US Patent 7178196 Tank arrangement for a floor care appliance

Patent 7178196 was granted and assigned to The Hoover Company on February, 2007 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.

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Patent

Patent attributes

Current Assignee

The Hoover Company

Patent Jurisdiction

United States Patent and Trademark Office

Patent Number

71781960

Patent Inventor Names

Siu Wai Hui0

Jeffery A. Morgan0

Jeffrey S. Louis0

Kevin L. Thomas0

Adam C. Sclafani0

Charles A. Lang0

David L. O'Neal0

Date of Patent

February 20, 2007

Patent Application Number

110329690

Date Filed

January 11, 2005

Patent Primary Examiner

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Theresa T. Snider

Patent abstract

A floor care appliance is provided. The floor care appliance includes a base for movement along the surface attached to a housing. The floor care appliance has two liquid storage tanks located in the housing wherein one of the liquid storage tanks generally overlies the other liquid storage tank. In the preferred embodiment of the invention, the liquid storage tank located above the other liquid storage tank is a cleaning solution storage tank and the other liquid storage tank is a liquid recovery tank.