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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7690078 | Vacuum cleaner with removable cleaning attachment A vacuum cleaner includes a base having first and second inlet ports and a fan configured to draw air through the inlet ports into the base. A vacuuming head is removably attachable to the base to channel air from a surface into the first inlet port to clean the sur... | 04/06/2010 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 7134694 | Hose connection adapter An adapter for connecting a hose to a hose receptacle of an object in a locking relationship. The adapter includes a first end adapted to be fixedly attached to one of the hose receptacle or the hose and a second end having a first locking element adapted to selecti... | 11/14/2006 |
| 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 |
| 7020930 | Combination lawn care sweeper thatcher shredder A lawn sweeper is provided having rotary brushes mounted in a housing and projecting through a bottom opening in the housing for sweeping up debris. A vacuum fan with an internal shredder is also mounted to the housing and communicates through a vacuum chute with th... | 04/04/2006 |
| 6941064 | Heater for vacuum cleaners A heater for fluids including a housing made of a non-metallic material and having an internal cavity. The housing has an inlet and an outlet, each of which are in fluid communication with the internal cavity. An elongated electrical heating element is disposed with... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6499182 | Convertible blower port for vacuum cleaner A convertible blower port for a vacuum cleaner includes a cylindrical port wall carried by a portion of a vacuum cleaner. The port wall has a first end facing inwardly toward the vacuum cleaner and a second end opposite the first end. The port wall define... | 12/31/2002 |
| 6385809 | Gasketless wet/dry vacuum with switchable blowing The vacuum includes a body having a main air passageway, and first and second air passageways diverging from the main passageway. The first air passageway defines a blower port. A closable door having an open and a closed position directs air flow from th... | 05/14/2002 |
| 6367119 | Dual-duty blowing and exhausting apparatus A dual-duty blowing and exhausting apparatus is provided. The apparatus may be quickly and conveniently converted between blowing and exhausting configurations without exposing its parts to undue wear or damage, and without causing the escape of the colle... | 04/09/2002 |
| 6256832 | Vacuum cleaner The invention provides a vacuum cleaner (2) having a cleaner head (8) comprising a dirty air inlet (12) and a passage 20) forming an airflow path for dirty air entering the dirty air inlet (12). Access means (24, 26) are provided for allowing access to th... | 07/10/2001 |
| 6192549 | Upright water extraction cleaning machine A portable surface cleaning apparatus has a base for movement along a surface to be cleaned and an upright handle pivotally attached to a rearward portion of the base. A fluid dispensing nozzle for applying fluid to the surface and a suction nozzle for pi... | 02/27/2001 |
| 6138322 | Upright carpet and upholstery extractor A novel upright carpet cleaning extractor is disclosed which may be conveniently converted from the floor cleaning mode to the upholstery and/or stair cleaning mode. The overall configuration and operation of the extractor is similar to that of a typical ... | 10/31/2000 |
| 6134744 | Upright water extraction cleaning machine A portable surface cleaning apparatus has a base for movement along a surface to be cleaned and an upright handle pivotally attached to a rearward portion of the base. A fluid dispensing nozzle for applying fluid to the surface and a suction nozzle for pi... | 10/24/2000 |
| 5983449 | Dirt conveying duct arrangement A dirt conveying duct arrangement is formed between a nozzle and motor-fan of a vacuum cleaner and includes front and rear duct sections. The front duct section is open at the bottom thereof and covered by a removable bottom plate. The rear duct section i... | 11/16/1999 |
| 5819368 | Metal collection device for vacuum cleaners This invention concerns a Metal Collection Device for Vacuum Cleaners. It consist of a cover structure (that could be opened) that is attached to the soft tube of the vacuum cleaner. The interior of this cover structure has a strong magnet which attracts ... | 10/13/1998 |
| 5669098 | Floor cleaning machine with an additional fluid nozzle with connector and suction by-pass A floor cleaning machine having an additional nozzle which is slidably insertable with respect to the machine's dirty liquid suction duct to thereby by-pass the dirty liquid suction duct to provide suction to a suction conduit associated with the addition... | 09/23/1997 |
| 5586358 | Hand carriable vacuum cleaner with accessory attachment A hand held vacuum cleaner portable by a user during use is disclosed. The vacuum cleaner has a housing defining a main inlet, an accessory inlet, an exhaust outlet, and a vacuum passageway interconnecting the inlets to the outlet. An impeller is driven b... | 12/24/1996 |
| 5222276 | Vacuum cleaner for on floor and off floor suction cleaning An upright vacuum cleaner having an off-the-floor suction hose attachment port located in the passageway connected to the agitator chamber or front nozzle with a suction generating means, and having a sliding door for closing off the passageway intermedia... | 06/29/1993 |
| 5060339 | Blower attachment for a vacuum cleaner A blower attachment for a vacuum cleaner including an attached member disposed over the exhaust air discharge openings that extend around the vacuum cleaner casing. The attached member includes a strap section that extends over and blocks air flow from so... | 10/29/1991 |
| 4893376 | Upright-type electric vacuum cleaner Disclosed is an upright-type electric vacuum cleaner which comprises a suction port body provided with a rotary brush and a main body case supported tiltably on the suction port body. Improvements are made in details such as the arrangement for supporting... | 01/16/1990 |
| 4811450 | Vacuum cleaner with improved auxiliary cleaning A vacuum cleaner main cleaning chassis has a pair of suction air channels leading from a principal suction area thereof. Suction force is provided in common in the air channels with a single suction motor. One of the suction air channels is adapted to rec... | 03/14/1989 |
| 4811452 | Auxiliary attachment adaptor and vacuum cleaner for use therewith A vacuum cleaner is provided for use with an improved adaptor for associating auxiliary cleaning attachments with the cleaner. Insertion of the improved adaptor into an auxiliary suction port of the vacuum cleaner may be used to actuate various mechanisms... | 03/14/1989 |
| 4567623 | Leaf and debris collector An improved leaf and debris collection apparatus is described which features a centrifugal fan mounted on a wagon and driven by an engine, the inlet side of the fan being connected to an inlet head just above ground level and its outlet side connected to ... | 02/04/1986 |
| 4563790 | Hose attachment structure for upright vacuum cleaner According to the invention, a hose attachment port is provided in the hood of an upright suction cleaner. A hinged door is spring biased sealingly against the underside of the hood to seal the port for on-the-floor operation. The door is pivotable upon th... | 01/14/1986 |
| 4490882 | Upright vacuum center An upright-type vacuum cleaner wherein the air pump, traditionally fixed to the bottom motor shaft, is repositioned at the top of the motor shaft and the dirt-laden air duct is directed up over the motor to this top mounted air pump, and a radical change ... | 01/01/1985 |
| 4472856 | Pivoted duct conversion An upright cleaner or the like is provided with a pivoting duct that pivots outwardly of the hood of the cleaner for attachment of a conversion tool. This permits conversion of the upright cleaner to, for example, hose operation.... | 09/25/1984 |
| 4443910 | Above-the-floor adaptor for upright vacuum cleaner A vacuum cleaner for selective conversion between on-the-floor and above-the-floor cleaning. The basic upright vacuum cleaner includes a joint with a through passageway connecting the handle to the floor nozzle and through which the suction air passes. Th... | 04/24/1984 |
| 4334337 | Compact wet-dry electric vacuum cleaner The disclosure concerns a compact wet-dry vacuum cleaner adapted for collecting both wet and dry materials. The vacuum cleaner is powered by a by-pass type blow motor which is supported in a housing. The housing includes a baffle for separating the inflow... | 06/15/1982 |
| 4325163 | Portable blower-vacuum unit A portable blower-vacuum unit has an impeller for drawing air axially through a housing air inlet, and for discharging the air centrifugally through a tangential housing air outlet. In a blower mode, a perforate cover plate prevents ingestion of solid mat... | 04/20/1982 |
| 4225999 | Multi-motor suction cleaner construction A multi-motor suction cleaner of the upright type having a power-driven rotary brush operated in the usual manner with a low-suction, high-volume airflow produced by a typical first motor-fan unit in the cleaner suction nozzle housing to carry out a usual... | 10/07/1980 |
| 4129920 | Hose coupling for upright vacuum cleaner In accordance with the present invention, there is provided an arrangement for attaching a suction hose to an enclosed bag type of upright vacuum cleaner for the purpose of above-the-floor cleaning.... | 12/19/1978 |
| 4096601 | Cleaning apparatus for carpets, upholstery and the like A cleaning apparatus for carpets, upholstery and the like in which a housing is displaceable along the surface to be cleaned and is provided with a motor-driven suction device, a foam-applying device and a pulsating scrubbing (massaging) device, the latte... | 06/27/1978 |
| 3968938 | System for handling debris A system is provided for handling debris, such as twigs, leaves, grass cuttings, refuse and the like comprising a fan-shredding device including a vacuum nozzle, the nozzle being shut off from the fan suction when various units are mounted thereon, such a... | 07/13/1976 |
