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A fabric cleaning apparatus including a vacuum hose and a liquid spray nozzle is provided with a cleaning wand having a universal head support for accepting any one of a series of different sized and/or shaped cleaning head attachments, each being adapted for a particular fabric cleaning function.

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In a cleaning wand assembly for use with wet or dry cleaning apparatus including a base unit having cleaning fluid reservoir means and first hose means for supplying cleaning fluid from the reservoir means to the fabric to be cleaned, and vacuum producing means for removing dirt and/or cleaning flui

In a cleaning wand assembly for use with wet or dry cleaning apparatus including a base unit having cleaning fluid reservoir means and first hose means for supplying cleaning fluid from the reservoir means to the fabric to be cleaned, and vacuum producing means for removing dirt and/or cleaning fluid from the fabric including second hose means for conveying removed substances from the fabric to the base unit, the improvement wherein the cleaning wand assembly comprises: a first hollow hose-connecting section for attaching the second hose means to the cleaning wand assembly, and a second hollow section coupled to, and fluidly communicating with, said first hollow section, said second hollow section including a first region for supporting a spray unit, a second region located forwardly of said first region having an aperture extending therethrough for communication with the hollow interior of said second hollow section, and depending wall means for dividing said first region from said second region, said second region defining means for receiving and securing a cleaning head attachment including channel means in said second region for engagement with said cleaning head attachment, a spray unit supported at said first region rearwardly of said channel means and including means for connecting said spray unit to said first hose means, valve means, actuator means for actuating said valve means, and a spray nozzle for emitting a spray of cleaning fluid conveyed from said base unit reservoir to said spray unit, and a set of cleaning head attachments interchangeably mountable on said second hollow section, each of said cleaning head attachments having a configuration which differs from the other cleaning head attachments in said set, and each of said cleaning head attachments including rail members configured and sized for interengagement with said channel means so that said cleaning head attachment is securely held in tightfitting engagement with interfitting wall surface of said second region of said wand assembly.