Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 10
Claim 1
Independent Claim
97 words
A remote controlled carpet cleaner, said remote controlled carpet cleaner comprising: a liquid pump driven by an engine, a heat exchanger, said heat exchanger receiving exhaust gases from said engine to heat a liquid pumped through said heat exchanger by said liquid pump, a liquid injector attached to said liquid pump, a plurality of remotely controlled valves connected to said liquid injector to control the flow of cleaning chemicals to said liquid pump, and said plurality of remotely controlled valves controlled by a receiver in response to a signal generated by a transmitter carried by an operator.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
97 words
A remote controlled carpet cleaner, said remote controlled carpet cleaner comprising: a liquid pump driven by an engine, a heat exchanger, said heat exchanger receiving exhaust gases from said engine to heat a liquid pumped through said heat exchanger by said liquid pump, a liquid injector attached to said liquid pump, a plurality of remotely controlled valves connected to said liquid injector to control the flow of cleaning chemicals to said liquid pump, and said plurality of remotely controlled valves controlled by a receiver in response to a signal generated by a transmitter carried by an operator.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
32 words
A remote controlled carpet cleaner according to claim 1 wherein: said remotely controlled solenoid valves are operated by a pressure switch activated by a servo motor in response to said receiver signal.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
17 words
A remote controlled carpet cleaner according to claim 2 wherein: said remotely controlled valves are solenoid valves.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
32 words
A remote controlled carpet cleaner according to claim 3 further including: a vacuum pump driven by said engine, and a cleaning wand connected by flexible hose to said remote controlled carpet cleaner.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
51 words
A remote controlled carpet cleaner according to claim 4 wherein: said flexible hose has first and second parts, said first part connected to said remote controlled carpet cleaner and supplying heated water to said cleaning wand, and said second part connected to said vacuum pump of said remote controlled carpet cleaner.
Claim 7
Independent Claim
137 words
A method of operating a remote controlled carpet cleaner including a liquid pump driven by an engine to pump a liquid through a heat exchanger which receives exhaust gases from said engine to heat said liquid, a liquid injector attached to said liquid pump to inject cleaning chemicals supplied through solenoid valves, said solenoid valves controlled by a receiver in response to a signal generated by a transmitter carried by an operator, said method comprising the steps of: transmitting a signal from an operator carried transmitter to a receiver, receiving said signal from said operator carried transmitter to said receiver, operating a switch in response to a signal from said receiver, opening a solenoid valve in response to the operation of said switch, and dispensing a carpet cleaning chemical through said solenoid valve to said liquid injector.
Claim 8
Independent Claim
137 words
A method of operating a remote controlled carpet cleaner including a liquid pump driven by an engine to pump a liquid through a heat exchanger which receives exhaust gases from said engine to heat said liquid, a liquid injector attached to said liquid pump to inject cleaning chemicals supplied through solenoid valves, said solenoid valves controlled by a receiver in response to a signal generated by a transmitter carried by an operator, said method comprising the steps of: transmitting a signal from an operator carried transmitter to a receiver, receiving said signal from said operator carried transmitter to said receiver, operating a switch in response to a signal from said receiver, opening a solenoid valve in response to the operation of said switch, and dispensing a carpet cleaning chemical through said solenoid valve to said liquid injector.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
29 words
A method of operating a remote controlled carpet cleaner according to claim 6 wherein: said signal transmitted from an operator carried transmitter to a receiver is a radio signal.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
26 words
A method of operating a remote controlled carpet cleaner according to claim 7 wherein: said switch is a pressure activated switch operated by a servo motor.