Patent ID: 8418310

Claim:
An extractor comprising: a foot assembly supported by at least one wheel at a rearward portion thereof and at least one rotatable agitator at a forward portion thereof, wherein the foot assembly is traversed over a surface to be cleaned in alternating forward and rearward movements; a fluid delivery system for delivering a cleaning fluid to the surface to be cleaned; a fluid recovery system for extracting fluid and debris from the surface to be cleaned through an extraction path to a recovery tank; and an extension with a first end aligned with an inlet for the extraction path and a second end in register with the surface to be cleaned; wherein movement of the foot assembly in a rearward direction supports the forward portion of the foot assembly on the extension in a first position and movement of the foot assembly in a forward direction shifts support of the forward portion of the foot assembly off of the extension in a second position; and wherein the extractor is an upright extractor having a handle assembly pivotally coupled to the foot assembly.