Patent ID: 8887347
Filing Date: 2014-11-18
Classification: A47L

Abstract:
1. A surface cleaning machine comprising: a base including a suction nozzle; a handle pivotally connected to the base, the handle including an actuating surface and pivotable between an upright hose-use position and an inclined floor-cleaning position; a hose coupleable to the handle; a recovery tank, the recovery tank removably secured to the base and including a hose inlet fluidly communicating with the hose when the recovery tank is secured to the base, a collection chamber in fluid communication with the hose inlet, and a passage affording selective fluid communication between the suction nozzle and the collection chamber when the recovery tank is secured to the base, the recovery tank further including a valve member moveable between a closed position where the valve substantially prevents fluid communication between the suction nozzle and the collection chamber and an open position that affords fluid communication between the suction nozzle and the collection chamber, and an actuator that is movable between a first position that allows the valve member to move to the open position and a second position that positions the valve member in the closed position, the actuator biased toward the first position, wherein as the handle is moved from the inclined floor-cleaning position to the hose-use position, the actuating surface contacts the actuator to move the actuator toward the second position and the actuator moves the valve member toward the closed position, and wherein when the handle is in the hose-use position, the actuating surface holds the actuator in the second position and the actuator holds the valve member in the closed position.