Steam-vacuum generator for rug and upholstery cleaning

Claim 1

A TWO-TANK STEAM AND VACUUM GENERATOR FOR USE WITH A TWO-CHAMBER STEAM-VACUUM CLEANING NOZZLE COMPRISING: A BASE HOUSING, A SUCTION-BLOWER HAVING AN INLET AND AN OUTLET AND MOUNTED IN THE BASE HOUSING, A LIQUID PUMP HAVING AN INLET AND AN OUTLET AND MOUNTED IN THE BASE HOUSING, POWER DRIVE MEANS OPERATIVELY CONNECTED TO THE SUCTIONBLOWER AND TO THE LIQUID PUMP, A VACUUM TANK AND A LIQUID TANK RELEASAABLY MOUNTED ON THE BASE HOUSING, A CHAMBER IN THE UPPER PORTION OF THE VACUUM TANK AND SEALED FROM THE LOWER PORTION OF THE VACUUM TANK EXCEPT FOR AN OPENING AT ONE SIDE THEREOF, A SUCTION TUBE COMMUNICATING THE CHAMBER IN THE UPPER PORTIONS OF THE VACUUM TANK WITH THE INLET OF THE SUCTION BLOWER, A LONG, FLEXIBLE VACUUM HOSE HAVING ONE END THEREOF OPENING INTO THE PORTION OF THE VACUUM TANK BELOW THE CHAMBER THEREIN, THE OTHER END OF THE VACUUM HOSE BEING FORMED FOR RELEASABLE CONNECTION TO THE CLEANING NOZZLE, A LIQUID TIGHT SUCTION EXTENDING FROM A LOW POINT INTERIORLY OF THE LIQUID TANK TO THE INLET OF THE LIQUID PUMP FOR SUPPLYING LIQUID TO THE LIQUID PUMP, A STEAM GENERATOR CONNECTED TO RECEIVE LIQUID PUMPED FROM THE OUTLET OF THE LIQUID PUMP, AND A FLEXIBLE STEAM HOSE OF A LENGTH CORRESPONDING TO THAT OF THE VACUUM HOSE AND HAVING ONE END THEREOF COMMUNICATING WITH THE STEAM GENERATOR, AND THE OTHER END THEREOF FORMED FOR CONNECTION TO SUCH NOZZLE.