered from the plurality of release openings toward the surface to be cleaned.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A surface cleaning apparatus comprising:
a base housing having a first and second opposing sides;
a handle coupled with the base housing;
a fluid delivery system carried by at least one of the base housing and the handle and comprising a manifold with a plurality of release openings for delivering a cleaning fluid to the surface to be cleaned; and
a plurality of hooded members configured to change the direction of the cleaning fluid delivered from the plurality of release openings to direct cleaning fluid delivered from the plurality of release openings toward the surface to be cleaned.

2. The surface cleaning apparatus of claim 1 wherein the plurality of hooded members are provided on the base housing and arranged in alternating directions toward a forward edge and a rearward edge of the base housing.

3. The surface cleaning apparatus of claim 1 wherein at least one of the plurality of hooded members opens toward a forward edge of the base housing and at least one other of the plurality of hooded members opens toward a rearward edge of the base housing.

4. The surface cleaning apparatus of claim 1 wherein at least one of the plurality of hooded members is provided on the first opposing side of the base housing and at least one other of the plurality of hooded members is provided on the second opposing side of the base housing.

5. The surface cleaning apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the base housing is rotatable around the plurality of release openings and the plurality of hooded members are carried by the base housing.

6. The surface cleaning apparatus of claim 1 wherein at least one of the plurality of hooded members comprises two spaced side walls extending from the base housing and a top wall joining the side walls, with the side and top walls defining a hood opening.

7. The surface cleaning apparatus of claim 6 wherein the hood opening is oriented to direct at least some cleaning fluid parallel to the surface to be cleaned.

8. The surface cleaning apparatus of claim 1 , and further comprising guide ribs on the base housing for further directing cleaning fluid delivered from the plurality of release toward the surface to be cleaned.

9. The surface cleaning apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the fluid delivery system comprises a steam generator coupled with the manifold, and the cleaning fluid delivered to the surface to be cleaned comprises steam.

10. The surface cleaning apparatus of claim 9 , wherein the steam generator is mounted to the handle and the manifold is provided within the base housing.

11. The surface cleaning apparatus of claim 1 and further comprising a cleaning pad received on the base housing and covering the plurality of hooded members.

12. The surface cleaning apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the manifold comprises a tubular side wall, wherein the plurality of release openings are formed in the tubular side wall.

13. The surface cleaning apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the manifold and the plurality of hooded members are provided on the base housing.

14. The surface cleaning apparatus of claim 13 , wherein at least one of the plurality of hooded members comprises a hood opening which releases steam, wherein the hood opening is oriented to direct at least some steam parallel to the surface to be cleaned during operation.

15. The surface cleaning apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the manifold comprises an elongated tube, wherein the plurality of release openings extend through a side wall of the tube and are spaced lengthwise along the tube.

16. A surface cleaning apparatus comprising:
a base housing having a first and second opposing sides;
a handle coupled with the base housing;
a fluid delivery system carried by at least one of the base housing and the handle and comprising a manifold with a plurality of release openings for delivering a cleaning fluid to the surface to be cleaned;
a plurality of hooded members configured to direct cleaning fluid delivered from the plurality of release openings toward the surface to be cleaned; and
a coupling joint pivotally attaching the base housing to the handle and defining a first axis such that the handle can be moved front-to-back with respect to the base housing about the first axis between a first use position in which the first opposing side faces the surface to be cleaned, and a second use position in which the second opposing side faces the surface to be cleaned.

17. The surface cleaning apparatus of claim 16 , and further comprising a biasing mechanism associated with the base housing, wherein the biasing mechanism provides a directing force to at least one of the base housing and the coupling joint with respect to the handle to direct the base housing away from the first and second use positions when the base housing is lifted from the surface to be cleaned.

18. A surface cleaning apparatus comprising:
a base housing having a first and second opposing sides;
a handle coupled with the base housing;
a fluid delivery system carried by at least one of the base housing and the handle and comprising a manifold with a plurality of release openings for delivering a cleaning fluid to the surface to be cleaned;
a plurality of hooded members configured to direct cleaning fluid delivered from the plurality of release openings toward the surface to be cleaned; and
guide ribs on the base housing for further directing cleaning fluid delivered from the plurality of release toward the surface to be cleaned, wherein the guide ribs extend from at least one of the plurality of hooded members for further guiding the steam released through the at least one of the plurality of hooded members.

Assignees

• Bissell Homecare Inc

Inventors

• Johnson Steve M

Classifications

• A47L11/4086

  Arrangements for steam generation · CPC title

• A47L11/4075

  Handles; levers · CPC title

• A47L11/4036

  Parts or details of the surface treating tools · CPC title

• A47L11/4002

  Installations of electric equipment · CPC title

• A47L13/225 Primary

  Steam mops · CPC title