Patent ID: 11903539
Assignee: BISSELL INC.
Field: Furniture, games (Other fields)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 0:
1. A surface cleaning apparatus for cleaning floor surfaces comprising:
a housing comprising a base adapted for movement across a floor surface to be cleaned and an upright handle assembly coupled with the base and comprising a handle including a handgrip;
at least one of:
a fluid delivery system comprising a supply tank assembly configured store cleaning fluid and a fluid distributor in fluid communication with the supply tank assembly and having at least one outlet for applying cleaning fluid to the floor surface to be cleaned; and
a recovery system comprising a suction nozzle, a suction source in fluid communication with the suction nozzle, and a recovery tank assembly configured store cleaning fluid and debris collected from the floor surface to be cleaned;

a controller;
at least one status sensor in communication with the controller and configured to provide input about a component of the apparatus;
a proximity sensor operably coupled with the controller and configured to detect the presence of a user within at least one detection zone when the surface cleaning apparatus is not in active operation and without physical contact of the user with the housing or the proximity sensor; and
a proximity-triggered user interface on the upright handle assembly and configured to receive input from the controller, wherein the user interface is configured to provide at least one indicia to the user when the surface cleaning apparatus is not in active operation in response to detection of the presence of the user within the at least one detection zone by the proximity sensor;
wherein the at least one indicia is based at least on part on input from the at least one status sensor.