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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7418764 | Mode control arrangement for a floor care appliance An upright vacuum cleaner is provided having a suction nozzle height adjustment arrangement controlled by a rotary mode control member located on the upper housing. The rotary mode control member controls a suction nozzle height adjustment motor and a rotary agitato... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7377010 | Dirt collecting system for a floor care appliance An upright vacuum cleaner is provided having a dirt collecting system with a downwardly pivoting lid for disposing of the collected dirt. The dirt collecting system has a latching arrangement for securing the pivoting lid into the closed position. A release member o... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7350262 | Floor care appliance with tool caddy A floor care appliance is provided for cleaning bare surfaces such as tile, marble, linoleum and wood. The floor care appliance includes an accessory caddy for storing an accessory hose, telescoping wand, cleaning implements and cleaning supplies. The accessory cadd... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7340797 | Recovery tank for a cleaning apparatus The cleaning apparatus includes a base portion for movement along the surface and a handle pivotally connected to the base portion. A recovery tank is removably mounted to the handle and has a front end. A lid covers the recovery tank and has an inlet opening for di... | 03/11/2008 |
| D564157 | Foot of an upright vacuum cleaner | 03/11/2008 |
| 7332005 | Filtration bag replacement system for a floor care appliance A floor care appliance such as a vacuum cleaner is provided having an filtration bag changing assembly located in the filtration compartment. A supply of filtration material is packaged in a container in the form of a continuous tube to be fed into the filtration co... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7331082 | Tank arrangement for a cleaning apparatus A cleaning apparatus for cleaning a surface in which cleaning solution is dispensed to the surface and substantially simultaneously extracted along with the dirt on the surface in a continuous operation is provided. The cleaning apparatus includes a base portion for... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7316051 | Suction nozzle height adjustment control circuit A floor care appliance is provided with a switch for controlling the height of the suction nozzle. The switch controls the height of the suction nozzle by controlling the operation of an independent motor and a gear and cam arrangement operatively connected to the w... | 01/08/2008 |
| D558942 | Vacuum cleaner body | 01/01/2008 |
| 7299521 | Brush assembly distribution apparatus A floor-scrubbing machine is provided having a main body and a cleaning fluid delivery system. At least one rotatable brush having a brush body and bristles extending from the brush body is included. The brush is carried by the main body whereby the bristles of the ... | 11/27/2007 |
| D555308 | Vacuum cleaner foot | 11/13/2007 |
| D553813 | Vacuum cleaner housing | 10/23/2007 |
| D553814 | Upright vacuum cleaner | 10/23/2007 |
| D553313 | Upright vacuum cleaner | 10/16/2007 |
| D553312 | Vacuum cleaner housing | 10/16/2007 |
| D553314 | Upright vacuum cleaner foot | 10/16/2007 |
| D551817 | Portion of an upper housing for a floor care appliance | 09/25/2007 |
| 7269877 | Floor care appliance with network connectivity A floor care appliance is provided with a microprocessor based control arrangement having a communications port for connection to a computer. Once connected to a computer, software updates for the microprocessor may be downloaded or diagnostic information stored in ... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7269879 | Solution distribution arrangement for a cleaning machine A portable cleaning apparatus for cleaning a surface is provided and includes a housing. A distributor is operatively connected to the housing for distributing solution to the surface. A first solution container is mounted to the housing and contains a first solutio... | 09/18/2007 |
| D551404 | Upper housing for a floor care appliance | 09/18/2007 |
| 7267704 | Filter assembly for a vacuum cleaner A dirt filtering apparatus for a vacuum cleaner is disclosed. The dirt filtering apparatus includes a lid member having an exit opening defined therethrough, a sealing arrangement around the periphery of the lid member and adapted to engage a sidewall of a removable... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7254859 | Random motion cleaner A self-propelled floor cleaner is provided having a random motion generator which enhances the maneuverability of the floor cleaner. The random motion generator is rotatably attached to the frame of the cleaner and propels the cleaner across the floor in a random mo... | 08/14/2007 |
| D547015 | Dirt receptacle for a floor care appliance | 07/17/2007 |
| 7243393 | Agitator drive configuration The invention is an agitator configuration for a floor care appliance such as an upright vacuum cleaner. The floor care appliance is provided with at least two agitator chambers each having at least one rotary agitator member disposed therein. In the preferred embod... | 07/17/2007 |
| D546510 | Foot of an upright vacuum cleaner | 07/10/2007 |
| 7240394 | Cleaning machine for cleaning a surface A cleaning apparatus for cleaning a surface in which cleaning solution is distributed to the surface and substantially simultaneously extracted along with the dirt on the surface in a continuous operation as it moves along the surface is provided. The cleaning appar... | 07/10/2007 |
| D546008 | Portion of a suction nozzle for a floor care appliance | 07/03/2007 |
| D546009 | Portion of a suction nozzle for a floor care appliance | 07/03/2007 |
| 7237299 | Cleaning machine having a control system for cleaning a surface A cleaning apparatus for cleaning a surface in which cleaning solution is dispensed to the surface and substantially simultaneously extracted along with the dirt on the surface in a continuous operation is provided. The cleaning apparatus further includes a detectin... | 07/03/2007 |
| D545513 | Suction nozzle | 06/26/2007 |
| D545012 | Base for an upright extractor | 06/19/2007 |
| 7225501 | Brush assembly for a cleaning device A cleaning device for cleaning a surface is provided including a base for movement along a surface, a suction nozzle associated with the base, and a suction source for drawing liquid and dirt from the surface through the suction nozzle. The cleaning device further i... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7222389 | Recovery tank for a floor cleaning device A recovery tank is provided for a floor cleaning unit. The recovery tank comprises an inlet opening and a duct fluidly connected to the inlet. The duct extends horizontally within the tank adjacent a side wall the recovery tank for directing air and liquid from the ... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7220930 | Floor care appliance with an electro luminescent switch panel A floor care appliance such as a vacuum cleaner is provided having a display panel having at least one indicator light for indicating a status of a feature of the appliance wherein the indicator light is lighted by electro luminescent lighting. The electro luminesce... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7208892 | Power management system for a floor care appliance A floor care appliance is provided with an improved power management system for controlling the total amount of current provided to at least a first and a second load device of an appliance. The power management system is comprised of a microprocessor, an alternatin... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7207081 | Random motion cleaner A self-propelled floor cleaner is provided having a random motion generator which enhances the maneuverability of the floor cleaner. The random motion generator is rotatably attached to the frame of the cleaner and propels the cleaner across the floor in a random mo... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7208024 | Floor care appliance with filter cleaning system The present invention is a floor care appliance having a filter member that has one portion being cleaned at all times. The filter is utilized for separating fine particles from a dirt laden airstream that has been previously cleaned of larger particles. The hollow ... | 04/24/2007 |
| D541498 | Suction nozzle for a vacuum cleaner | 04/24/2007 |
| 7203993 | Suction nozzle height adjustment and control arrangement A floor care appliance is provided with a microprocessor based control arrangement. The microprocessor adjust the height of the suction nozzle through a motorized suction nozzle height gear and cam arrangement. The microprocessor is programmed to turn the current of... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7203991 | Portable cleaning machine A cleaning apparatus for cleaning a surface is provided. The cleaning apparatus has a housing for movement along a surface with a suction nozzle assembly having an inlet and outlet provided on the housing. A recovery container is removably mounted to the housing. A ... | 04/17/2007 |
