Floor cleaner dock

Abstract

A dock for a floor cleaner, particularly a dock for cleaning a floor cleaner, is provided. The dock includes a receiving unit for receiving the floor cleaner, and a reservoir for containing liquid. The dock is arranged to feed liquid from the reservoir into the floor cleaner and receive the same liquid from the floor cleaner, the liquid having been flushed through the floor cleaner.

1 . A dock for receiving a floor cleaner, the dock comprising:
 a receiving unit for receiving the floor cleaner,   a reservoir for containing liquid,   an agitation unit,   wherein the dock is arranged to feed liquid from the reservoir into the floor cleaner and receive the same liquid from the floor cleaner, the liquid having been flushed through the floor cleaner, and wherein the agitation unit is arranged to agitate the liquid being fed into the floor cleaner.   
     
     
         2 . The dock as claimed in  claim 1 , arranged such that the liquid flushed through the floor cleaner returns to the reservoir for containing liquid. 
     
     
         3 . The dock as claimed in  claim 1 , further comprising a waste liquid reservoir for receiving the liquid flushed through the floor cleaner. 
     
     
         4 . (canceled) 
     
     
         5 . The dock as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein the agitation unit is arranged to introduce bubbles into the liquid. 
     
     
         6 . The dock as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein the agitation unit is arranged to introduce ultrasonic vibrations into the liquid. 
     
     
         7 . The dock as claimed  claim 1 , further comprising a heater, the heater arranged to heat the liquid being fed into the floor cleaner. 
     
     
         8 . The dock as claimed in  claim 1 , further comprising a filter, the filter arranged to filter liquid extracted from the floor cleaner. 
     
     
         9 . The dock as claimed in  claim 1 , further comprising a charging unit, the charging unit arranged to charge a battery of a floor cleaner received in the receiving unit. 
     
     
         10 . The dock as claimed in  claim 1 , further comprising a cleaning fluid reservoir for supplying cleaning fluid to a floor cleaner received in the receiving unit. 
     
     
         11 . A method of cleaning a floor cleaner comprising the steps of:
 docking the floor cleaner with the dock as claimed in  claim 1  such that the floor cleaner is received in the receiving unit of the dock,   feeding liquid from the reservoir for containing liquid into the floor cleaner,   extracting liquid from the floor cleaner,   such that the liquid flushes through the floor cleaner.   
     
     
         12 . A dock for receiving a floor cleaner, the dock comprising:
 a receiving unit for receiving the floor cleaner,   a reservoir for containing liquid, and   suction apparatus to actively suck liquid from the floor cleaner;   wherein the dock is arranged to feed liquid from the reservoir into the floor cleaner and receive the same liquid from the floor cleaner, the liquid having been flushed through the floor cleaner.   
     
     
         13 . The dock as claimed in  claim 12 , further comprising a suction nozzle which connects to the floor cleaner in order to facilitate the passage of liquid out of the floor cleaner. 
     
     
         14 . The dock as claimed in  claim 12 , further comprising a waste liquid reservoir for receiving the liquid flushed through the floor cleaner. 
     
     
         15 . A dock as claimed in  claim 12 , further comprising an agitation unit, the agitation unit arranged to agitate the liquid being fed into the floor cleaner via the inlet. 
     
     
         16 . The dock as claimed in  claim 15 , wherein the agitation unit is arranged to introduce bubbles into the liquid. 
     
     
         17 . The dock as claimed in  claim 15 , wherein the agitation unit is arranged to introduce ultrasonic vibrations into the liquid. 
     
     
         18 . The dock as claimed in  claim 12 , further comprising a heater, the heater arranged to heat the liquid being fed into the floor cleaner. 
     
     
         19 . The dock as claimed in  claim 12 , further comprising a filter, the filter arranged to filter liquid extracted from the floor cleaner. 
     
     
         20 . The dock as claimed in  claim 12 , further comprising a charging unit, the charging unit arranged to charge a battery of a floor cleaner received in the receiving unit. 
     
     
         21 . The dock as claimed in  claim 12 , further comprising a cleaning fluid reservoir for supplying cleaning fluid to a floor cleaner received in the receiving unit.