Floor cleaner

Abstract

A floor cleaner is disclosed including a base configured to move over a surface to be cleaned, a handle coupled to the base and the handle operable to move the base over the surface, and a dispensing nozzle configured to dispense a fluid onto the surface to be cleaned. The floor cleaner further includes an actuator that controls a flow of the fluid through the dispensing nozzle and a supply tank in fluid communication with the dispensing nozzle. The supply tank includes a tank body configured to store the fluid and a collar coupled to the tank body, the collar including a latch that removably couples the supply tank to the floor cleaner.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A floor cleaner comprising:
 a base configured to move over a surface to be cleaned;   a handle coupled to the base and the handle operable to move the base over the surface;   a dispensing nozzle configured to dispense a fluid onto the surface to be cleaned;   an actuator that controls a flow of the fluid through the dispensing nozzle; and   a supply tank in fluid communication with the dispensing nozzle, the supply tank including,
 a tank body configured to store the fluid, and 
 a collar coupled to the tank body, the collar including a latch that removably couples the supply tank to the floor cleaner. 
   
     
     
         2 . The floor cleaner of  claim 1 , wherein the supply tank further includes a lid, wherein the tank body includes an opening through which the tank body is filled with the fluid, and wherein the lid is removably attached to the opening. 
     
     
         3 . The floor cleaner of  claim 2 , wherein the tank body includes threads adjacent the opening, and wherein the lid includes threads that removably couple the lid to the threads of the tank body. 
     
     
         4 . The floor cleaner of  claim 3 , wherein the collar includes an aperture and the threads of the tank body extend through the aperture of the collar. 
     
     
         5 . The floor cleaner of  claim 4 , wherein the collar is coupled to the tank body by the threads. 
     
     
         6 . The floor cleaner of  claim 4 , wherein the tank body includes a neck and the threads of the tank body are located on the neck. 
     
     
         7 . The floor cleaner of  claim 5 , wherein the tank body includes a flange around the neck adjacent the threads, the threads disposed between the flange and the opening, wherein the collar is coupled to the tank body by the flange. 
     
     
         8 . The floor cleaner of  claim 2 , wherein the lid is attached to the tank body to couple the collar to the tank body. 
     
     
         9 . The floor cleaner of  claim 2 , wherein the lid includes a tube that extends into the tank body to provide fluid communication between the tank body and the dispensing nozzle. 
     
     
         10 . The floor cleaner of  claim 2 , wherein the lid include an opening that provides fluid communication between the tank body and the dispensing nozzle. 
     
     
         11 . The floor cleaner of  claim 1 , wherein the latch is movable between a latched position and an unlatched position, and wherein the supply tank is removable from the floor cleaner when the latch is in the unlatched position and the supply tank is secured to the floor cleaner when the latch is in the latched position. 
     
     
         12 . The floor cleaner of  claim 11 , wherein the latch is biased toward the latched position. 
     
     
         13 . The floor cleaner of  claim 11 , wherein the latch pivots between the latched position and the unlatched position. 
     
     
         14 . The floor cleaner of  claim 1 , wherein the latch is a first latch and the collar further includes a second latch. 
     
     
         15 . The floor cleaner of  claim 14 , wherein the collar includes a first side and a second side opposite the first side, and wherein the first latch is located on the first side and the second latch is located on the second side. 
     
     
         16 . The floor cleaner of  claim 1 , wherein the supply tank is removably coupled to the handle. 
     
     
         17 . The floor cleaner of  claim 16 , wherein the handle includes a supply tank housing having a recesses that receives the supply tank when the supply tank is coupled to the handle. 
     
     
         18 . The floor cleaner of  claim 17 , wherein the latch engages the supply tank housing to couple the supply tank to the handle. 
     
     
         19 . The floor cleaner of  claim 1 , wherein the tank body includes a recessed portion and the collar is nested in the recessed portion of the tank body. 
     
     
         20 . The floor cleaner of  claim 1 , further comprising a body having a fluid recovery system including,
 a suction nozzle having a suction inlet,   a recovery tank in fluid communication with the suction nozzle by a fluid passageway, and   a suction source configured to draw fluid from the suction nozzle to the recovery tank.   
     
     
         21 . The floor cleaner of  claim 20 , wherein the handle includes the dispensing nozzle and the supply tank, and wherein the handle is selectively releaseably attached to the body.