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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8032985 | Suction brush for vacuum cleaner A suction brush for a vacuum cleaner is provided. The suction brush a vacuum cleaner includes a brush main body connected to a cleaner main body and having a dust suction port provided on a bottom surface of the brush main body, first and second wheels rotatably eng... | 10/11/2011 |
| 8011061 | Nozzle assembly of vacuum cleaner A nozzle assembly of a vacuum cleaner is disclosed. The A nozzle assembly includes a main casing having an air inlet formed thereto to draw in dust or dirt from a surface to be cleaned, a drum brush disposed in the main casing to brush away the dust or dirt adhered ... | 09/06/2011 |
| 7549190 | Nozzle assembly of vacuum cleaner A nozzle assembly of a vacuum cleaner is disclosed. The nozzle assembly includes a nozzle assembly body having an air inlet and an air outlet, a drum brush unit disposed in the nozzle assembly body in the vicinity of the air inlet, and having a drum brush disposed t... | 06/23/2009 |
| 7363682 | Suction head for vacuum cleaner The present invention discloses a suction head for a vacuum cleaner, including a casing having a suction port for sucking alien substances from the floor, an agitator rotatably installed inside the suction port, a plurality of brushes being arranged on the agitator ... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7293325 | Vacuum cleaner base plate assembly A vacuum cleaner base plate assembly is provided according to an embodiment of the invention. The base plate assembly includes a base plate adapted to fit to a chassis bottom of a vacuum cleaner. The base plate includes one or more nozzle apertures. The base plate a... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7290309 | Cleaning head for a vacuum cleaner with edge cleaning bristles A cleaning head (30) for a vacuum cleaner comprises a housing (305) which extends transversely to the direction of intended movement (A) of the head. A row of bristles (310) extend outwardly from the sides of the housing (305). The bristl... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7234198 | Vacuum cleaner nozzle including mechanical beater and sonic beater A vacuum cleaner nozzle including a nozzle head, the nozzle head including at least one mechanical beater and at least one sonic beater, the at least one sonic beater comprising a beater portion and an actuating member that vibrates the beater portion. The beater po... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7228591 | Extractor including sonic agitator A carpet extractor head for a carpet extractor including at least one sonic agitator. The at least one sonic agitator includes a beater portion and an actuating member that vibrates the beater portion. The beater portion includes a hollow roller. ... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7228590 | Extractor including sonic agitator A carpet extractor head for a carpet extractor including at least one sonic agitator. ... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7225505 | Vacuum cleaner nozzle including mechanical beater sonic beater A vacuum cleaner nozzle including a nozzle head, the nozzle head having at least one mechanical beater and at least one sonic beater. ... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7197789 | Rotating and oscillating beater bar assembly for vacuum cleaners A beater bar assembly for use within a vacuum cleaner is disclosed. The beater bar assembly is capable of both axial oscillation (horizontal motion) and axial rotation, thereby providing an efficient cleaning motion. ... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7159275 | Glass surface cleaning machine A glass surface cleaning machine includes a supporting frame which has a fluid receiving chamber provided therein and includes a supporting arm frontwardly extended therefrom, a wiper blade transversely mounted on a front edge of the supporting arm of the supporting... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7150069 | Electric vacuum cleaner An electric vacuum cleaner includes a nozzle assembly 5 including: a base member 6; a movable member 7 inversely rotatably attached to the base member 6 and having one surface formed with a suction opening 20; and a covering member... | 12/19/2006 |
| 7146682 | Powered edge cleaner A floor care appliance such as a vacuum cleaner is provided having a traction wheel powered edge cleaner comprised of a vertical axis rotary agitator which is affixed to either the right or left side of the suction nozzle. The agitator is rotated by the traction whe... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7143470 | Vacuum cleaner nozzle including mechanical beater and sonic beater A vacuum cleaner nozzle including a nozzle head, the nozzle head including at least one mechanical beater and at least one sonic beater, the at least one sonic beater including a beater portion and an ultrasonic actuating member that vibrates the beater portion.... | 12/05/2006 |
| 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 |
| 7017221 | Floor sweeping apparatus Floor sweeping apparatus (9) of the type having a rotary brush member (20), which in use is driven to rotate about a generally horizontal axis, the brush member (20) having bristle elements (22) that, as the brush member (20) rotat... | 03/28/2006 |
| 7013528 | Floor cleaner with dusting A battery-powered, upright vacuum sweeper comprises a base assembly and a handle pivotably attached thereto. The base assembly comprises a vacuum fan assembly fluidly communicating with an inlet for vacuuming dust and the debris particles from a surface into a remov... | 03/21/2006 |
| 6966098 | Cleaner A cleaner is provided which includes an electric dirt collection mechanism with an electrically powered dirt collection action and a wiping cleaning mechanism with a wiping cleaning action utilizing a cleaning sheet provided on the bottom surface of the main body of... | 11/22/2005 |
| 6859976 | Cleaning apparatus with continuous action wiping and sweeping A cleaning apparatus includes a housing to be moved along a surface to be cleaned. Within the housing, a cleaning ribbon is disposed between a supply reel and a take-up reel. A portion of the cleaning ribbon is held parallel to, and in substantial contact with, the ... | 03/01/2005 |
| 6785933 | Suction head of vacuum cleaner with power brush A suction head of a vacuum cleaner with a power brush to dislodge and remove debris from an object to be cleaned is provided. The suction head includes a head case connected to a cleaner body via a connecting tube and having a suction hold on a lower surface thereof... | 09/07/2004 |
| 6539575 | Agitator for a cleaning machine with material cutting channel An agitator for use with cleaning machines, as well as methods for making the same, are shown and described. The agitator is configured to facilitate the removal of elongated fibers therefrom. In one embodiment, the agitator has a rotatable member with op... | 04/01/2003 |
| 6530118 | Sub-suction pipe assembly for vacuum cleaner A sub-suction pipe assembly for a vacuum cleaner includes an air suction pipe connected to a vacuum cleaner body, a sub-suction pipe connected to the air suction pipe and movable along the air suction pipe between a first position and a second position. T... | 03/11/2003 |
| 6463623 | Power brush assembly for vacuum cleaners A power brush assembly for vacuum cleaners is disclosed. In the power brush assembly, a casing is set in the suction part of a vacuum cleaner and defines a suction nozzle used for sucking dust-laden air under pressure into the suction part of the vacuum c... | 10/15/2002 |
| 6434786 | Edge cleaning apparatus for a vacuum cleaner A front edge cleaning device for an upright vacuum cleaner is disclosed. The front edge cleaning assembly comprises a flexible, resilient member frontally disposed on the head assembly of an upright vacuum cleaner. In one embodiment, the front edge cleani... | 08/20/2002 |
| 6421874 | Pivotal edge cleaning brushes for vacuum cleaner A vacuum cleaner includes a housing having a handle pivotally mounted to a nozzle assembly. An agitator is received in an agitator cavity formed in the nozzle assembly. A suction fan and suction fan drive motor are carried on the housing. An edge cleaning... | 07/23/2002 |
| 6381802 | Brush assembly of a vacuum cleaner A brush assembly for a vacuum cleaner includes a brush cover; a brush base connected to the brush cover, a rotary drum disposed between the brush cover and the brush base, and an edge brush integrated bumper. The edge brush integrated bumper is mounted ar... | 05/07/2002 |
| 6189179 | Surface drying machine An apparatus for drying wet roadway surfaces, and more particularly, paved race tracks. The drying device has a rectangular, box-shaped housing with first and second chambers. The first or leading chamber has a first drip pan for collecting water. At leas... | 02/20/2001 |
| 6189180 | Suction tool for an electric vacuum cleaner A suction tool for an electric vacuum cleaner includes: a suction tool body which is connected to the vacuum cleaner body and has a suction inflow passage therein for conducting a suction air stream from a suction port, to the vacuum cleaner body; and a m... | 02/20/2001 |
| 6094776 | Brush and spacer assembly for a vacuum cleaner A removable brush spacer assembly for attachment to the lateral edge of a vacuum cleaner nozzle in order to support an edge brush and to space the brush with respect to a surface is shown and described. The brush spacer assembly incorporates an elongated ... | 08/01/2000 |
| 5475893 | Adjustable edge brush for vacuum cleaner A vertically sliding brush is provided along each edge of a vacuum cleaner nozzle. The edge brush is spring biased downwardly. A sliding lever operates the brush between engaged, self-adjusting, and disengaged positions. The edge brush acts to agitate or ... | 12/19/1995 |
| 5400467 | Suction head of vacuum cleaner A suction head for a vacuum cleaner includes a rag roll device which is wetted to perform a wet wiping action across the floor. The rag roll device is mounted for rotation about a horizontal axis. A rotation regulating mechanism, comprised of a pawl devic... | 03/28/1995 |
| 5301387 | Cleaning head for flat surfaces A cleaning head for flat surfaces comprises a device (1) for distribution of cleaning liquid which comprises an injection pipe (2) connected to a washing device (3) located in a cleaning region (4) of the head, and a suction chamber (10) which is connecte... | 04/12/1994 |
| 5047089 | Device and method for removing asbestos-containing material from a surface A device for removing and cleaning asbestos containing material from a surface is disclosd. The device has a housing which is moved in a path to clear a swath of asbestos-containing material from a surface. A plurality of knives are positioned on an open ... | 09/10/1991 |
| 4964190 | Floor nozzle of a vacuum cleaner A floor nozzle of a vacuum cleaner is provided with an upper nozzle housing hingedly connected to an intake joint of the cleaner and a lower nozzle housing securely connected to the upper nozzle housing through a bumper, with an intake opening being forme... | 10/23/1990 |
| 4901394 | Floor nozzle for electric cleaner A floor nozzle for vacuum cleaner comprising: a floor nozzle body in which an agitator and a drive source are incorporated, the agitator includes a rotor provided on its outer peripheral surface with flexible lips made of polyurethane rubber added with ta... | 02/20/1990 |
| 4864682 | Self-adjusting wiper strip assembly for a vacuum cleaner A self-adjusting wiper strip assembly for use with a vacuum cleaner includes a surface engaging wiper strip made of a relatively soft, compliant plastic material. The wiper strip includes a colored tip portion; when the colored tip portion wears off, an o... | 09/12/1989 |
| 4817233 | Scrubber squeegees for scrubbing forward and backward This is an improvement for a powered floor scrubber which in use is moved forward and backward across a floor to be scrubbed. A scrub brush is rotated within a housing which is open at the bottom and water is supplied within the housing. The improvement c... | 04/04/1989 |
| 4547928 | Tool for cleaning and removing deposited material, particularly from motor vehicle brake drums A tool for removing solid deposited material from a surface to be cleaned, such as for cleaning material from the brake drums of motor vehicles and for removing the material, includes a member for loosening the deposited material and a connection to a vac... | 10/22/1985 |
| 4300261 | Vacuum cleaning apparatus with compressed air means A vacuum cleaning apparatus using a hood forming a travelling vacuum chamber with an optimum combination of jet stream means and suction nozzle means. The jet stream means includes a plurality of orifices that are generally directed toward the intake of a... | 11/17/1981 |
