Patent ID: 6502275
Filing Date: 2003-01-07
Classification: A47L,F22B

Abstract:
A steam vacuum cleaner comprising:a) a body portion including a handle, an on/off switch and a steam activating switch, the body portion having a suction port and a steam discharge port; b) a water chamber located in the body portion; c) a dust collecting chamber within the body portion and communicating with the suction port; d) a vacuum pump assembly located within the body portion so as to draw a vacuum in the dust collecting chamber; e) an elongated tubular heat converter including an elongated U-shaped heating pipe having spaced apart leg portions and an elongated tubular water flow tube located in alignment with a space between the spaced apart leg portions, the water flow tube including a water entry port and a steam discharge connector with a straight tubular portion located adjacent to the water entry port; f) a water pump connected to the water chamber and the water entry port; and, g) a steam conduit connected to the steam discharge connector and the steam discharge port.