Patent ID: 8261402

Claim:
A method of assembling a steam cleaner including: providing a steam frame including a top, bottom including a bottom surface, a steam opening arranged to provide steam to under the bottom of the steam frame, the steam frame including at least one fastening element arranged to secure a steam pad to the bottom of the steam frame; providing a steam pad including an upper surface having at least one fastener portion that is arranged to be complementary to the at least one fastening element to secure the steam pad to the bottom of the steam frame, the steam pad further including a bottom cleaning layer; and securing the steam pad to the steam frame by attaching each of the at least one fastening elements to its complementary fastener portion such that the steam pad and the steam frame co-act to form one or more steam flow paths between the steam frame and the steam pad that extend to one or more outlets at periphery of the steam frame that are arranged to release excess steam from the steam cleaner, the one or more outlets being unobstructed by the pad or any portion of the steam frame, and the steam frame including a plurality of vanes protruding from the bottom surface of the steam frame that space the pad from the bottom surface of the steam frame and one or more grooves in the bottom surface of the steam frame to form the one or more steam flow paths.