A cleaning apparatus includes a front portion in distal position, which has a fluid dispenser and a vacuum port; a handle portion in proximal position, which is coupled to and in fluid communication with the front portion and is configured to be held by an operator's hand; and a flow control member, which controls flow of the fluid to the fluid dispenser through a flow control valve and is shaped as a rotatable member extending outwardly from an outer surface of the cleaning apparatus. Both the fluid control member and the flow control valve are disposed distally of the position of the operator's hand.

A floor treatment device is disclosed. The floor treatment device comprises a floor unit, a tool which contacts a floor surface in an operating state, a guide member for guiding the floor cleaning device by a user, and a joint assembly with at least two pivot axes, wherein the joint assembly is configured for pivoting the guide member relative to the floor unit about a first pivot axis and for pivoting the guide member relative to the floor unit about a second pivot axis, that is different than the first pivot axis relative to the floor unit. The floor treatment device further comprises a spring member for creating a spring force that optionally supports or counteracts a movement of the guide member relative to the floor unit when the guide member is pivoted about the first and/or second pivot axis relative to the floor unit.

A handheld extraction cleaner includes a unitary body including a suction source and defining a front side and a receiving cavity extending inwardly from the front side. A recovery unit defines a recovery flow path extending between a suction inlet defined on a first end of the recovery unit and an outlet port positionable in communication with the suction source. The recovery unit includes a tank defining a collection chamber having an open top side and a front face on an exterior of the collection chamber and a lid positionable over the open top side of the tank to enclose the collection chamber and having a front portion extending along the front face of the tank.

An apparatus for horizontal surface cleaning includes a cleaning head for engaging horizontal surfaces to be cleaned, a handle pivotally engaging the cleaning head for grasping during horizontal surface cleaning, and a tank affixed to the handle and pivotal therewith relative to the cleaning head. The tank is adapted to contain a surface cleaning liquid. The handle and tank have together an upright orientation during storage and a tilted orientation during horizontal surface cleaning. The tank includes a valve that closes during the upright orientation to prevent the liquid from exiting the tank, and opens during the tilted orientation to allow the liquid to exit the tank. The tilted orientation is caused during horizontal surface cleaning.

A bare floor cleaner with an upright assembly pivotally mounted to a base assembly, a steam generator, a fluid distributor which distributes steam onto the surface to be cleaned, and a brush assembly provided on the base assembly. A steam distribution manifold is provided within an interior of the brush assembly and fluidly coupled with the steam generator to distribute steam through the brush assembly.

A liquid extraction cleaning device comprises a vacuum pump, a liquid pump, a cleaning solution tank, a recovery tank, first and second spray nozzles, a spray selection switch, a vacuum inlet port, an agitator assembly, and a handle. The spray selection switch controls whether liquid is expelled from the second spray nozzle when liquid is expelled from the first spray nozzle. The agitator assembly comprises first and second agitators. The first agitator is configured to rotate. The second agitator is configured to reciprocate. The handle is pivotally connected to the rest of the liquid extraction cleaning device and is lockable in several pivotal orientations. The handle can also be pivoted forward from a rearwardly extending direction to an extent that it extends forward horizontally.

A surface cleaning head may include a fluid distributor configured to distribute a cleaning fluid, an agitator configured to absorb at least a portion of the distributed cleaning fluid and to agitate debris on the surface to be cleaned, a fluid stripper configured to remove, from the agitator, at least a portion of the distributed cleaning fluid absorbed by the agitator, a debris container, and a removable cover. The debris container may include a solid debris chamber and a fluid debris chamber. The removable cover may include a fluid catch plate configured to transfer at least a portion of the cleaning fluid removed from the agitator by the fluid stripper to the fluid debris chamber, the fluid catch plate being configured to selectively transition between an in-use position and a cleaning position when the removable cover is removed from the surface cleaning head.

This application relates to a pool robot. The pool robot includes a housing, a filtering box, and a water baffle plate. The housing is provided with a first water outlet hole and an accommodation cavity. The filtering box is disposed in the accommodation cavity. A side wall of the accommodation cavity is provided with a second water outlet hole. The water baffle plate is connected to a side of the side wall of the accommodation cavity, and the side is away from the filtering box. The water baffle plate is provided over the second water outlet hole. When the pool robot is located in water, the water baffle plate closes the second water outlet hole. When the pool robot leaves the water, the water baffle plate is opened, and water in the filtering box is drained through the second water outlet hole and the first water outlet hole.

A surface cleaner may have various features including an engagement mechanism secured to an agitator support frame and positioned to be pivoted by an agitator lift lever as the agitator lift lever translates, the pivoting engagement mechanism lifting the agitator support frame and the agitator secured thereto from a lowered position to a raised position. Other features may include a projection to limit belt slack when the agitator assembly is raised, a compact detent mechanism for releasing a spine assembly in an upright surface cleaner, a compact motor drive assembly, a self-priming centrifugal pump, a fluid-dispensing system having a high flow operating state and a low flow operating state, and a clean-out tray in which a base of the surface cleaner may be docked.

The embodiments of the present disclosure provide a cleaning device. The cleaning device comprises a body and travel wheels. The cleaning device further comprises a clutch mechanism and a pull rod mechanism. The clutch mechanism is engaged with or disengaged from the travel wheels. The pull rod mechanism is disposed on the body and capable of telescoping along a length direction. The cleaning device has at least an automatic traveling mode and a push-pull traveling mode. In response to determining that the cleaning device is in the automatic traveling mode, the pull rod mechanism retracts along a length direction of the pull rod mechanism. In response to determining that the cleaning device is in the push-pull traveling mode, the pull rod mechanism extends along the length direction of the pull rod mechanism. An operator can conveniently push and pull the cleaning device to a required position.