A robot cleaner station includes a cleaner docking portion to which a robot cleaner is docked and including an suction port in communication with a dust collector of the robot cleaner when the robot clear is docked to the cleaner docking portion, a collector including a collection chamber in which dust sucked from the dust collector through the suction port is collected, and a station suction device configured to generate a suction force to suck the dust from the dust collector to the collection chamber, and a connector configured to connect the suction port to the collection chamber. The connector includes a guide portion in communication with the suction port, a suction tube provided in the collection chamber to allow the dust which is guided by the guide portion to be sucked to the collection chamber, and a connection hose configured to connect the guide portion to the suction tube.

A surface cleaning apparatus includes a heated vapor generator for generating steam and a supply tank for containing a supply of fluid. A liquid conduit that is in fluid communication with the supply tank is in heat exchange relationship with a vapor conduit that is in fluid communication with the heated vapor generator.

A surface cleaning apparatus includes a housing including an upright handle assembly and a base mounted to the handle assembly and adapted for movement across a surface to be cleaned. A fluid delivery system can be provided on the housing and can include a fluid supply chamber and a fluid dispenser. A fluid recovery system can be provided on the housing and include a suction nozzle assembly, a recovery chamber, and a vacuum source to draw fluid from the surface to be cleaned.

The present invention provides unique portable or stationary hose retraction systems in a single compact unit having an elongated hose, a chamber or plenum for storing the hose, a primary vacuum source for creating suction in the hose, and a secondary vacuum source for retracting the hose into the chamber. Embodiments may include one or more switches located at a distal end of the hose for controlling the primary and secondary vacuum sources. Other embodiments include a movable robotic unit with a proximity generating signal at the distal end of the hose, whereby the robotic unit may withdraw the hose as needed during use, and the secondary vacuum source may retract slack in the hose during use, or may retract the entire hose and the robotic unit after use.

A cleaning device includes a motor; a plurality of receptacles configured to: communicate with the motor; collect, via vacuum, objects of different sizes from outside of the cleaning device; and reversibly nest and unnest with one another.

The Garage Air-N-Vac Station is an integrated wall-mounted vacuum, blower, and air compressor. The integrated system includes provisions for wall-mounting, tool and accessory storage, a wand hanger, and hose hangers for the combined vacuum/blower hose as well as the compressed air hose. The vacuum and blower sections of the machine are powered by a combination vacuum/blower motor, with the vacuum function utilizing the intake side of the vacuum/blower motor, and the blower function utilizing the discharge side of the vacuum/blower motor. A tankless compressor provides compressed air at full capacity. The machine is operated by a single 3-way control switch (On-Off-On) to activate either the vacuum/blower function or the compressor function. The elements that make this invention new and novel relate to its multi-function capabilities, combined with the integrated wall-mounting, tool, and hose storage system that has been optimized for ease of installation, convenience of use, organization, and appearance.

A portable surface cleaning apparatus for a floor surface includes a main housing assembly adapted to be hand carried by a user, the main housing assembly carrying a fluid delivery system adapted for storing cleaning fluid and delivering the cleaning fluid to the surface to be cleaned, and a fluid recovery system adapted for removing the cleaning fluid and debris from the surface to be cleaned and storing the cleaning fluid and debris that was recovered, the main housing assembly comprising a base housing, a supply tank received on the main housing assembly, a recovery tank received on the main housing assembly separately from the supply tank.

A vacuum cleaner, comprising: a housing; a motor unit provided in the housing and used for generating suction force; a dust cup provided on the housing and used for collecting sucked particles, the dust cup comprising a suction inlet; a battery for supplying power to the vacuum cleaner; a handle located on the housing; and a suction pipe unit having a storage state, wherein under the storage state, the suction pipe unit extends from the suction inlet on one side of the dust cup, across the handle, and to the other side of the dust cup along the length direction of the handle. The motor unit and the dust cup are located on the same straight line direction; the battery is provided on a side of the housing. The layout of the whole machine components of the present vacuum cleaner is optimized, and the performance of the vacuum cleaner is guaranteed under the premise of miniaturization.

A vacuum cleaner includes a canister defining a debris chamber, a powerhead connected to a top of the canister, a hose, and a hose retainer removably connected to the canister. The canister includes a base and at least one sidewall extending therefrom. The powerhead includes a suction unit operable to generate airflow through the canister. The hose retainer includes a back plate defining an aperture therethrough, at least one hose retention clip defining a channel shaped and sized to receive the hose therein, and a dustpan defining a debris intake opening and including a hose end mount. When an inlet end of the hose is connected to the hose end mount, the inlet end of the hose is connected in fluid communication with the debris intake opening to generate airflow therethrough.

A portable surface cleaning apparatus for a floor surface includes a main housing assembly adapted to be hand carried by a user, the main housing assembly carrying a fluid delivery system adapted for storing cleaning fluid and delivering the cleaning fluid to the surface to be cleaned, and a fluid recovery system adapted for removing the cleaning fluid and debris from the surface to be cleaned and storing the cleaning fluid and debris that was recovered, the main housing assembly comprising a base housing, a supply tank received on the main housing assembly, a recovery tank received on the main housing assembly separately from the supply tank.