WATER EXTRACTION DEVICE

摘要

A water extraction device aids in extracting water or other liquids from a floor covering such as a carpet and an associated pad. The device has a housing which has a generally cylindrical cavity defined within its interior, and a rotor assembly housed in the cavity. The bottom of the housing has a downwardly facing opening defined therethrough which extends laterally across the bottom of the device, and the rotor assembly protrudes through the opening to provide a means for easy movement of the device by an operator. The housing has a passageway defined through one portion thereof to provide a fluid connection between the cavity within the housing and a vacuum source which is externally applied to the device. The rotor assembly is prefera-bly assembled from a plurality of spoked wheels mounted on a rotor shaft fashioned to be held in eccentric bearings mounted in the sides of the device. There is no significant compression of the carpet or pad since the device does not "wring-out" the carpet.