Wall rug cleaning machine

Claim 1

A cleaning device for wall rugs and the like comprising a head, a rigid tube, and means for connecting said head to said rigid tube which is adapted to permit relative movement of said head about an axis of said rigid tube; said head including means for applying cleaning fluid to a rug surface throughout a first area, means for applying a vacuum to a rug surface throughout a second area which substantially completely surrounds said first area, an inner wall which has a free end defining an enclosure for said means for applying cleaning fluid where said first area is defined by and within said free end of the inner wall, and an outer wall which has a free end and which surrounds said inner wall to define an annular chamber between said inner wall and said outer wall, said annular chamber having an open end where said second area is defined between the free ends of said inner and outer walls, said annular chamber being in communication with a source of vacuum, the free ends of said inner and outer walls lying substantially in the same plane where said head is free of any projections extending substantially beyond said plane in a direction away from said head so that the free ends of said inner and outer walls are adapted to contact a rug surface to be cleaned.