Patent ID: 7908705
Filing Date: 2011-03-22
Classification: A47L

Abstract:
1. A floor cleaning apparatus capable of cleaning both wet and dry floor surfaces comprising: a base having a dry suction opening and a wet suction opening; a handle pivotally connected to the base; a recovery tank mounted to one of the handle and the base and comprising an air outlet; a working air conduit extending from each of the dry suction opening and the wet suction opening to the recovery tank; a motor/fan assembly mounted to one of the handle and the base in communication with the recovery tank air outlet and adapted to create a working air flow in the working air conduit from at least one of the dry floor suction opening and the wet floor suction opening and to the recovery tank; a float movably mounted within the recovery tank for sealing the air outlet when liquid in the recovery tank reaches a predetermined level; a diverter mounted in the working air conduit and movable between a dry suction position and a wet suction position for selectively at least partially blocking working air flow from the dry suction opening and the wet suction opening, respectively, to the recovery tank; an actuator mounted on at least one of the handle and the base and operably connected to the diverter for selectively positioning the diverter in the dry suction position and the wet suction position and an agitator movably mounted to the base for movement between a first position wherein the agitator is adapted to agitate a surface to be cleaned and a second position wherein the agitator is spaded from the surface to be cleaned for selectively agitating the floor surface; wherein the actuator is operably coupled to the agitator for selectively positioning the agitator in the first position and the second position and is adapted to simultaneously position the diverter and the agitator in a preselected position.