Patent ID: 11889960
Assignee: TECHTRONIC FLOOR CARE TECHNOLOGY LIMITED
Field: Furniture, games (Other fields)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 17:
18. A floor cleaner comprising:
a vacuum source;
a base movable over a surface to be cleaned, the base having a suction inlet in fluid communication with the vacuum source;
a body pivotally coupled to the base, the body pivotable between an upright storage position and an inclined operating position, the body including a collection bin recess with an outlet in fluid communication with the vacuum source, and a flexible portion adjacent the collection bin recess, wherein the collection bin recess includes a front that increases when the flexible portion of the body is flexed;
a collection bin removably coupled to the body in the collection bin recess, the collection bin in fluid communication with the vacuum source and the suction inlet, the collection bin configured to store the debris drawn through the suction inlet from the surface by the vacuum source, wherein the collection bin includes a tank body, a cover removably coupled to the tank body, and an aperture in fluid communication with the vacuum source when the collection bin is coupled to the body;
a projection; and
a recess that receives the projection when the collection bin is coupled to the body, wherein the interaction of the projection and the recess prevents movement of the outlet of the body relative to the aperture of the collection bin when the front height of the collection bin recess increases, and wherein interaction of the projection and the recess moves the cover relative to the tank body when the front height of the collection bin recess increases.