Patent ID: 9414733
Filing Date: 2016-08-16
CPC Classification: A47L

Claim Text:
1. A floor cleaning machine for cleaning a surface, the floor cleaning machine comprising: a body including a suction nozzle thereon; a handle pivotably coupled to the body, the handle including a motor housing portion; a supply tank assembly coupled to the handle; a suction motor assembly in fluid communication with the suction nozzle and positioned in the motor housing portion, the suction motor assembly operable to draw fluid and dirt from the surface through the suction nozzle; a recovery tank coupled to the handle in fluid communication with the suction motor assembly to receive and store fluid and dirt drawn through the suction nozzle; and an expandable hose fluidly communicating the recovery tank and the suction nozzle, wherein the hose is in one of a retracted configuration and an expanded configuration when the handle is pivoted to a substantially upright position, wherein the hose is in the other of the retracted configuration and the expanded configuration when the handle is pivoted to the reclined position, and wherein the hose at least partially wraps around the motor housing portion when in the expanded configuration, wherein the hose is in the retracted configuration when the handle is pivoted to the substantially upright position, and wherein the hose is in the expanded configuration when the handle is pivoted to the reclined position, and wherein the hose is engageable with the motor housing portion when the hose is in the expanded configuration.