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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7765638 | Hybrid vacuum cleaner nozzle It is disclosed a vacuum cleaner nozzle comprising a housing, a rotatable brush which is adapted to brush a surface, and a turbine, wherein a suction air flow impacting on said turbine generates a first rotational torque for rotating said rotatable brush, wherein it... | 08/03/2010 |
| 7594298 | Duster having a rotatable vacuum pick-up A hand-held device for dusting a surface is disclosed. The device includes al housing, a drive motor associated with the housing, a rotating dusting element rotated about its axis by the drive motor, and at least one conduit for removing dust from the dusting elemen... | 09/29/2009 |
| 7424766 | Sensors and associated methods for controlling a vacuum cleaner A cleaning appliance includes a housing with a brushroll and a wheel mounted thereto. A floor-type sensor is disposed within a mounting tube secured to the housing. The floor-type sensor emits sonic energy toward a surface being traversed by the cleaning appliance a... | 09/16/2008 |
| 7383607 | Agitation apparatus An agitation apparatus which is suitable for use in a cleaning head of a vacuum cleaner includes first and second flow paths. Each of these flow paths has a resonant cavity and an inlet/outlet port which joins the cavity to a space within the cleaning head. A genera... | 06/10/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7356873 | Highly efficient autonomous vacuum cleaner The invention provides a vacuum cleaner comprising in particular a structure mounted on transport members (R, R′) and carrying an electrically-driven turbine (T) for acting through a filter membrane (M) to establish suction in a collector (S) of particles picked u... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7350267 | Wand assembly for a domestic appliance A wand for a domestic appliance (e.g., vacuum cleaner) includes a plurality of tubes which are dimensioned to telescope inside one another. Each tube is associated with a securing mechanism for securing the tube in an extended position with respect to another of the... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7334291 | Suction brush assembly and a vacuum cleaner having the same A suction brush assembly comprises an assembly body having a suction inlet for drawing in dust on a surface being cleaned, a cover connected to the assembly body and having an opening for drawing in an external air, and a rotation body rotatably mounted to the assem... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7331078 | Surface cleaning apparatus A surface cleaning apparatus comprises a body including a rear compartment, a forward compartment and an intermediate compartment arranged between the rear and forward compartments. An elongate rotatable brush arrangement is positioned within and extends across the ... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7299518 | VACUUM CLEANER WITH MAGNETIC FLUX FIELD A cleaning head for a vacuum sweeper that incorporates a magnetic flux generator that bathes the area of carpet being engaged by the rotating brush beater in the cleaning head with a pulsing magnetic field. The magnetic flux generator disrupts the static attraction ... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7293326 | Vacuum cleaner alignment bracket A motor and brushroll mounting system for a cleaning device. The mounting system includes a motor, an agitator, a drive system, and a bracket. The motor has a rotary driving component adapted to rotate about a drive axis centerline, and a motor housing. The agitator... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7290308 | Vacuum cleaner equipped with pivotally mounted agitator section The present invention relates to a floor cleaning apparatus including a nozzle assembly having a base section and an agitator section pivotally mounted to the base section, a canister assembly pivotally connected to the nozzle assembly, a suction generator carried o... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7275280 | Wheel support arrangement for an autonomous cleaning apparatus A carrier, such as an autonomous cleaning apparatus, has a self-adjusting wheel assembly that can move vertically, thereby enabling the carrier to readily pass over a surface. The wheel assembly may include microswitch, which activates a control mechanism for the ca... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7275279 | Vacuum cleaner wand adapters and handle assemblies including the same Vacuum cleaner wand adapter for coupling a vacuum cleaner handle to a wand implement of the vacuum cleaner including a housing defining an inner passage for receiving part of the handle and part of the wand implement, a first locking mechanism arranged on the housin... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7251857 | Versatile tools One embodiment of the present invention concerns novel end effectors that may incorporate hexagonal drive shafting and are particularly well suited to be used as scrubbing/abrasive or wiping elements for the cleaning of surfaces. Another embodiment of the present in... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7251858 | Floor care apparatus with multiple agitator speeds and constant suction power A floor care apparatus has a nozzle assembly housing an agitator. A motor couples to the agitator to drive it at two or more speeds and constant suction power. A user indicates their mode-of-operation preference by positioning a switch. An agitator motor control cir... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7246408 | Cleaning tool with rotatably driven working tool A cleaning tool for a vacuum cleaning device has a housing having a bottom plate with a working slot. A rotatingly driven working tool is rotatably supported in the housing and passes through the working slot to act on a surface to be cleaned. A motor is arranged in... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7237298 | Sensors and associated methods for controlling a vacuum cleaner Several methods of controlling a vacuum cleaner (10) using various types of sensors (94, 96, 97, 98) are provided. One method is based on a differential pressure between a suction airflow path and ambient air and includes: detecting the differential pr... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7226302 | Vacuum cleaner current-carrying hose connection system A vacuum cleaner current-carrying hose connection system is disclosed having a female connection end on a first vacuum cleaner current-carrying hose adapted for receiving a male connection end on a second vacuum cleaner current-carrying hose. The male connection has... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7222390 | Clutchless self-propelled vacuum cleaner and nozzle height adjustment mechanism therefor A clutchless, direct drive, self-propelled vacuum cleaner includes a nozzle base having a suction inlet and a housing pivotally mounted on the nozzle base. A suction source is mounted to one of the nozzle base and the housing. A filter chamber is located in one of t... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7168128 | Wand assembly for a domestic appliance A wand for a domestic appliance (e.g., a vacuum cleaner) includes a plurality of tubes which are dimensioned to telescope inside one another. Each tube is associated with a securing mechanism for securing the tube in an extended position with respect to another of t... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7168127 | Vacuum cleaner handle assemblies and adapters mating therewith Handle assembly for a vacuum cleaner including a handle portion having a tubular hand-gripping portion, a tubular wand-engaging portion and a metal tube extending from the wand-engaging portion. The handle portion defines a cavity at a rear for receiving an adapter ... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7159270 | Vacuum cleaner adapters and assemblies including the same Adapter for connecting a vacuum cleaner hose to a canister housing or a handle assembly and hose assemblies including the same. One adapter includes an outer sleeve matable with the canister housing and having electrodes, a hose engagement sleeve arranged at least p... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7131164 | Vacuum cleaner and suction nozzle employed therein A suction nozzle for use in a vacuum cleaner includes a floor nozzle and a mini nozzle having a suction head, a rotatable joint, and joint, to be detachably secured in the floor nozzle. Either of the suction head and the rotatable joint or the rotatable joint and th... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7076830 | Electronically commutated drive system for vacuum cleaner A self-propelled appliance, such as a vacuum cleaner includes a magnetic field sensor and magnet. A relative position between the magnetic field sensor and the magnet can be changed by a user of the appliance. The magnetic field sensor generates a signal indicating ... | 07/18/2006 |
| 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 |
| 7025383 | Telescopic extension for an electric household appliance A telescopic extension (1) comprises an inner tube (2), an outer tube (3) and a sleeve (4) in which a constraining element (21) and a thrust slider (30) are movably supported; the constraining element (21) is capable ... | 04/11/2006 |
| 7000285 | Control circuitry for enabling drive system for vacuum cleaner A self-propelled appliance comprises a base, electric motor mounting the base, a handle moveably depending from the base and a drive wheel mounted in the base and operatively connected to the motor. The control circuits comprising an enable switch and a base switch ... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6971137 | Floor maintenance machine with air-cooled motor A burnishing machine having a burnishing motor in a motor compartment covered with a hood defining an air plenum having at least one air inlet positioned near the top of the hood spaced from the floor. The plenum includes a discharge outlet immediately adjacent the ... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6968593 | Hand-held deep cleaner A liquid extraction cleaner comprises a solution dispensing system, a liquid recovery system, and an agitation brush assembly. The solution dispensing system includes a cleaning solution supply tank affixed to the cleaner and fluidly connected to a solution spray no... | 11/29/2005 |
| 6904640 | Joint assembly of vacuum cleaner and vacuum cleaner having the same A vacuum cleaner having a joint assembly to selectively rotate an extension pipe with respect to a handle. The joint assembly has a joint body removably installed between the extension pipe and the handle to allow the extension pipe 130 to rotate with respect... | 06/14/2005 |
| 6880200 | Suction device for a vacuum cleaner A vacuum cleaner suction device includes an upper casing member and a lower casing member that oppose each other. A rotary brush chamber in the suction device has a suction port formed therein. A turbine chamber that is separated from the rotary brush chamber but in... | 04/19/2005 |
| 6823559 | Front brush attachment device for vacuum cleaner A front brush attachment device for a vacuum cleaner comprises a multi-component housing, a rotationally driven brush roller, and a rotating and tilting joint for connecting the vacuum cleaner. The rotating and tilting joint has a tilting joint piece inserted in a s... | 11/30/2004 |
| 6799351 | Floating nozzle A power nozzle for use with a vacuum cleaner. The power nozzle includes a housing having at least two compartments and a bottom surface, a rotary brush at least partially in a front compartment of the housing, a brush motor at least partially positioned in an back c... | 10/05/2004 |
| 6792648 | Floor cloth for use in vacuum cleaner and apparatus of vacuum cleaner for rotatably driving the floor cloth A floor cloth employed in a suction assembly of a vacuum cleaner for cleaning impurities on a cleaning surface, and an apparatus of the vacuum cleaner for rotatably driving the floor cloth. The rotatable floor cloth driving apparatus includes a rotary member rotatab... | 09/21/2004 |
| 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 |
| 6763549 | Edge cleaning vacuum cleaner apparatus Vacuum cleaning apparatus having a rotary brush situated at an air intake opening in a housing has a configuration which enables efficient cleaning of edge portions of a floor that are adjacent to a wall or other vertical surface. A cleaning head portion of the hous... | 07/20/2004 |
| 6757934 | Suction head for vacuum cleaner A suction head of a vacuum cleaner with a power brush is provided. In the suction head of the vacuum cleaner with the power brush, the power brush rotatively contacts objects to be cleaned and separates alien substances from the objects to be cleaned, to thus let th... | 07/06/2004 |
| 6732404 | Electric vacuum cleaner having exhaust air return feature Pressurized filtered exhaust air from a motorized fan in a vacuum cleaner body passes on an exhaust path to a floor suction tool. The exhaust air is directed by the floor suction tool generally parallel to the surface to be cleaned to agitate dust and thus to improv... | 05/11/2004 |
| 6702332 | 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... | 03/09/2004 |
