Patent ID: 9307881
Filing Date: 2016-04-12
CPC Classification: A47L

Claim Text:
1. An extractor cleaning machine comprising: a supply tank configured to store a cleaning fluid; a base movable along a surface to be cleaned, the base including a base exhaust duct having an exhaust outlet directed toward the surface, the base further including a suction nozzle and an aperture configured to spray the cleaning fluid onto the surface; a recovery tank in fluid communication with the suction nozzle and the recovery tank configured to store cleaning fluid drawn through the suction nozzle; a suction source in fluid communication with the suction nozzle and the recovery tank, and the suction source operable to draw the cleaning fluid through the suction nozzle and into the recovery tank, the suction source operable to generate an airflow that is discharged through the exhaust outlet of the base and onto the surface; and a body pivotally coupled to the base such that the body is pivotable between an upright position and an inclined position, the body includes a body exhaust duct that is movable relative to the base exhaust duct as the body pivots between the upright position and the inclined position, and wherein the base exhaust duct and the body exhaust duct cooperate to form an exhaust passageway between the suction source and the exhaust outlet.