US 11,930,975 B2
Surface cleaning apparatus
Jincheng Xia, Shenzhen (CN); Jianjun Ge, Guangzhou (CN); Zhenjiang Yin, Shenzhen (CN); Xin Chen, Shenzhen (CN); Yongsheng Liang, Shenzhen (CN); and Kam Hoi Ma, Hong Kong (CN)
Assigned to BISSELL Inc., Grand Rapids, MI (US)
Filed by BISSELL Inc., Grand Rapids, MI (US)
Filed on Oct. 18, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/381,300.
Application 18/381,300 is a continuation of application No. 18/212,396, filed on Jun. 21, 2023, granted, now 11,825,996.
Application 18/212,396 is a continuation of application No. 17/524,810, filed on Nov. 12, 2021.
Application 17/524,810 is a continuation of application No. 17/087,054, filed on Nov. 2, 2020, granted, now 11,241,134, issued on Feb. 8, 2022.
Application 17/087,054 is a continuation of application No. 16/045,057, filed on Jul. 25, 2018, granted, now 10,820,769, issued on Nov. 3, 2020.
Application 16/045,057 is a continuation of application No. 15/331,041, filed on Oct. 21, 2016, granted, now 10,092,155, issued on Oct. 9, 2018.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/247,503, filed on Oct. 28, 2015.
Prior Publication US 2024/0041288 A1, Feb. 8, 2024
Int. Cl. A47L 11/30 (2006.01); A46B 1/00 (2006.01); A46B 9/06 (2006.01); A46B 13/00 (2006.01); A47L 5/28 (2006.01); A47L 5/30 (2006.01); A47L 7/00 (2006.01); A47L 9/04 (2006.01); A47L 9/30 (2006.01); A47L 11/29 (2006.01); A47L 11/40 (2006.01)
CPC A47L 11/302 (2013.01) [A46B 1/00 (2013.01); A46B 9/06 (2013.01); A46B 13/001 (2013.01); A47L 5/28 (2013.01); A47L 5/30 (2013.01); A47L 7/0004 (2013.01); A47L 7/0014 (2013.01); A47L 9/04 (2013.01); A47L 9/30 (2013.01); A47L 11/29 (2013.01); A47L 11/30 (2013.01); A47L 11/4008 (2013.01); A47L 11/4016 (2013.01); A47L 11/4041 (2013.01); A47L 11/4044 (2013.01); A47L 11/4083 (2013.01); A47L 11/4088 (2013.01)] 30 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A surface cleaning apparatus comprising:
a housing including an upright handle assembly and a base operably coupled to the upright handle assembly and adapted for movement across a surface to be cleaned, the base comprising a brushroll cover having an underside at least partially defining a chamber;
a brushroll at least partially received in the chamber, with at least a portion of the underside of the brushroll cover adjacent to the brushroll;
a brushroll motor operably coupled with the brushroll, wherein the brushroll is rotatable about a rotational axis;
a suction source;
a suction inlet in the base behind the brushroll, wherein the suction inlet is in fluid communication with the suction source and is configured to ingest cleaning fluid and debris into a recovery pathway; and
a fluid delivery system comprising:
a fluid supply chamber adapted to hold a supply of cleaning fluid and selectively removable from the housing; and
a fluid dispenser in fluid communication with the fluid supply chamber, the fluid dispenser comprising:
a first spray tip at a first end of the chamber, the first spray tip comprising a first outlet in fluid communication with the chamber and configured to dispense cleaning fluid to a first portion of the brushroll disposed inwardly of the first spray tip; and
a second spray tip at a second end of the chamber, the second spray tip comprising a second outlet in fluid communication with the chamber and configured to dispense cleaning fluid to a second portion of the brushroll disposed inwardly of the second spray tip.