Patent ID: 11896177
Assignee: BISSELL INC.
Field: Furniture, games (Other fields)
Classification: CPC A  B | IPC A  B

Claim 0:
1. An extractor, comprising:
a fluid delivery system including a solution supply tank assembly, a fluid distributor, and a conduit between the solution supply tank assembly and the fluid distributor for depositing fluid onto a surface to be cleaned;
a fluid recovery system including a suction nozzle, a recovery tank assembly, a suction source having a suction inlet fluidly connected to the recovery tank assembly and the suction nozzle through a working air conduit and adapted to draw liquid through the suction nozzle and deposit the liquid in the recovery tank assembly, and having a suction source outlet;
a leak hole in the working air conduit;
at least one moveable body provided with the leak hole, the at least one moveable body operable between a closed position wherein the leak hole is at least partially sealed and an opened position wherein the leak hole includes an open area and a working airflow at the suction nozzle is reduced;
an electrical switch;
a button operably coupled to the electrical switch and operable by a user to selectively open and close the electrical switch; and
a solenoid piston electrically coupled to the electrical switch and movable between an extended position when the electrical switch is closed and a retracted position when the electrical switch is open;
wherein the solenoid piston is operably connected to the at least one moveable body such that the at least one moveably body moves to the opened position when the solenoid piston is in the extended position and moves to the closed position when the solenoid piston is in the retracted position.