Refresh tool with bristle fluid applicator

Abstract

An attachment tool for a cleaning appliance includes a housing having a surface defining a suction nozzle. A fluid delivery circuit is associated with the housing for distributing a cleaning solution to a surface to be cleaned. A fluid recovery circuit includes the suction nozzle associated with the housing for removing soiled cleaning solution from the surface. A bristle block is coupled to the housing and in fluid communication with the fluid delivery circuit. The bristle block supports a bristle cluster and defines a fluid delivery aperture that receives the cleaning solution from the fluid delivery circuit and distributes the cleaning solution through the bristle cluster onto the surface to be cleaned.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . An attachment tool for a cleaning appliance, the attachment tool comprising:
 a housing having a surface defining a suction nozzle;   a fluid delivery circuit associated with the housing for distributing a cleaning solution to a surface to be cleaned;   a fluid recovery circuit including the suction nozzle associated with the housing for removing soiled cleaning solution from the surface; and   a bristle block coupled to the housing and in fluid communication with the fluid delivery circuit, the bristle block supporting a bristle cluster and defining a fluid delivery aperture that receives the cleaning solution from the fluid delivery circuit and distributes the cleaning solution through the bristle cluster onto the surface to be cleaned.   
     
     
         2 . The attachment tool according to  claim 1 , wherein the bristle cluster at least partially extends through the suction nozzle. 
     
     
         3 . The attachment tool according to  claim 1 , wherein the bristle block includes a sleeve in fluid communication with the fluid delivery circuit and the bristle cluster includes a plurality of bristles each extending between an interior end and an exterior end, wherein the interior ends of the bristles are located in the sleeve. 
     
     
         4 . The attachment tool according to  claim 3 , wherein the sleeve extends to the surface defining the suction nozzle and is aligned with the suction nozzle. 
     
     
         5 . The attachment tool according to  claim 4 , wherein the bristles each define a length between the interior ends and the exterior ends, and a majority of the length is located in the sleeve. 
     
     
         6 . The attachment tool according to  claim 3 , wherein the sleeve includes an interior wall extending circumferentially about an axis that defines a bristle channel, wherein the bristle cluster is located in and confined within the bristle channel. 
     
     
         7 . The attachment tool according to  claim 6 , wherein the exterior ends of at least some of the plurality of bristles outside of the bristle channel flare radially outwardly past the interior wall. 
     
     
         8 . An attachment tool for a cleaning appliance, the attachment tool comprising:
 a housing having a surface defining a suction nozzle;   a fluid delivery circuit associated with the housing including a manifold cap having a manifold input for receiving a cleaning solution and a plurality of manifold outputs for distributing the cleaning solution to a surface to be cleaned;   a fluid recovery circuit including the suction nozzle associated with the housing for removing soiled cleaning solution from the surface; and   a bristle block coupled to the manifold cap and in fluid communication with the plurality of manifold outputs, the bristle block supporting a plurality of bristle clusters and defining a plurality of fluid delivery apertures in alignment with the plurality of bristle clusters that receive the cleaning solution from the fluid delivery circuit and distribute the cleaning solution through the plurality of bristle clusters onto the surface to be cleaned.   
     
     
         9 . The attachment tool according to  claim 8 , wherein the bristle block includes a body and a head, the body including an inward step extending to the head. 
     
     
         10 . The attachment tool according to  claim 9 , wherein the manifold cap includes a cup portion defining a pocket, the plurality of manifold outputs terminating within the pocket. 
     
     
         11 . The attachment tool according to  claim 10 , wherein the head is located in the pocket. 
     
     
         12 . The attachment tool according to  claim 11 , wherein the cup portion defines a rim around the pocket and the rim abuts the inward step of the body. 
     
     
         13 . The attachment tool according to  claim 8 , wherein the manifold cap is formed of elastomeric material and fluidically seals around the head. 
     
     
         14 . The attachment tool according to  claim 8 , wherein the bristle block includes a sleeve and the plurality of bristle clusters are located in the sleeve. 
     
     
         15 . The attachment tool according to  claim 14 , wherein the sleeve includes an interior wall defining a plurality of bristle channels and the plurality of bristle clusters are located in different ones of the bristle channels. 
     
     
         16 . The attachment tool according to  claim 15 , wherein the interior wall defines a plurality of opposing rib pairs defining the plurality of bristle channels, each opposing rib pair spaced from one another to define a fluid passage between adjacent bristle channels. 
     
     
         17 . An attachment tool for a cleaning appliance, the attachment tool comprising:
 a housing having a surface defining a suction nozzle;   a fluid delivery circuit associated with the housing for distributing a cleaning solution to a surface to be cleaned;   a fluid recovery circuit including the suction nozzle associated with the housing for removing soiled cleaning solution from the surface;   a bristle block coupled to the housing including a sleeve defining a bristle channel that receives the cleaning solution from the fluid delivery circuit and distributes the cleaning solution through the bristle channel onto the surface to be cleaned; and   a bristle cluster located within the sleeve.   
     
     
         18 . The attachment tool according to  claim 17 , wherein the bristle cluster includes a plurality of bristles each extending between an interior end and an exterior end, wherein the interior ends of the bristles are located in the bristle channel and the exterior ends extend through the suction nozzle and past the surface of the housing defining the suction nozzle. 
     
     
         19 . The attachment tool according to  claim 17 , wherein the suction nozzle includes a suction nozzle inlet that is defined between the bristle block and the housing, the suction nozzle removing the soiled cleaning solution through the suction nozzle inlet. 
     
     
         20 . The attachment tool according to  claim 19 , wherein the suction nozzle inlet extends entirely around and removes the soiled cleaning solution entirely around the bristle block.