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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7950105 | Cleaning apparatus with motorised endless belt A motor-driven endless absorbent belt on an apparatus may be used for scrubbing or polishing surfaces, or removing liquid from surfaces. The belt is located about a cleaning head demountable from a housing for replacement of the belt, a roller mounted to the head an... | 05/31/2011 |
| 7694385 | Brush apparatus for a vacuum cleaner A brush apparatus capable of controlling a drive of a brush member with a simplified structure and a vacuum cleaner having the same. The vacuum cleaner includes a rotatable brush member, a driving unit to drive the brush member, and a blocking unit disposed between ... | 04/13/2010 |
| 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 |
| 7418764 | Mode control arrangement for a floor care appliance An upright vacuum cleaner is provided having a suction nozzle height adjustment arrangement controlled by a rotary mode control member located on the upper housing. The rotary mode control member controls a suction nozzle height adjustment motor and a rotary agitato... | 09/02/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7318250 | Bare floor shifter for vacuum cleaner A bare floor switch assembly for a power head or an upright vacuum cleaner includes a mounting bracket, an idler and idler arm pivotally mounted to the mounting bracket, a biaser for biasing the idler and idler arm to an agitator drive interrupting position and a sw... | 01/15/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7219389 | Nozzle assembly housing for vacuum cleaner A nozzle assembly housing includes a first wall, a second wall and an access opening in those walls. A locking tab receiver is provided on the first wall adjacent the access opening. A notch is provided on the second wall adjacent the access opening. Finally, a sepa... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7120964 | Bare floor shifter for vacuum cleaner A bare floor switch assembly for a power head or an upright vacuum cleaner includes a mounting bracket, an idler and idler arm pivotally mounted to the mounting bracket, a biaser for biasing the idler and idler arm to an agitator drive interrupting position and a sw... | 10/17/2006 |
| 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 |
| 6892420 | Vacuum cleaner with hair wrap cutter A vacuum cleaner that has a rotary floor agitator driven by a motor has a hair cutter blade mounted adjacent a motor shaft that drives the agitator and/or at the ends of the agitator. The agitator is driven by an electric motor through a drive belt. The cutter blade... | 05/17/2005 |
| 6859970 | Agitator for vacuum cleaner/extractor An agitator includes an axle, a pulley having a hub mounted to the axle and a belt receiving face having at least one lengthwise channel and a sleeve of molded material received over the axle and in the at least one lengthwise channel. A method of constructing an ag... | 03/01/2005 |
| 6842941 | Suction port assembly of vacuum cleaner A suction port assembly of a vacuum cleaner. The suction port assembly has a pair of suction paths formed at a front and a rear portions of a bottom of a suction port body, respectively, so as to enhance the cleaning efficiency, and due to a presence of an elastic m... | 01/18/2005 |
| 6823558 | Bushing seal in a vacuum cleaner brush having a floor cloth A vacuum cleaner brush having a case and a rotary element on which a floor cloth is attached. The rotary element is rotatably disposed on a lower portion of the case. A housing is disposed in the case, having a motor disposed therein, the motor rotatably driving the... | 11/30/2004 |
| 6637067 | Low-profile and highly maneuverable vacuum cleaner having a belt storage compartment A low-profile and highly-maneuverable vacuum cleaner having improved functionality including a belt storage compartment located in the bottom cover of the housing. The belt storage compartment is shaped so as to allow for storage of the belt in its relaxe... | 10/28/2003 |
| 6539577 | Vacuum cleaner suction tool with partition defining air current dust pickup path An upright electric cleaning device includes a floor suction tool formed with a long suction opening on the bottom surface thereof. A rotating brush holding chamber holds a rotating brush that extends to this long suction opening. A suction opening leadin... | 04/01/2003 |
| 6438793 | Upright extraction cleaning machine A portable surface cleaning apparatus including a liquid dispensing system including a flexible bladder defining a fluid supply chamber for holding a supply of cleaning fluid and a fluid recovery tank having a fluid recovery chamber for holding recovered ... | 08/27/2002 |
| 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 |
| 6158084 | Vacuum cleaner agitator control A self-propelled vacuum cleaner is provided having an upper handle portion and a carriage pivotally mounted to a lower end of the handle portion for pivotal motion relative the handle portion about a horizontally extending carriage axis. A transmission dr... | 12/12/2000 |
| 6131238 | Self-propelled upright vacuum cleaner with offset agitator and motor pivot points A self-propelled vacuum cleaner is provided having an upper handle portion and a carriage pivotally mounted to a lower end of the handle portion for pivotal motion relative the handle portion about a horizontally extending carriage axis. A transmission dr... | 10/17/2000 |
| 6041472 | 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... | 03/28/2000 |
| 6029313 | Vacuum cleaner with cantilevered drive system and removable belt access door A vacuum cleaner with a handle and a floor traveling head. The head has a housing, a rotatable brush and a drive system. The housing has a bottom member with an aperture directly under a transmission belt of the drive system. A removable door is mounted t... | 02/29/2000 |
| 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 |
| 5768746 | Electric vacuum cleaner An electric vacuum cleaner comprising a floor nozzle connected to a lower part of a main body of the electric vacuum cleaner and having a suction opening opened on a lower surface of the floor nozzle, a rotary brush disposed in the suction opening, a driv... | 06/23/1998 |
| 5727276 | Vacuum sweeper brush and concentric roller pin A concentric roller pin for use in combination with a roller member of a vacuum cleaner wherein the concentric roller pin includes an inner end, an outer end and an intermediate portion. The inner end of the concentric roller pin is tapered and terminates... | 03/17/1998 |
| 5632060 | Vacuum cleaner with agitation member drive belt access panel A vacuum cleaner having access panel selectively mounted thereto is shown. The access panel encloses a belt utilized to interconnect the agitation member and the drive shaft for the motor to rotate the agitation member. The access panel has a mounting fla... | 05/27/1997 |
| 5619768 | Vacuum sweeper brush and concentric roller pin A concentric roller pin for use in combination with a roller member of a vacuum cleaner wherein the concentric roller pin includes an inner end, an outer end and an intermediate portion. The inner end of the concentric roller pin is tapered and terminates... | 04/15/1997 |
| 5598600 | Brushroll An improved vacuum cleaner brushroll including a tufted spindle supported by end assemblies. The end assemblies have bearings that rotatably mount the spindle in a vacuum cleaner nozzle. Rotation of the spindle is effective to pick up debris. The improvem... | 02/04/1997 |
| 5537710 | Cleaning tool having split manifold For a vacuum cleaning unit, a cleaning tool employing a rotatably driven brush and having a split manifold therein which allows a vacuum airflow to be directed to the outermost longitudinal ends of the brush without interference with a drive belt rotatabl... | 07/23/1996 |
| 5537712 | Vacuum cleaner belt drive release A vacuum cleaner includes a pivoting rollered link which insures proper belt tensioning for the agitator belt of the cleaner. This link is abuttingly moved to disengaged non belt tensioning position by engagement of it by the cleaner handle as the handle ... | 07/23/1996 |
| 5465451 | Brushroll An improved vacuum cleaner brushroll including a tufted spindle supported by end assemblies. The end assemblies have bearings that rotatably mount the spindle in a vacuum cleaner nozzle. Rotation of the spindle is effective to pick up debris. The improvem... | 11/14/1995 |
| 5435038 | Brush roller assembly for vacuum cleaner sweeper A roller assembly comprises an essentially cylindrical spindle which is rotatably supported at opposite ends by a pair of end assemblies. The spindle has brush elements on a circumferential surface and axial bores extending inwardly from each of the ends.... | 07/25/1995 |
| 5373603 | Brushroll A vacuum cleaner brushroll including a tufted spindle supported by end assemblies having bearings that rotatably mount the spindle in the vacuum cleaner nozzle. The brushroll includes a spindle and improved end assemblies for supporting the spindle compri... | 12/20/1994 |
| 5297312 | Cleaning appliance with agitation member mounting bracket A floor cleaning appliance having a pivotally mounted bracket for selectively tensioning an agitation motor drive belt is disclosed. The appliance includes a housing and a bracket pivotally mounted to the housing about a first axis of rotation. The bracke... | 03/29/1994 |
| 5287592 | Electrically insulating belt drive for vacuum cleaner motor assembly A vacuum cleaner assembly includes a motor and drive shaft extending therefrom adapted for driving an elastomeric belt which, in turn, is used to rotate a revolving brush supported in a cleaner housing. A composite belt drive member is affixed in axial al... | 02/22/1994 |
| 5272785 | Brushroll A vacuum cleaner brushroll including a tufted spindle supported by end assemblies having bearings that rotatably mount said spindle in the vacuum cleaner nozzle. The brushroll includes a spindle and improved end assemblies for supporting the spindle compr... | 12/28/1993 |
| 5193243 | Brushroll A brushroll having a spindle and a pair of end assemblies each including a thread guard, a shouldered stub shaft, a bearing and an end cap. The thread guards each include a pair of radially spaced annular wall portions which define channels opening outwar... | 03/16/1993 |
| 5165140 | Vacuum belt drive train A belt drive train particularly useful for driving the beater bar of a vacuum cleaner. The drive train includes a driven shaft preferably driven by a motor, a drive shaft preferably connected to a beater bar and including a driven pulley, and an inelastic... | 11/24/1992 |
| 5129128 | Vacuum cleaner A hand-held corded vacuum cleaner having a housing with a motor compartment containing a motor mounted on partitions defining inlet, cooling and outlet chambers for efficient motor cooling by air which enters inlet and exits outlet vents in the inlet and ... | 07/14/1992 |
| 4942641 | Accessory brush attachment The present invention is an accessory brush attachment for a vacuum cleaner including an accessory motor and an accessory housing having a front end and a back end. The accessory housing encloses the accessory motor. The accessory housing has an intake ap... | 07/24/1990 |
