Patent ID: 7367076

Claim:
A carpet cleaning appliance of the type utilizing a granular chemical carpet cleaning composition, comprising: a base; a recess in the base for holding a quantity of a dry powder chemical carpet cleaning composition; a plurality of distribution slots in the recess for distributing the dry powder chemical carpet cleaning composition onto the carpet; a plurality of vertical axis rotary agitators for working the dry powder chemical carpet cleaning composition onto the carpet; a handle operatively connected to said base for propelling said base over a carpet to be cleaned, said handle having a hollow interior acting as a conduit and in fluid communication with said recess; an aperture in said handle; a container filled with granular chemical carpet cleaning composition removably attached to said handle; and a spout protruding from said container for insertion into said aperture in said handle for fluidly connecting said container with said hollow interior of said handle, wherein said granular chemical carpet cleaning composition is free to flow from said container through said hollow interior of said handle into said recess.