Patent ID: 7225503

Claim:
In a liquid extraction cleaner comprising: a housing having front and rear portions; a dirty fluid extraction system mounted to the housing including: a suction nozzle; an air-liquid separator for separating air from liquid and debris; a recovery tank in fluid communication with the suction nozzle for collecting recovered liquid and debris; and a vacuum source in fluid communication with the suction nozzle and the recovery tank for drawing liquid and debris through the suction nozzle and for depositing them into the recovery tank; a cleaning fluid dispensing system mounted to the housing including: a cleaning fluid supply tank; a fluid distributor connected to the cleaning fluid supply tank for distributing cleaning fluid onto the surface to be cleaned; and a pocket formed in the rear portion thereof, wherein the recovery tank is removably received at least partially within the pocket; the improvement comprising: the housing has an integral handle between the front and rear portions thereof for carrying and operating the cleaner.