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(43) Date of publication: 07.10.2020 Bulletin 2020/41 (21) Application number: 19738488.6 (22) Date of filing: 07.01.2019

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  A47L 9/04(2006.01) A46B 13/00(2006.01) A47L 5/30(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/US2019/012518 (87) International publication number: WO 2019/139846 (18.07.2019 Gazette 2019/29)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR Designated Extension States: BA ME Designated Validation States: KH MA MD TN (30) Priority: 10.01.2018 US 201815866978 (71) Applicant: Bissell Inc. Grand Rapids, MI 49544-2516 (US)	(72) Inventors: KASPER, Gary A. Grand Rapids, Michigan 49544-2516 (US) VANTONGEREN, Todd Richard Grand Rapids, Michigan 49544-2516 (US) MOHAN, Jake Andrew Grand Rapids, Michigan 49544-2516 (US) SCHOLTEN, Jeffrey A. Grand Rapids, Michigan 49544-2516 (US) (74) Representative: Schaumburg und Partner Patentanwälte mbB  Postfach 86 07 48 81634 München 81634 München (DE)