Patent ID: 8291546
Filing Date: 2012-10-23
Classification: A47L

Abstract:
1. An extractor cleaning machine comprising: a base movable along a surface to be cleaned, the base including a distribution nozzle and a suction nozzle; a suction source in fluid communication with the suction nozzle, the suction source operable to draw fluid and dirt from the surface through the suction nozzle; a recovery tank removably coupled to the base, the recovery tank in fluid communication with the suction source to receive and store the fluid and dirt drawn through the suction nozzle, the recovery tank including a recovery tank handle; an extractor handle pivotally coupled to the base to facilitate movement of the base along the surface, the extractor handle pivotal with respect to the base from a substantially upright storage position to an inclined operating position; and a supply tank coupled to the extractor handle for pivotal movement with the extractor handle with respect to the base, at least a portion of the supply tank is positioned above and over the recovery tank in a direction normal to the surface to be cleaned when the extractor handle is in the upright storage position, and the supply tank is in fluid communication with the distribution nozzle to supply cleaning fluid to the distribution nozzle, wherein the extractor cleaning machine is liftable by the recovery tank handle when the extractor handle is in the upright storage position.