US 12,108,919 B2
Wet dry appliance
Bartholomew Lampard, London (GB); Lee Cottrell, Edenbridge (GB); Simon Wells, Wokingham (GB); Fred Harrison, London (GB); Simon Lewis Bilton, Warws (GB); Rory Hawkins, Warws (GB); and Benedict William Flynn Taylor, Warws (GB)
Assigned to SharkNinja Operating LLC, Needham, MA (US)
Filed by SHARKNINJA OPERATING LLC, Needham, MA (US)
Filed on Sep. 22, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/950,942.
Application 17/950,942 is a continuation of application No. 17/832,136, filed on Jun. 3, 2022, granted, now 11,484,172.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/285,867, filed on Dec. 3, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2023/0172416 A1, Jun. 8, 2023
Int. Cl. A47L 11/40 (2006.01); A47L 7/00 (2006.01); A47L 9/04 (2006.01); A47L 11/30 (2006.01); B01D 21/00 (2006.01); B01D 29/01 (2006.01); B01D 29/56 (2006.01); B01D 35/30 (2006.01)
CPC A47L 11/4027 (2013.01) [A47L 7/0009 (2013.01); A47L 7/0023 (2013.01); A47L 7/0038 (2013.01); A47L 7/0042 (2013.01); A47L 9/0477 (2013.01); A47L 11/302 (2013.01); A47L 11/4016 (2013.01); A47L 11/4025 (2013.01); B01D 21/0042 (2013.01); B01D 29/01 (2013.01); B01D 29/56 (2013.01); B01D 35/30 (2013.01); B01D 2201/184 (2013.01); B01D 2201/302 (2013.01); B01D 2201/305 (2013.01); B01D 2201/316 (2013.01)] 12 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A cleaning device, comprising:
a housing body having an upright handle assembly and a head assembly coupled thereto, the housing body having a suction source therein; and
a fluid recovery tank removably coupled to the housing body, the fluid recovery tank including
a container having an inner chamber configured to hold a liquid therein, the inner chamber having an inlet formed therein and configured to receive fluid from the head assembly,
a separator disposed within the container and configured to separate solid debris from fluid drawn into the inner chamber, and
an outlet fluidly coupled to the suction source such that a suction force can be applied through the outlet, the chamber, and the inlet to the head assembly to draw fluid and debris into the inner chamber, and
a pour spout formed in the separator and having an opening formed therethrough and in fluid communication with the inner chamber, wherein the separator is configured to allow fluid to be poured from the pour spout while retaining solid debris in the inner chamber.