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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8127397 | Vacuum cleaner The invention relates to a vacuum cleaner comprising a lower housing part, on which wheels are mounted for moving the vacuum cleaner along a floor surface, and which forms a dirt collection container with a suction inlet to which a suction hose is connectable, and a... | 03/06/2012 |
| 8060977 | Magnetic vacuum tool mount A vacuum cleaner and accessory tool. The vacuum cleaner has a first magnet feature and a first mounting feature. The accessory tool has a second magnet feature and a second mounting feature. One of the first and second mounting features is shaped to wrap partially a... | 11/22/2011 |
| 8046868 | Vacuum having accessory storage features A vacuum including a housing, a suction device disposed within the housing, a plurality of accessories operable to engage the suction device, a plurality of wheels mounted to the housing and at least one bumper disposed on the housing. The at least one bumper includ... | 11/01/2011 |
| 8011060 | Upright vacuum cleaner An upright vacuum cleaner for cleaning a surface includes an upper body with a dust collection container received therein and a base unit with a front portion with respect to the travel direction of the vacuum cleaner. At least one electrical load is disposed in the... | 09/06/2011 |
| 8006344 | Suction nozzle-hanging apparatus for use in vacuum cleaner A suction nozzle hanging apparatus for use in a vacuum cleaner that can hang and store a suction nozzle assembly having a suction nozzle on a cleaner body. The suction nozzle hanging apparatus includes a fixing part formed on a suction nozzle assembly, the suction n... | 08/30/2011 |
| 7992252 | Vacuum cleaner A vacuum cleaner is provided. The vacuum cleaner may include a dust separation device that separates dust and a dust container in which the dust separated in the dust separation device may be stored. ... | 08/09/2011 |
| 7979954 | Portable cleaning assembly with waste container The subject invention provides a vacuum unit and a waste container. The vacuum unit applies a vacuum to clean an area to collect debris and the waste container collects waste by a user separate from debris collected by the vacuum unit. The vacuum unit includes a bat... | 07/19/2011 |
| 7979953 | Vacuum cleaner A vacuum cleaner that is convertible between an upright mode and a canister mode by use of a hose is provided. The vacuum cleaner includes a hose clamping unit capable of protruding outside the cleaner body or retreating back to the cleaner body according to a mode ... | 07/19/2011 |
| 7945990 | Vacuum hose storage system A vacuum hose storage system includes a housing which is mounted in a storage area of a dwelling or vehicle and connected to a vacuum source. A length of flexible, expandable cleaning hose is mounted in a looped fashion about a plurality of spaced rollers rotatably ... | 05/24/2011 |
| 7913352 | Dust collector In a dust collector which includes a tank and a main body disposed over the tank, the main body includes a housing and an air intake unit incorporated in the housing. A hook is provided in the housing of the main body, and capable of being manually operated to chang... | 03/29/2011 |
| 7877837 | Cleaning appliance including a telescopic wand assembly retainer A cleaning appliance of the cylinder type includes a main body and a hose and wand assembly including a telescopic wand movable between retracted and extended positions and a flexible hose having a first end connected to the main body and a second end connected to t... | 02/01/2011 |
| 7797788 | Latch arrangement for a floor care appliance A floor care appliance is provided for cleaning bare surfaces such as tile, marble, linoleum and wood. The floor care appliance includes an accessory hose, telescoping wand and accessory tools for cleaning bare surfaces. A latch having a latch cover is provided for ... | 09/21/2010 |
| 7739772 | Upright vacuum cleaner There is provided an upright vacuum cleaner that can be conveniently and stably operated. In the upright vacuum cleaner, an intake nozzle is provided to suck air, dust, and other material, a body is extended upward from the intake nozzle in a rotatable relationship ... | 06/22/2010 |
| 7716783 | Vacuum having inlet and storage features A vacuum including a housing and a suction device disposed within the housing is provided with hose and power cord storage features. A pivotal inlet coupling facilitates storage of the hose. A separately formed inlet body facilitates easier formation of the inlet. A... | 05/18/2010 |
| 7681279 | Vacuum cleaner A vacuum cleaner comprising: a cleaner body 3; an elongate handle 5 connected to the cleaner body, the elongate handle being movable between an extended position, extending outwardly from the cleaner body, and a stowed position, in which the elongate h... | 03/23/2010 |
| 7653963 | AC/DC hand portable wet/dry vacuum having improved portability and convenience A wet/dry utility vacuum with a canister, a powerhead assembly with a fan, a shut-off device that prevents the fan from drawing liquids into the fan inlet when a volume of the liquid in the canister exceeds a predetermined volume. The powerhead assembly includes a c... | 02/02/2010 |
| 7650668 | Upright vacuum cleaner An upright vacuum cleaner is provided. Thanks to a mini nozzle seat formed by subsiding in a front side on an upper portion of the vacuum cleaner, a mini nozzle can be received in a stable and solid manner when the mini nozzle is not in use, whereby convenience in u... | 01/26/2010 |
| 7644471 | Vacuum cleaner with adjoining chamber for accessory pieces A vacuum cleaner, comprising a housing, in which a dust chamber is embodied for housing a dust separator, which may be sealed by means of a dust chamber lid, mounted on the housing and a housing for accessory pieces which can be closed by the dust chamber lid. Accor... | 01/12/2010 |
| 7480959 | Vacuum cleaner comprising a base compartment for attachments A vacuum cleaner comprising a housing (1), in which a dust compartment (5), which can be closed by a dust compartment cover and is designed to receive a dust interceptor (6), and a fan compartment (7) for receiving a motor-driven fan unit... | 01/27/2009 |
| 7478456 | Mounting device for vacuum cleaner accessory A mounting device 202 for mounting accessories 258, 260 of a vacuum cleaner to an elongate tube 94 of the vacuum cleaner for storage is disclosed. The device 202 comprises a collar 244 for mounting to the elongate tube 94 an... | 01/20/2009 |
| 7472455 | Portable hairstylists' station and method A portable hair stylists' station includes a case and a vacuum cleaner, the vacuum cleaner including a canister associated with the case and a hose connected to a suction opening of the canister. A method for conducting a hairstyling business is also disclosed. ... | 01/06/2009 |
| 7472456 | Portable cleaning assembly with waste container The subject invention provides a vacuum unit and a waste container. The vacuum unit applies a vacuum to clean an area to collect debris and the waste container collects waste by a user separate from debris collected by the vacuum unit. The vacuum unit includes an ex... | 01/06/2009 |
| 7472454 | Vacuum cleaner comprising a cable compartment A vacuum cleaner comprising a housing containing a housing part for receiving components of electrical appliances, and a dust compartment which can be closed by a dust compartment cover that is mounted in such a way that it can pivot between a position wherein the d... | 01/06/2009 |
| 7461430 | Vacuum system and method A central vacuum system connectable to an interior portion of an inhabitable structure includes a housing having an upper end, a lower end, and a side wall defining a collection chamber, the side wall defining an opening communicating between atmosphere and the coll... | 12/09/2008 |
| 7421760 | Vacuum system A vacuum system has a cabinet that can be mounted to a wall. The cabinet includes a hose storage compartment with a hose drive assembly for automatically extending and retracting a vacuum hose. A portable vacuum unit can be removably docked to the cabinet and connec... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7421759 | Vacuum extraction apparatus for cleaning a surface An apparatus (20) for cleaning a surface (22) includes a clean fluid tank (26) containing a cleaning fluid (46) and configured for delivery of the fluid (46) to the surface (22). The clean fluid tank (26) has a first ... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7418762 | Self-propelled cleaning device and charger using the same A self-propelled cleaning device having a cylindrical side cover has a suction body capable of moving transversely to the forward direction. The side cover is held by a base via a suspension. When cleaning corners of a room, the suction body moves by a wall and as t... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7406743 | Handle unit for vacuum cleaner The present disclosure relates to a handle unit for a vacuum cleaner. The handle unit for the vacuum cleaner for controlling a cleaner body of the vacuum cleaner includes a handle body of the vacuum cleaner; and a supporting unit projected from one side of the handl... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7377008 | Multifunction vacuum cleaner A multifunction vacuum cleaner, in which a main body is removably connected to a frame portion, comprises a nozzle assembly for suctioning in an air including dusts or dirt on a cleaning area, a main body having a cyclone dust collector for centrifugally separating ... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7367081 | Valve assembly with blocking member A cleaning apparatus for cleaning a surface is disclosed. The apparatus includes a housing, a floor suction nozzle operatively attached to the housing, and a suction source operatively attached to the housing and placed in fluid communication with the floor suction ... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7363679 | Vacuum system A vacuum system has a cabinet that can be mounted to a wall. The cabinet includes a hose storage compartment with a hose drive assembly for automatically extending and retracting a vacuum hose. A portable vacuum unit can be removably docked to the cabinet and connec... | 04/29/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7350261 | Accessory support for an upright vacuum cleaner and accessory unit An accessory support for an upright type vacuum cleaner, the upright type vacuum cleaner comprising a cleaner body, a suction brush formed adjacent a lower part of the cleaner body, and a handle engaged with the cleaner body, the accessory support comprising: a hang... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7346957 | Vacuum cleaner A vacuum cleaner includes an electric blower for generating a suction air stream and a dust collecting unit for collecting dirt particles contained in the suction air stream. The suction air stream passing through the dust collecting unit into the electric blower fl... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7340798 | Upright vacuum cleaner with spring loaded nozzle An upright vacuum cleaner includes a nozzle assembly, a canister assembly pivotally mounted to said nozzle assembly, a suction fan and drive motor and a biaser. The biaser has a first end that engages the nozzle assembly and a second end that engages the canister as... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7337493 | Upright-type electric vacuum cleaner with detachable dust collector An upright-type electric vacuum cleaner including a vacuum cleaner main body with at least a dust collector and an exhaust outlet, and a suction body provided at a lower front of the vacuum main body. The dust collector is disposed on a rearward side of the vacuum c... | 03/04/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7325271 | Clamp device for removably attaching a vacuum cleaner component to a structure A clamp device for removably attaching a vacuum cleaner component to a structure according to an embodiment of the invention includes a clamp adapted to removably attach to the structure, a slot formed in the clamp, and a knob attached to the vacuum cleaner componen... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7322070 | Anti jamming device for a vacuum hose A vacuum system has a cabinet that can be mounted to a wall. The cabinet includes a hose connectable to a vacuum source. The hose is extendible from the cabinet between extended and retracted positions. A rotatable shaft drives the hose and a power source causes the... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7309365 | Vacuum cleaner A vacuum cleaner including an electric blower for generating suction air, a collecting unit for collecting dust contained in the suction air, a dust removing unit for removing dust adhered to the collecting unit, and a dust removing stop unit for stopping an operati... | 12/18/2007 |
