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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7690079 | Head for a suction cleaner A head (10) for a suction cleaner is described. The head (10) including: a lower housing portion (12); an upper housing portion (14); and a rotatably mounted brush bar (26) mounted within the housing portions (12, 14). The u... | 04/06/2010 |
| 7562415 | Driving control apparatus of rotary brush for use in vacuum cleaner A driving control apparatus of a rotary brush, which controls a drive of the rotary brush disposed in a suction body of a vacuum cleaner, is disclosed. The driving control apparatus includes a fixing bracket disposed in a suction body of a vacuum cleaner, a link uni... | 07/21/2009 |
| 7426770 | Rotating brush driving control apparatus for vacuum cleaner The present disclosure relates to a rotating brush driving control apparatus. The rotating brush driving control apparatus includes a supporting bracket disposed in a suction brush assembly; a moving member slidably and elastically disposed in the supporting bracket... | 09/23/2008 |
| 7412750 | Floorcloth attached suction brush for vacuum cleaner A suction brush that includes a body in communication with a dust collection apparatus of a vacuum cleaner and having a main suction port formed through a bottom of the body, and a cover for covering the top of the body, the cover having auxiliary suction ports. A p... | 08/19/2008 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 7243393 | Agitator drive configuration The invention is an agitator configuration for a floor care appliance such as an upright vacuum cleaner. The floor care appliance is provided with at least two agitator chambers each having at least one rotary agitator member disposed therein. In the preferred embod... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7228593 | Appliance which utilizes a magnetic clutch to transmit power from a drive means to a movable member and a magnetic clutch An appliance comprises a moving member, a drive motor, and a linkage drivingly connecting the drive motor to the moving member, the linkage including first and second magnetic coupling members The magnetic clutch may have first and second magnetic coupling members. ... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7214217 | Ostomy appliance having outer and inner pouches joined by peelable seams and a filter for deodorizing flatus gases An ostomy appliance is provided with inner and outer pouches separably joined together by peelable seams. A vent passage and deodorizing filter are also provided, most advantageously located externally of the pouches, and a pre-filter is preferably positioned in adv... | 05/08/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7165286 | Agitator construction An agitator includes a high strength, continuous metal axle, a pulley held on one end of the metal axle and a sleeve of lightweight plastic material received over the axle. The agitator is manufactured by molding a pulley body onto an underlying metal support or D-n... | 01/23/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7100234 | Suction nozzle configuration A suction nozzle for a floor care appliance such as an upright vacuum cleaner having at least a first channel located above an agitator to carry air and dirt to a suction passageway. The cleaner has several embodiments, one of which has a single channel and a single... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7022003 | Powder driven surface finishing apparatus A surface finishing device includes a surface finishing drum having opposing ends and a chamber therebetween, an elongate fixture having a handled proximal extremity and an opposing distal extremity, and a support element, which is carried by the distal extremity an... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7007336 | Agitator construction An agitator includes a high strength, continuous metal axle, a pulley held on one end of the metal axle and a sleeve of lightweight plastic material received over the axle. The agitator is manufactured by molding a pulley body onto an underlying metal support or D-n... | 03/07/2006 |
| 6964082 | Waste recycle vacuum cleaner for generating power Accordingly, the primary object of the present invention is to provide a waste recycle vacuum cleaner for generating power which comprises a flow guide seat, a flow guide tube, at least one blade set and at least one driving device. By above components, exhausted wa... | 11/15/2005 |
| 6918155 | Dual agitator drive system with worm gear A floor cleaning apparatus such as an upright vacuum cleaner, an extractor or a powerhead for a canister vacuum cleaner includes twin agitators that are operatively connected together by means of a worm gear drive assembly. ... | 07/19/2005 |
| 6915544 | Agitator drive system with bare floor shifter An upright vacuum cleaner includes a housing, a nozzle opening in the housing and a dust collector carried on the housing. A suction fan is also carried on the housing. The suction fan draws air, dirt and debris from a surface to be cleaned through the nozzle openin... | 07/12/2005 |
| 6848147 | Internally driven agitator A vacuum cleaner includes a housing adapted for movement on a subjacent surface and a nozzle defined in the housing, the nozzle having an opening. A brushroll tube, having first and second ends and a longitudinal axis, is rotatably mounted to the housing adjacent th... | 02/01/2005 |
| 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 |
| 6779231 | V-belt driven vacuum cleaner brushroll A vacuum cleaner brushroll including a spindle rotated by a drive belt having grooves in its inner drive surface extending lengthwise around the belt, and a pulley formed in one-piece with the spindle, the pulley having a flat, smooth belt surface parallel to the sp... | 08/24/2004 |
| 6772476 | Suction head with power brush for vacuum cleaner An improved suction head of a vacuum cleaner with a power brush is provided. A head case of the suction head is connected to a cleaner body with a connecting tube, and a power brush is positioned in the head case so as to allow the power brush to be in both rotary a... | 08/10/2004 |
| 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 |
| 6550099 | Vacuum cleaning tool with exchangeable vacuum shoes A vacuum cleaning tool for a vacuum cleaning device has a housing having a vacuum connector connected to the vacuum cleaning device. The housing has an underside and an elongate intake opening arranged in the underside. A brush roll is arranged in the hou... | 04/22/2003 |
| 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 |
| 6449800 | Blower apparatus with brush for scavenging surface A blower head, comprising a frame, a brush rotatably supported by the frame, a sweeper drive adapted for rotating said brush to sweep a surface, and a blower unit adapted for removing swept-up particles away from the surface. The frame includes a mouth po... | 09/17/2002 |
| 6446302 | Extraction cleaning machine with cleaning control The invention relates to an extraction cleaning machine including condition sensors for generating condition signals representative of a condition of the surface being cleaned, a controller, and variable-control cleaning systems, wherein the controller se... | 09/10/2002 |
| 6279197 | Ductwork cleaning system An accessory system for a ductwork cleaning machine that utilizes a vacuum hose having a rotating cleaning brush the vacuum and the power for the rotating brush being supplied from a remote power unit with a rotating drive cable being located within the v... | 08/28/2001 |
| 6243917 | Floating brush for a vacuum cleaner head A vacuum cleaner head has a casing having a dirty air inlet and a brush mounted above the dirty air inlet and moveable with respect to the dirty air inlet. The brush is pivotally mounted to the casing by a pivot member at a position forward of the brush. ... | 06/12/2001 |
| 6226832 | Easy maintenance vacuum cleaner A vacuum cleaner includes a housing having a nozzle assembly and a handle. An agitator shield is held in the nozzle assembly. An agitator is mounted for rotation relative to the nozzle assembly in an agitator chamber. A fan and motor assembly mounted to t... | 05/08/2001 |
| 6167587 | Upright extraction cleaning machine A portable surface cleaning apparatus including a base module for movement along a surface, an upright handle pivotally attached to the base module, a liquid dispensing system including a flexible bladder defining a fluid supply chamber for holding a supp... | 01/02/2001 |
| 6003198 | Brushroll A brushroll having a pulley driven spindle with an end assembly at each end rotatably mounting the spindle in a vacuum cleaner nozzle. On the pulley end of the spindle, a projecting pin is knurled at one end and inserted into the end of the spindle. An ou... | 12/21/1999 |
| 5935088 | Massaging apparatus with vacuum, auxiliary power source and pinch rollers A massaging apparatus includes a hollow housing having a centrally disposed hollow chamber with an opening at the bottom out of which extends two power driven rollers. A handle is provided on the housing in addition to a hollow extending portion communica... | 08/10/1999 |
| 5802664 | Power head for cleaning machine A motorized power head for a machine for cleaning upholstery, carpeting or hard floors includes a spray nozzle for distributing a clean spray solution on a selected area enclosed by the power head. A cylindrical rotating brush is driven by a two-speed mot... | 09/08/1998 |
| 5394588 | Nozzle head for vacuum cleaner with duster function A nozzle head for a vacuum cleaner employing a roller-shaped duster that can be rotated and removed in order to improve efficiency of duster-cleaning. The nozzle head comprises outer and inner casings spaced from each other, a duster supporting shaft deta... | 03/07/1995 |
| 5308288 | Vacuum sweeper drive belt An endless elastomeric vacuum sweeper belt for use in a vacuum sweeper having a diamond pattern drive surface. A first set of ribs project inwardly in a substantially diagonal direction along the drive surface of the belt. A second set of ribs project inw... | 05/03/1994 |
