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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8001653 | Vacuum apparatus A vacuum apparatus includes a housing that includes a vacuum assembly with a base. A rechargeable battery is mounted within the vacuum assembly and is electrically coupled to the blower of the vacuum assembly which creates suction through the base when the blower is... | 08/23/2011 |
| 7347166 | Pet vacuum attachment A pet vacuum attachment for a source of vacuum. A generally tubular unit has a filter and a vacuum adjustment valve with a vacuum gauge, the unit being attached at one end to a vacuum source and at the other end to a vacuum hose leading to a vacuum head unit. A vacu... | 03/25/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7251856 | Vacuum cleaner nozzle for floors and carpets A vacuum cleaner nozzle for floors and carpets having a housing comprised of an upper part and a slide sole, a pivotable rocker located in the housing on a rear segment in working direction and an actuating lever to operate the rocker. Strip-shaped gasket elements a... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7222393 | Vacuum cleaner nozzle for floors and carpets A vacuum cleaner nozzle has a housing with a plastic upper part, a slide sole and a gasket base pivotably arranged around an axis in the upper part of the housing. There is at least one strip-shaped gasket element that can be retracted and moved out with an adjustin... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7159277 | Multiple chamber suction nozzle configuration A vacuum cleaner is provided having a suction nozzle comprised of a transparent agitator housing and an opaque suction nozzle body. The agitator housing forms a downwardly disposed nozzle chamber divided into a right and left agitator chamber. The right and left agi... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7062816 | Surface cleaner with power drive A portable surface cleaning apparatus comprises a fluid dispensing system including at least one fluid supply tank, a dispensing nozzle connected to the fluid supply tank through a fluid supply conduit for applying a cleaning fluid to a surface to be cleaned, a flui... | 06/20/2006 |
| 6956348 | Debris sensor for cleaning apparatus A piezoelectric debris sensor and associated signal processor responsive to debris strikes enable an autonomous or non-autonomous cleaning device to detect the presence of debris and in response, to select a behavioral mode, operational condition or pattern of movem... | 10/18/2005 |
| 6568028 | Carpet-cleaning brush A carpet-cleaning brush, particularly for use in cleaning rugs or carpets soiled by the hair of animals kept in the room. The brush has bristles in the form of an angle or arc, a brush body for receiving the bristles, a brush head which is fixed thereto a... | 05/27/2003 |
| 6279198 | Convertible wet/dry cleaning system A multi-use floor tool, with which the same nozzle can be used in both dry and wet vacuum operation, and which allows for both wet and dry cleaning attachments to be easily attached and removed is disclosed. One such cleaning attachment for dry operation ... | 08/28/2001 |
| 6021545 | Vacuum cleaner attachment for the wet cleaning of surfaces Vacuum cleaner attachment (1) for the wet cleaning of surfaces (20), in particular of vertical surfaces, having a liquid applicator (21), a suction channel (28) having a mouth (15) and a cleaning element (19), the liquid applicator (21) being arranged, fo... | 02/08/2000 |
| 5819366 | Wet cleaning suction nozzle A wet cleaning suction nozzle having a suction opening (22) facing the floor and communicating with a nozzle outlet tube (12), scraper blades (24), one located in front of, and one behind, the suction opening as seen in the direction of movement of the no... | 10/13/1998 |
| 5819365 | Window washing accessory cleaning tool for use with water extraction cleaning machine A window washing accessory cleaning tool adapted for use with a water extraction cleaning machine has a solution spray nozzle integrated therewith and a combination suction and scrubbing head rotatably mounted with respect to the solution spray nozzle. Th... | 10/13/1998 |
| 5706550 | Floor brush nozzle assembly A floor brush nozzle assembly for a vacuum cleaner is disclosed. The floor brush nozzle assembly includes an elongated generally rectangular shaped nozzle housing including a connecting passageway for association with the vacuum cleaner. A U-shaped channe... | 01/13/1998 |
| 5613271 | Vacuum cleaner A vacuum cleaner with a steam generator and a source of water under pressure has a suction hose connecting the suction head with the turbine and a dirt collector. Steam and pressurized water lines extend along the hose and the steam line runs to an orific... | 03/25/1997 |
| 5553349 | Vacuum cleaner nozzle A vacuum cleaner nozzle having a first nozzle part (11) which has brush elements (23) or the like facing the floor and a second nozzle part (25) which is movably arranged with respect to the first part (11) and which has at least one suction opening (27) ... | 09/10/1996 |
| 5539953 | Floor nozzle for vacuum cleaners A floor nozzle for vacuum cleaners comprises a housing and two suction channels, separated by an intermediate strip, arranged in the bottom plate thereof and extending transversely to the direction of movement the intermediate strip being designed as a ri... | 07/30/1996 |
| 5499424 | Cleaning device for hard and flat surfaces A cleaning head for use with suction means particularly suitable for cleaning hard, flat and smooth surfaces, such as glass or marble walls. The cleaning head is equipped with attachments for cleansing liquid application, scrubbing, wiping and waste liqui... | 03/19/1996 |
| 5497530 | Wiper device for hard surfaces, in particular a window wiper In order to reduce the energy consumption of the suction unit, on the one hand, and to improve the cleaning effect, on the other hand, of a wiper device for hard surfaces, in particular a window wiper, comprising a slit-shaped suction nozzle, on which a f... | 03/12/1996 |
| 5392491 | Cleaner head for a vacuum cleaner There is disclosed a cleaner head having a detachable mop, which can perform simuiltaneously both of dust sucking and floor mopping functions, thereby resulting in enhanced efficiency of cleaning and shortening of cleaning hours. The cleaner head accordin... | 02/28/1995 |
| 5386612 | Portable steam vacuum cleaner A vacuum cleaning apparatus is provided which includes a housing having a handle portion and a nozzle portion. A reservoir is defined in the housing for retaining cleaning solution or water, and a heating unit is associated with the reservoir for heating ... | 02/07/1995 |
| 5280666 | Squeegee apparatus for a vacuum cleaner system A squeegee apparatus for a vacuum cleaner system. The apparatus includes a main body portion having an integrally formed neck portion operable to releasably connect to a wand of the vacuum cleaner system. The main body portion forms a manifold and include... | 01/25/1994 |
| 5046218 | Nozzle integrating assembly for vacuum cleaners A vacuum cleaner nozzle assembly which integrates various nozzle styles into one compact, lightweight unit, thus ameliorating problems associated with their storage and use. Tool selection entails orienting valve components so as to direct air flow throug... | 09/10/1991 |
| 4897894 | Vacuum cleaner nozzle A vacuum cleaner nozzle comprises a body (10) having a suction passageway (11) extending therethrough, both ends of said passageway being adapted to receive a suction conduit (20). One end of the suction passageway is surrounded by a dust-brush (12) and t... | 02/06/1990 |
| 4864681 | Multi-purpose floor cleaning tool A multi-purpose floor cleaning tool for use in picking up or collecting wet or dry media is disclosed, and includes a first passageway connecting a first side of the tool to a vacuum line, a second passageway connecting a second side of the tool to the va... | 09/12/1989 |
| 4688294 | Vacuum cleaner nozzle A vacuum cleaner nozzle comprises a housing (10) having first and second air inlets (13,15) adapted to different cleaning duties. Each of the inlets is connected to a respective outlet (17,19) via a separate duct (16,18). The outlets are arranged on diffe... | 08/25/1987 |
| 4685170 | Bristle component for a floor cleaning nozzle A bristle component is disclosed for a floor cleaning nozzle for vacuum cleaners. The bristle component includes a bristle holding strip mounted to the housing of the nozzle. The holding strip is provided with downwardly extending bristles at the corners ... | 08/11/1987 |
| 4638526 | Nozzle assembly for vacuum cleaner A suction nozzle assembly for a vacuum cleaner, which has a suction spout having a coupling stem for fluid-connection with the vacuum cleaner, a generally rectangular nozzle housing tiltably connected with the suction spout and having a sweeping surface d... | 01/27/1987 |
| 4139923 | Suction attachment for vacuum cleaner A suction attachment for a vacuum cleaner has a housing component and a brush component which is accommodated within the housing component. Two mounting members mount the brush component in the housing component for displacement between a retracted positi... | 02/20/1979 |
