SURFACE CLEANING APPARATUS

摘要

A portable vacuum surface cleaning apparatus for taking up and recovering fluids such as liquids and debris, from floors or carpets that includes a recovery chamber portion having a top opening therein and an extended passageway in convoluted form having an inlet orifice at one end and an outlet at the other end and communicating with the recovery chamber portion through the top opening only and in a region intermediately between the inlet orifice and the outlet, with the outlet placed in; communication with a centrifugal fan to establish a partial vacuum within the extended convoluted passageway and recovery chamber portion; the motor driving the centrifugal fan also selectively driving a rotary brush for cleaning surfaces through a reciprocable clutch mechanism utilizing a rotary switch mechanism; and an integral receptacle and associated lever actuated device for dispensing cleaning solution from a replaceable container or capsule that includes an integral dispensing valve.