Patent ID: 7685671

Claim:
A wet/dry bare floor cleaner comprising: a base; a handle pivotally connected to the base; a recovery system comprising: a wet suction nozzle; a dry suction nozzle; a recovery tank for receiving wet and dry debris; a working air conduit extending from each of the dry suction nozzle and the wet suction nozzle to the recovery tank; a motor/fan assembly mounted to one of the handle and the base and adapted to create a working air flow in the working air conduit from at least one of the dry suction nozzle and the wet nozzle and to the recovery tank; and a diverter mounted in the working air conduit, movable between a dry suction position and a wet suction position for selectively at least partially blocking working air flow from the wet suction nozzle and the dry suction nozzle, respectively, to the recovery tank, and coupled to the handle such that movement of the handle moves the diverter between the dry suction position and the wet suction position.