Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Autonomous floor cleaner with carry handle
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Application No.: US16896536Application Date: 2020-06-09
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Publication No.: US11129512B2Publication Date: 2021-09-28
- Inventor: Nicholas Weigel , Steve M. Johnson , Todd R. VanTongeren , Matthew Haverkamp
- Applicant: BISSELL Inc.
- Applicant Address: US MI Grand Rapids
- Assignee: BISSELL Inc.
- Current Assignee: BISSELL Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US MI Grand Rapids
- Agency: Warner Norcross + Judd LLP
- Main IPC: A47L11/40
- IPC: A47L11/40 ; A47L9/32 ; A47L11/24 ; A47L11/292 ; A47L9/28

Abstract:
An autonomous floor cleaner can include a housing, a drive system for autonomously moving the housing over the surface to be cleaned, a controller for controlling the operation of the autonomous floor cleaner, a tank adapted to hold liquid, and a carry handle joined with the tank and/or the housing. The carry handle is movable between a stowed position and a carry position. The carry handle can include one or more capturing assemblies such that the carry handle can be selectively rotated between different orientations allowing for one or more of: locking/securing the tank to the housing, activating/deactivating the floor cleaner based on handle position; carrying the entire floor cleaner; ejecting the tank from the housing; carrying the tank separately; and emptying the tank.
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