EP0553896A3 - Vacuum cleaners - Google Patents

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EP0553896A3
EP0553896A3 EP19930105653 EP93105653A EP0553896A3 EP 0553896 A3 EP0553896 A3 EP 0553896A3 EP 19930105653 EP19930105653 EP 19930105653 EP 93105653 A EP93105653 A EP 93105653A EP 0553896 A3 EP0553896 A3 EP 0553896A3
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vacuum cleaners
cleaners
vacuum
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EP0553896A2 (en
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William R. Lessig Iii.
Rouse R. Bailey, Jr.
John R. Cochran
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Black and Decker Inc
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Black and Decker Inc
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Priority claimed from US07/469,176 external-priority patent/US5020186A/en
Application filed by Black and Decker Inc filed Critical Black and Decker Inc
Priority to EP19930105653 priority Critical patent/EP0553896A3/en
Publication of EP0553896A2 publication Critical patent/EP0553896A2/en
Publication of EP0553896A3 publication Critical patent/EP0553896A3/en
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47L—DOMESTIC WASHING OR CLEANING; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47L9/00—Details or accessories of suction cleaners, e.g. mechanical means for controlling the suction or for effecting pulsating action; Storing devices specially adapted to suction cleaners or parts thereof; Carrying-vehicles specially adapted for suction cleaners
    • A47L9/02—Nozzles
    • A47L9/04—Nozzles with driven brushes or agitators
    • A47L9/0405—Driving means for the brushes or agitators
    • A47L9/0411—Driving means for the brushes or agitators driven by electric motor
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47L—DOMESTIC WASHING OR CLEANING; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47L5/00—Structural features of suction cleaners
    • A47L5/12—Structural features of suction cleaners with power-driven air-pumps or air-compressors, e.g. driven by motor vehicle engine vacuum
    • A47L5/22—Structural features of suction cleaners with power-driven air-pumps or air-compressors, e.g. driven by motor vehicle engine vacuum with rotary fans
    • A47L5/28—Suction cleaners with handles and nozzles fixed on the casings, e.g. wheeled suction cleaners with steering handle
    • A47L5/30—Suction cleaners with handles and nozzles fixed on the casings, e.g. wheeled suction cleaners with steering handle with driven dust-loosening tools, e.g. rotating brushes
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47L—DOMESTIC WASHING OR CLEANING; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47L9/00—Details or accessories of suction cleaners, e.g. mechanical means for controlling the suction or for effecting pulsating action; Storing devices specially adapted to suction cleaners or parts thereof; Carrying-vehicles specially adapted for suction cleaners
    • A47L9/02—Nozzles
    • A47L9/04—Nozzles with driven brushes or agitators
    • A47L9/0461—Dust-loosening tools, e.g. agitators, brushes
    • A47L9/0488—Combinations or arrangements of several tools, e.g. edge cleaning tools
EP19930105653 1990-01-24 1991-01-16 Vacuum cleaners Ceased EP0553896A3 (en)

Priority Applications (1)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
EP19930105653 EP0553896A3 (en) 1990-01-24 1991-01-16 Vacuum cleaners

Applications Claiming Priority (3)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
US07/469,176 US5020186A (en) 1990-01-24 1990-01-24 Vacuum cleaners
EP19930105653 EP0553896A3 (en) 1990-01-24 1991-01-16 Vacuum cleaners
US469176 1999-12-21

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EP91300319.0 Division 1991-01-16

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EP0553896A2 EP0553896A2 (en) 1993-08-04
EP0553896A3 true EP0553896A3 (en) 1993-12-29

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EP19930105653 Ceased EP0553896A3 (en) 1990-01-24 1991-01-16 Vacuum cleaners

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Families Citing this family (3)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
JP3270248B2 (en) * 1993-10-22 2002-04-02 シャープ株式会社 Electric vacuum cleaner
US5483718A (en) * 1994-10-03 1996-01-16 Tennant Company Floor scrubbing machine having impact energy absorption
US7434294B2 (en) 2003-07-09 2008-10-14 Toshiba Tec Kabushiki Kaisha Suction opening body and electric cleaner

Citations (4)

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US3150394A (en) * 1962-08-21 1964-09-29 Mount Sinai Hospital Corp Baseboard scrubbing machine
US4499628A (en) * 1983-06-09 1985-02-19 Whirlpool Corporation Vacuum cleaning apparatus
JPH01268526A (en) * 1988-04-20 1989-10-26 Hitachi Ltd Suction port for rotary brush of vacuum cleaner
EP0401531A2 (en) * 1989-05-15 1990-12-12 White Consolidated Industries, Inc. Battery powered vacuum cleaner

Patent Citations (4)

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US3150394A (en) * 1962-08-21 1964-09-29 Mount Sinai Hospital Corp Baseboard scrubbing machine
US4499628A (en) * 1983-06-09 1985-02-19 Whirlpool Corporation Vacuum cleaning apparatus
JPH01268526A (en) * 1988-04-20 1989-10-26 Hitachi Ltd Suction port for rotary brush of vacuum cleaner
EP0401531A2 (en) * 1989-05-15 1990-12-12 White Consolidated Industries, Inc. Battery powered vacuum cleaner

Non-Patent Citations (1)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Title
PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN vol. 014, no. 030 (C - 678) 19 January 1990 (1990-01-19) *

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