BISSELL Inc.

A wand assembly for a vacuum cleaner includes a wand having a first end configured to be connected to the vacuum cleaner and a second end. A coarse debris holder extends between a first debris holder end connected to the second end of the wand and a second debris holder end configured to be connected to an attachment. The coarse debris holder defines a chamber having a debris chamber input opening and a fine debris chamber output opening. A debris separator is located in the chamber between the debris chamber input opening and the fine debris chamber output opening. A suction channel is defined between the debris chamber input opening and the first end of the wand.

An extraction cleaner is provided. The extraction cleaner includes a housing supporting a fluid delivery system configured to store cleaning fluid and to deliver the cleaning fluid to a surface to be cleaned, and a fluid recovery system configured to remove the fluid and debris from the surface to be cleaned and to store the recovered fluid and debris. A flexible hose includes a first conduit in fluid communication with the fluid delivery system and a second conduit in fluid communication with the fluid recovery system. A hand-held cleaning tool including a fluid distributor and a suction inlet is rotatably coupled with an end of the hose. The cleaning tool swivels relative to the flexible hose in a limited angle of rotation.

A media basket assembly for use with an air purifier, such as but not necessarily limited to media basket assembly suitable for use with a vertical airflow type of air purifier. The media basket assembly may include a filter media configured to filter the airflow and a basket for positioning the filter media relative to a lower fan shroud of the air purifier.

An extraction cleaner includes a base, a supply tank assembly, and a recovery tank assembly. The base has a housing with a supply tank seat adjacent to a first side wall and a recovery tank seat adjacent to an opposite second side wall. The base has a handle extending from the first and second side walls and above the housing. The supply tank assembly is received by the supply tank seat, with an inner wall interfitting with the first side wall and with a first leg portion of the handle and extending along the first leg portion to a grip portion. The recovery tank assembly is received by the recovery tank seat, with an inner wall interfitting with the second side wall and with a second leg portion of the handle and extending along the second leg portion to the grip portion.

A self-standing vacuum cleaner includes a body extending between an upper surface and a lower surface. A wand includes a first end coupled to the body and a second end. A suction channel is defined by an interior of the wand and is in fluid communication with the suction motor. A surface treatment foot is coupled to the second end, the wand is moveable relative to the surface treatment foot between an upright position and a plurality of tilted positions angled from the upright position. The surface treatment foot includes a suction nozzle in fluid communication with the suction channel. A bracket is connected to the surface treatment foot by an actuator that is configured to move the bracket to an extended position when the wand is proximate the upright position.

A cleaning apparatus includes suction assembly housing including a floor, an intake opening, and bypass apertures arranged at least partially around the intake opening. A base plate defines an air outlet. A suction source includes an impeller cover with an impeller inlet aligned with the intake opening and at least one impeller outlet. The at least one impeller outlet is in fluid communication with the bypass apertures via a guide passage at least partially defined by the impeller cover and the floor. A sound dampening funnel is disposed in the guide passage. The sound dampening funnel includes a lower edge arranged over the bypass apertures to cover a portion of the bypass apertures and reduce an open area of the bypass apertures through which air is directed by the suction source toward the air outlet, and, consequently, reduce a noise level generated by said cleaning apparatus.

A cleaning apparatus includes a liquid delivery system in fluid communication with a supply tank. A suction source is configured to generate a vacuum effect along an airflow path. A recovery tank assembly includes a sorting channel extending between a fluid inlet and a fluid outlet. A proximal end of the sorting channel is larger than a distal end thereof for controlling an airflow speed through the sorting channel. A separator at least partially defines the sorting channel and includes a fluid permeable portion. Liquids and solid materials are configured to be directed through the sorting channel by the suction source with the liquids being directed through the fluid permeable portion to be collected in a liquids collection area below the fluid permeable portion the solid materials being collected in a solids collection area disposed along the airflow path between the fluid inlet and the fluid outlet.

An autonomous surface cleaner for cleaning a floor or other surface. The cleaner may include a body, a cleaning implement for cleaning a surface, a motorized drive system, a pair of wheels operable with the motorized drive system to assist moving the body relative to the surface, one or more actuators operable for controllably adjusting a height of the body, and/or a balancing system operable to self-balance the body.

A cleaning apparatus includes a body having a handle, an actuator, and an actuator linkage coupled with the actuator. A recovery tank assembly includes a recovery tank having a proximal end, a distal end, and an outer tank wall extending therebetween to define a collection chamber, a door operably coupled to the distal end of the recovery tank to selectively close a bottom opening of the collection chamber, and at least one engagement linkage configured to selectively couple with the actuator linkage. The at least one engagement linkage is operably coupled to the recovery tank and operably coupled with the door. A biasing member is configured to bias the door to a closed position. A force applied to the actuator sufficient to overcome a biasing force of the biasing member moves the at least one engagement linkage toward the door and, consequently, rotate the door to an opened position.