Patent ID: 8375506

Claim:
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 handle pivotally coupled to the base to facilitate movement of the base along the surface; 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 distributor in fluid communication with the distribution nozzle, the distributor operable to distribute a cleaning fluid to the surface through the distribution nozzle; and a recovery tank removably coupled to the base and in fluid communication with the suction source to receive and store the fluid and dirt drawn through the suction nozzle when the recovery tank is in an operating position, the recovery tank including a fluid vessel defining an internal volume into which the fluid and dirt are received, a lid removably coupled to the fluid vessel to provide access to the internal volume, a recovery tank handle formed as a single unitary component with the lid to allow a user to uncouple the recovery tank from the base to move the recovery tank from the operating position to an emptying position of the recovery tank, the recovery tank handle being accessible by the user to remove the recovery tank from the base when the recovery tank is in the operating position, and a pour spout extending outwardly from an external surface of the fluid vessel.