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.

An ergonomically designed handle for cleaning machines and other applications may be provided as original equipment or as a retrofit item to minimize physical effort and discomfort while maximizing efficiency during the operation and transport of cleaning machines. The handle of this invention may be conveniently mounted and assembled onto the existing handle structure of the cleaning machine and once installed, provides an ergonomic grip for a variety of user profiles to reduce strain and discomfort when operating and transporting the cleaning machine. The handle has two mounting plates each with a handlebar mounted thereto.

A surface cleaner (10) includes a main body (12), a base (14), and a column (18) extending from the base. A supply tank (42) extends around a first portion of the column. A first end of the supply tank is on a first side of the column. A second end of the supply tank is on a second side of the column. A recovery tank (46) extends around a second portion of the column. A first end of the recovery tank is on the first side of the column. A second end of the recovery tank is on the second side of the column. The first end of the supply tank is adjacent the first end of the recovery tank. The second end of the supply tank is spaced from the second end of the recovery tank. A battery (98) is coupled to the main body between the second ends of the supply and recovery tanks.

A floor cleaning and drying system for simultaneously shampooing, vacuuming, and drying a floor includes a housing. A power source is coupled to the housing. A shampooing apparatus is coupled to the housing and expels a cleaning fluid under pressure downwardly onto a floor. A vacuum apparatus is coupled to the housing and suctions a dirty fluid upwardly from the floor. A floor drying apparatus is coupled to the housing and blows a heated gas downwardly onto the floor to facilitate drying the floor. A plurality of wheels is rotatably coupled to the base wall to facilitate movement of the housing across the floor. A handle extends upwardly from the housing. A control panel coupled to the handle is electrically coupled to the power source for selectively actuating the shampooing apparatus, the vacuum apparatus, and the floor drying apparatus.

A surface cleaning apparatus including a surface cleaning head having a front end, a rear end and a brush that is rotatably mounted about a rotation axis. When the surface cleaning head is placed on a horizontal surface and moved in a forward direction with the brush in position to clean the surface, the rotational axis extends generally horizontally and generally transverse to the forward direction. The brush is rotatable in a clockwise direction and the brush is also rotatable in a counter clockwise direction.

A handheld extraction cleaner includes a supply tank that is configured to store cleaning liquid and is usable in multiple orientations. A drain pipe is provided in the bottom of the supply tank to provide liquid to an outlet of the supply tank even when the extraction cleaner is tipped forward.

A floor treatment machine has a handle portion movably connected to a base portion. The base portion is provided with at least one floor treatment workhead, a cleaning fluid outlet, and a suction collector assembly having an inlet. The inlet is connected to a waste fluid conduit, and the suction collector assembly is arranged to selectively suction and collect waste fluid in use. A spillage prevention attachment is configured for attachment to the waste fluid conduit such that the spillage prevention attachment positions and orients a portion of the waste fluid conduit to collect and substantially retain waste fluid on removal of suction from the suction collector assembly.

A suction unit is described for a hand-held suction apparatus. The suction unit creates a suction air flow to suck up dirt particles. The suction unit has a housing with a rear wall and a hand grip arranged on the rear wall such that the hand grip and the rear wall border a cut-out for a user to arrange fingers of a hand when gripping the hand grip. The suction unit has an electrically operated display element on the rear wall of the housing facing the cut-out so as to output visual information. The display element has a first part-display which is arranged on a first side of the hand grip and a second part-display which is arranged on a second side of the hand grip lying opposite the first side. The display element is configured such that the first and second part-displays display the same visual information.

Walk-behind floor treatment machine comprising: a base portion provided with and supported by at least one rotatable work head for treating the floor, a handle portion for steering or guiding the machine along a working direction of travel and adapted to be pivotable with respect to the base portion, drive means for rotating the work head with respect to the base portion, floor-engaging wheel means for supporting the handle portion, the wheel means having a substantially transverse axis of rotation so as to permit travel in the working direction, the wheel means being coupled to the base portion by a linkage which permits vertical travel of the base portion and associated work head or heads with respect to the wheel means, but which provides transverse constraint to limit or prevent yawing of the base portion with respect to the wheel means, wherein a lower region of the handle portion is pivotably connected to the wheel means so that the handle portion may pivot through a generally vertical arc, and wherein a handle pivot lock mechanism is provided in which the adoption of a predetermined handle portion orientation permits one or more locking feature to act on one or more corresponding constraint feature so as to prevent pivoting movement of the handle portion with respect to the linkage, whereby tilting back of the locked handle portion causes a corresponding rise of the linkage and base portion with work head so as to lift them from the floor surface, wherein a squeegee suction device is provided for collecting and entraining liquid lifted from a floor surface over which the machine travels, the squeegee suction device being attached to the wheel means via one or more trailing arm which is attached at one end region to the squeegee device and at the opposite end region is pivotably attached to the wheel means for pivoting co-axially about the said transverse axis of rotation, the arrangement being such that the trailing arm and squeegee may pivot up or down about the transverse axis as they trail behind the treatment machine.

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.