Carpet extractors

[ridgidvac]

Who invented the carpet extractor? Is it Bissell or is it Rug Doctor?

 

[kenmore81]

I Think

I want to say Blue lustre, but it could be Rug Dr. they both have been around for a long time. I remeber reading an ad or thread here or somewhere not so long ago about using a shampooer then extracting with xxx machine(like a wet vac). I think what I had seen was a late from the 50's. Mabe im loosing it lol, but I do remember seeing something about extraction from the 50's

 

[ridgidvac]

Rinse-N-Vac patent

Not sure if its a parts list for Rinse-N-Vac or Thermax rental machines? How good are the XXX machines? The XXX's are hard-to-find here, are they sold online only or rental units?

http://www.delphion.com/cgi-bin/viewpat.cmd/USD0281919__?MODE=fstv&OUT_FORMAT=pdf

 

[queeny77]

rinse n vac by blue luster

 

[ridgidvac]

The XXX extractor I had had a Mongomery Ward logo instead of a XXX logo; XXX made them for MW? Looks like a Shop Vac (has 5 gal recovery tank; requires faucet hookup)