Patent ID: 7669279

Claim:
A fluid-dispensing attachment for a vacuum cleaner that has a width dimension and comprises: a base component; a connector that enables the attachment to be fluidly connected to a suction source; a nozzle that is on the base component and is in fluid communication with the connector; a cleaning fluid reservoir that is in the base component; remotely-activatable valve that is arranged to selectively shut off potential flow from the reservoir; a wand that extends from near the cleaning fluid reservoir, defining a nominal length dimension of the attachment that is perpendicular to the width dimension; a ventral side of the cleaning fluid reservoir that is offset further than any other part of the reservoir in a ventral direction that is perpendicular to both the width dimension and the nominal length dimension of the attachment; a wheel component that is hinged to the base component at a hinge position that is dorsal to the ventral side of the reservoir; a wheel axle that is on the wheel component, extends in the width dimension of the attachment, and moves between a usage position and a storage position; and a wheel that is mounted on the wheel axle and—when the wheel axle is in the storage position—has an outer edge that extends no more than about 1″ ventrally from the base component, and—when the wheel axle is in the usage position—helps support the attachment in a position with the nozzle on the floor and the attachment inclined at an angle of approximately 45 degrees to the horizontal.