Patent ID: 9717389
Date: 2017-08-01
CPC Classifications: A47L

Claim:
1. An extraction cleaner for a floor surface, comprising: a housing; a fluid delivery system supported by the housing for storing cleaning fluid and delivering the cleaning fluid to the floor surface, comprising: a bladder for storing a supply of cleaning fluid and comprising an inlet spout; and at least one fluid distributor in fluid communication with the bladder for depositing a cleaning fluid onto the floor surface; a fluid recovery system supported by the housing for removing the spent cleaning fluid and dirt from the floor surface and storing the spent cleaning fluid and dirt, comprising: a recovery tank receiving the bladder and having a chamber for storing spent cleaning fluid and dirt that is recovered from the floor surface; an extraction nozzle extending towards a surface to be cleaned and in fluid communication with the recovery tank; and a suction source in fluid communication with the recovery tank and configured to generate a working airflow through the extraction nozzle and into the recovery tank; a baffle member seated in the recovery tank and including a neck that seats and retains the inlet spout of the bladder to mount the bladder within the chamber; and a fill cap pivotally coupled to the baffle member and covering the inlet spout of the bladder to prevent spent cleaning fluid and dirt from mixing with the cleaning fluid stored inside the bladder.