Patent ID: 6263539
Filing Date: 2001-07-24
Classification: A47L

Abstract:
A cleaning wand for use with a carpet cleaning machine, the carpet/floor cleaning wand comprising:a vacuum tube, the vacuum tube having a first section extending roughly parallel to the ground and a second section angled in an upwards direction from the first section;a vacuum head, the vacuum head connected to the vacuum tube and having a vacuum channel therein, the vacuum channel receiving vacuum pressure from the vacuum tube;a wheel assembly, the wheel assembly having a pair of wheels, each wheel rotatively mounted on opposite sides of a U-shaped wheel bar, a mounting means releasably connects the U-shaped wheel bar to the vacuum tube allowing the U-shaped wheel bar to be adjustably positioned on the vacuum tube, the wheel assembly providing a fulcrum upon which the vacuum head is raised or lowered onto a surface by vertically adjusting the position of the second section of the vacuum tube;a brush assembly, the brush assembly having a motor and a brush mounted behind the vacuum head, the brush rotatively mounted and coupled to the motor, the motor driving the brush to rotate; anda spray assembly, the spray assembly having a spray manifold, a plurality of spray heads emanating from the spray manifold, the spray heads positioned to deliver a pressurized stream of fluid in between the vacuum head and the brush, a fluid feeding tube extends from the spray manifold to a grip operated flow regulator, a means for connecting the spray assembly to a pressurized fluid pump extending from the grip operated flow regulator.