Did You Know...
...that the Eveready Battery began as an invention called the "electric flowerpot," which was a tube with a battery and light bulb inside? The idea was to fasten this gizmo to the side of a flowerpot so it would illuminate the flowers from the bottom. The idea died on the vine and the businessman who licensed the flower pot, Conrad Huber, was left with a pile of useless tubes -- until he found a way to market them as batteries to light the world!
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 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 |
| D564157 | Foot of an upright vacuum cleaner | 03/11/2008 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| D548906 | Grout cleaning tool | 08/14/2007 |
| 7247182 | Filter assembly for a vacuum cleaner A filter assembly for a removable dirt separation system is disclosed. The filter assembly includes a wall support attached to a wall of the dirt separation system and a screen panel having a number of screen elements. The filter assembly further includes a filter e... | 07/24/2007 |
| 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 |
| D545513 | Suction nozzle | 06/26/2007 |
| D545012 | Base for an upright extractor | 06/19/2007 |
| D541498 | Suction nozzle for a vacuum cleaner | 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 7159273 | Muffler assembly for a bagless vacuum cleaner An upright vacuum cleaner having a muffler system is disclosed. The upright vacuum cleaner includes a carpet engaging nozzle base and an upper housing pivotally connected to the nozzle base. The upright vacuum cleaner further includes a dirt cup removably secured to... | 01/09/2007 |
| D534699 | Portion of a portable cleaning machine | 01/02/2007 |
| 7152274 | Handle and latch for a removable dirt separation system An upright vacuum cleaner is disclosed. The upright vacuum cleaner includes a carpet engaging nozzle base and an upper housing pivotally attached to the nozzle base. The upright vacuum cleaner further includes a removable bucket releasably secured to the upper housi... | 12/26/2006 |
| D530471 | Upper housing for a floor care appliance | 10/17/2006 |
| D528720 | Filter cover for a floor care appliance | 09/19/2006 |
| 7100234 | Suction nozzle configuration A suction nozzle for a floor care appliance such as an upright vacuum cleaner having at least a first channel located above an agitator to carry air and dirt to a suction passageway. The cleaner has several embodiments, one of which has a single channel and a single... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7055211 | Blocker door for an agitator duct of a vacuum cleaner A blocker door assembly is disclosed. The blocker door assembly includes a carpet engaging nozzle base and a nozzle opening positioned in the base. The blocker door assembly further includes a rotating agitator positioned in the nozzle opening and an outlet duct in ... | 06/06/2006 |
| D521703 | Feature of an upper portion of an upright vacuum cleaner | 05/23/2006 |
| D521701 | Upper housing of a floor care appliance | 05/23/2006 |
| D521704 | Portion for a floor cleaner foot | 05/23/2006 |
| D520690 | Portion of the upper housing of a floor care appliance | 05/09/2006 |
| 7039985 | Removable hose and tool caddy A floor cleaning unit having a housing and a removable caddy which may be mounted on and removed from the housing for storing accessories. The caddy includes a body which removably mounts to the housing. A connector assembly is included on the body for removably mou... | 05/09/2006 |
| D520199 | Portion of a floor cleaner foot | 05/02/2006 |
| D519254 | Portion of a floor cleaner foot | 04/18/2006 |
| D518612 | Tank for an upright extractor | 04/04/2006 |
| D518614 | Feature of a foot of an upright vacuum cleaner | 04/04/2006 |
| D518257 | Filter portion of an upright vacuum cleaner | 03/28/2006 |
| D517260 | Portable cleaning machine | 03/14/2006 |
