An extraction cleaner (100,300) may include an upright body (104,304), a cleaning head (102,302) pivotally coupled to the upright body (104,304), a supply tank (106,310) coupled to the upright body (104,304) and fluidly coupled to the cleaning head (102,302), a
recovery tank (108,314) coupled to the upright body (104,304) and fluidly coupled to the cleaning head (102,302), and an
agitator (122,404,1000) rotatably coupled to the cleaning head (102,302). The
agitator (122,404,1000) may include a main body (206,1002) and a
bristle strip (1103) extending helically around the main body (206,1002) and forming an acute
attack angle (β,Ω) with the main body (206,1002) that opens in a direction of rotation (210,1116) of the
agitator (122,404,1000) during a cleaning operation of the extraction cleaner (100,300).