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Nozzle assembly having UV generation unit and vacuum cleaner having the same

Patent 7581283 Issued on September 1, 2009. Estimated Expiration Date: Icon_subject March 18, 2028. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.

Patent References

Device for disinfecting rooms and floor coverings
Patent #: 4907316
Issued on: 03/13/1990
Inventor: Kurz

Robot cleaner having floor-disinfecting function Patent #: 7251853
Issued on: 08/07/2007
Inventor: Park, et al.

Inventors

Assignee

Application

No. 12077227 filed on 03/18/2008

US Classes:

15/319With automatic control

Examiners

Primary: Redding, David A

Attorney, Agent or Firm

Foreign Patent References

  • 648967 GB 07/01/1947
  • 1020060020562 KR 03/01/2006

International Class

A47L 9/28

Abstract

A nozzle assembly having a UV generation unit and a vacuum cleaner having the same are provided. The nozzle assembly includes a nozzle main body that moves over a cleaning surface, a drum brush unit that is formed on the nozzle main body and includes an extension unit, an ultraviolet (UV) generation unit that is formed on the drum brush unit to be folded or unfolded so that the UV generation unit selectively faces the cleaning surface, and a switch that turns the UV generation unit on or off according to whether the UV generation unit is folded or unfolded.

Other References

  • British Combined Search and Examination Report dated Dec. 16, 2008 corresponding to Application No. GB0815891.7.
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