Floor cleaner

Abstract

A floor cleaner includes a base movable over a surface to be cleaned. The base includes a front side, a back side opposite the front side, a lower end configured to be adjacent the surface to be cleaned, a brushroll rotatable about a brushroll axis, and a suction inlet adjacent the brushroll and adjacent the lower end of the base and in fluid communication with the vacuum source. The base further includes a first squeegee that extends from the lower end between the suction inlet and the back side of the base, the first squeegee configured to contact the surface to be cleaned. The base further includes a second squeegee that contacts the brushroll and a third squeegee that extends from the lower end of the base rearward of the first squeegee, the third squeegee configured to contact the surface to be cleaned.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A floor cleaner comprising:
 a supply tank configured to store a cleaning fluid;   a distribution nozzle in fluid communication with the supply tank, the distribution nozzle configured to dispense the cleaning fluid onto a surface to be cleaned;   a vacuum source; and   a base movable over the surface to be cleaned, the base including,
 a front side, 
 a back side opposite the front side, 
 a lower end configured to be adjacent the surface to be cleaned, 
 a brushroll rotatable about a brushroll axis, 
 a suction inlet adjacent the brushroll and adjacent the lower end of the base and in fluid communication with the vacuum source, 
 a first squeegee that extends from the lower end between the suction inlet and the back side of the base, the first squeegee configured to contact the surface to be cleaned, 
 a second squeegee that contacts the brushroll; and 
 a third squeegee that extends from the lower end of the base rearward of the first squeegee, the third squeegee configured to contact the surface to be cleaned. 
   
     
     
         2 . The floor cleaner of  claim 1 , wherein the brushroll extends beyond the lower end of the base, wherein the suction inlet is between the first squeegee and a location wherein the brushroll extends beyond the lower end of the base. 
     
     
         3 . The floor cleaner of  claim 1 , wherein the first and third squeegees extend in a direction along the brushroll axis. 
     
     
         4 . The floor cleaner of  claim 1 , wherein the first squeegee extends along the suction inlet. 
     
     
         5 . The floor cleaner of  claim 1 , wherein the second squeegee extends along the brushroll axis. 
     
     
         6 . The floor cleaner of  claim 1 , wherein the base further includes a brushroll cover releaseably attached to the base, the brushroll cover removable to access the brushroll. 
     
     
         7 . The floor cleaner of  claim 6 , wherein the first squeegee is attached to the brushroll cover and the first squeegee is removable from the base with the brushroll cover. 
     
     
         8 . The floor cleaner of  claim 7 , wherein the second squeegee is attached to the brushroll cover and the second squeegee is removable from the base with the brushroll cover. 
     
     
         9 . The floor cleaner of  claim 1 , wherein the second squeegee is between the front side of the base and the brushroll axis. 
     
     
         10 . The floor cleaner of  claim 1 , wherein the base further includes a suction conduit between the brushroll and the back side of the base and wherein the base includes a flow channel formed by a recesses that extends along the brushroll axis, the flow channel adjacent the suction conduit and the flow channel defines an edge that contacts the brushroll.