Patent ID: 8458850

Claim:
A bare floor cleaner comprising: a housing including a base housing which is movable along a surface to be cleaned, the base housing having a base plate with an opening therein and a brush chamber above the opening; an upright handle pivotally mounted to the base housing and including a handle housing; a sweeper mounted to the base housing in the brush chamber and adapted to contact the surface to be cleaned through the opening to remove dust and dirt particles therefrom; a dirt receptacle positioned in the housing in a location to receive the dust and dirt particles swept from the surface to be cleaned by the sweeper; a steam generator mounted in the housing; a fluid distributor mounted in the base housing and connected to the steam generator to distribute steam onto the surface to be cleaned; a water tank mounted to one of the handle housing and the base housing, and adapted to hold a quantity of water; a fluid distribution system between the water tank and the fluid distributor for distributing fluid from the water tank to the surface to be cleaned; a heating element within the fluid distribution system for heating the water from the water tank to steam, whereby the steam is distributed to the surface to be cleaned by the fluid distributor; and a mop cloth which is affixed to the base plate of the base housing and positioned for contacting the surface to be cleaned to remove soiled fluid from the surface to be cleaned; wherein the dirt receptacle is slidably received within the base housing and is installed into the base housing through an opening in the base housing; and wherein the dirt receptacle has a peripheral flange and the mop cloth is removably attached to the flange.