Cleaning head for cleaning carpets and the like in situ

Claim 1

In a cleaning head for use with ancillary equipment for cleaning carpets and the like comprising a vacuum source including a vacuum hose adapted to be connected to said cleaning head and a source of cleaning solution including a cleaning fluid supply hose adapted to be connected to said cleaning head, the combination comprising: a. a floor head assembly having a front and rear portion and comprising vacuum nozzle means adapted to be connected to said vacuum hose for applying suction to a surface being cleaned, solenoid actuated valve means having an open and a closed position, and cleaning fluid sprayer means for spraying cleaning fluid to impinge on the surface being cleaned, said sprayer means having a fluid inlet and said valve means being coupled to said fluid inlet; b. a handle assembly pivotally connected to said floor head assembly, said handle assembly comprising hand grip means and first and second hollow elongated members, said hand grip means comprising first and second hand grip members and an enclosure rigidly attached to said elongated members, said elongated members extending between said hand grip means and said floor head assembly and being connected to said floor head assembly rear portion; c. fluid coupling means communicating with the interior of said first elongated member adjacent said hand grip means for coupling said first elongated member to said supply hose; d. hose means connecting said valve means to the interior of said first elongated member adjacent said floor head assembly, said first elongated member being sealed whereby said first elongated member in combination with said fluid coupling and said hose means define a fluid flow path; e. an electrical plug carried by said enclosure and adapted for connection to an electrical power cord; f. an on-off switch carried by said enclosure and coupled to said electrical plug; g. electrical conductor means extending between said hand grip means and said floor head assembly and disposed in part in said second elongated member and connecting said switch and said solenoid valve; and h. electric light means carried by said floor head assembly front portion, said electric light means comprising an elongated fluorescent light disposed within fluorescent light enclosure means, and additionally including a weight carried within said fluorescent light enclosure means for providing a predetermined pressure by said front portion on the surface being cleaned, said floor head assembly including a metal cover member having a generally rectangular rear portion, a generally trapezoidal middle portion, and a generally rectangular front portion having a rearwardly sloping front surface for receiving said light means, said solenoid valve means is carried within said cover member and attached to one side of the middle portion thereof, and said light enclosure means is generally triangular in cross section and carried by said sloping front surface.