Patent ID: 7823250

Claim:
A floor cleaner capable of cleaning both wet and dry floor surfaces comprising: a base assembly including a nozzle assembly adapted to remove debris from a surface to be cleaned in a dry suction mode and a wet suction mode and further including a switch mechanism for selectively converting the nozzle assembly from the wet suction mode to the dry suction mode and visa versa; a handle connected to the base assembly for manipulating the base assembly across a surface to be cleaned; a recovery tank carried by the handle; a working air conduit extending from nozzle assembly to the recovery tank; a motor/fan assembly mounted to one of the handle and the base and adapted to create a working air flow in the working air conduit from the nozzle assembly and to the recovery tank; and an actuator on the handle operably connected to the switch mechanism for selectively positioning the nozzle assembly in the dry suction mode and the wet suction mode.