GB2320418A - Vacuum cleaner attachment for sucking up liquids - Google Patents

Vacuum cleaner attachment for sucking up liquids Download PDF

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GB2320418A
GB2320418A GB9622888A GB9622888A GB2320418A GB 2320418 A GB2320418 A GB 2320418A GB 9622888 A GB9622888 A GB 9622888A GB 9622888 A GB9622888 A GB 9622888A GB 2320418 A GB2320418 A GB 2320418A
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Jeremy Mark Wymer
John Dafydd Sandham
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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
    • A47L7/00—Suction cleaners adapted for additional purposes; Tables with suction openings for cleaning purposes; Containers for cleaning articles by suction; Suction cleaners adapted to cleaning of brushes; Suction cleaners adapted to taking-up liquids
    • A47L7/0004—Suction cleaners adapted to take up liquids, e.g. wet or dry vacuum cleaners
    • A47L7/0023—Recovery tanks
    • A47L7/0028—Security means, e.g. float valves or level switches for preventing overflow
    • 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
    • A47L7/00—Suction cleaners adapted for additional purposes; Tables with suction openings for cleaning purposes; Containers for cleaning articles by suction; Suction cleaners adapted to cleaning of brushes; Suction cleaners adapted to taking-up liquids
    • A47L7/0004—Suction cleaners adapted to take up liquids, e.g. wet or dry vacuum cleaners
    • A47L7/0023—Recovery tanks
    • A47L7/0038—Recovery tanks with means for emptying the tanks
    • 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
    • A47L7/00—Suction cleaners adapted for additional purposes; Tables with suction openings for cleaning purposes; Containers for cleaning articles by suction; Suction cleaners adapted to cleaning of brushes; Suction cleaners adapted to taking-up liquids
    • A47L7/0004—Suction cleaners adapted to take up liquids, e.g. wet or dry vacuum cleaners
    • A47L7/0042—Gaskets; Sealing means

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Abstract

An attachment for a vacuum cleaner facilitates sucking up liquids without taking the liquid into the machine and in use is attached to the end of the vacuum cleaner hose. The device comprises a length of tube having a blocking internal wall about halfway along its length. Surrounding the tube is a chamber 1. Liquid sucked up is entrained in the air drawn in, and enters the chamber through holes in the tube shown in the drawing. The liquid falls to the bottom of the chamber and the air then passes back into the tube through further holes which are normally closed by a spring loaded shuttle valve 3 above the blocking wall, and thence to the vacuum cleaner. A float shut off valve 2 is provided in the chamber which will block entry of the air liquid mixture if the level of liquid in the chamber is such that further entry will cause it to pass on to the vacuum cleaner. The spring loaded shuttle valve can be manually altered in position to adjust the degree of vacuum.

Description

'VAOUATEC SPILLMASTER BY WINTER THIS INVENTION RELA TES TO A LIO UlD RESER VOIR VACUUM CLEANER ATTACHMENT.
BACKGROUND VACUUM CLEANERS ARE WIDELY USED. THERE ARE SOME UNITS SPECIFICALLY DESIGNED FOR WET AND DRY USE. THE MAJORITY ARE NOT CAPABLE OF SUCKING UP LIQUIDS.
A RESERVOIR ATTACHMENT WITH LIQUID SEPARATION TO CONNECT TO ANY VACUUM CLEANER WOULD ENABLE SPILLAGES TO BE REMOVED QUICKLY AND EASILY.
ESSENTIAL TECHNICAL FEATURES IN THIS INVENTION THERE IS A RIGID TUBE ABOUT 1 METRE LONG WHICH IS SEALED INTERNALLY AT THE CENTRE. SURROUNDING THIS IS A SEALED RECEPTACLE AROUND THE TUBE. WITHIN THE RECEPTACLE IS A FLOAT VALVE. ABOVE THE RECEPTACLE INSIDE THE TUBE IS A SPRUNG LOADED SHUTTLE VALVE.
EXAMPLE A SPECIFIC EMBODIMENT OF THE INVENTION WILL NOW BE DESCRIBED BY WAY OF EXAMPLE WITH REFERENCE TO THE ACCOMPANYING DRAWING.
THE VACUUM HOSE IS CONNECTED TO THE TOP OF THE TUBE NEAR THE SHUTTLE VALVE, FIGURE 3. WHEN THE VACUUM IS PRESENT IT CAN BE INTRODUCED TO THE RECEPTACLE, FIGURE 1, BY MOVING THE SHUTTLE VALVE FORWARDS. THE VACUUM ATTACHMENT NOZZLE CAN NOW BE USED TO FILL THE RECEPTACLE, FIGURE 1, WITH LIQUID WASTE. THE MAIN USE OF THE VAQUATEC SPILLMASTER WILL BE ON FLOORING. THE RECEPTACLE CAN BE REMOVED FOR CLEANING.

Claims (4)

1. An attachment that can be connected to a 'dry' vacuum cleaner to separate dry waste or liquid waste and collect the waste in the body of the attachment storing the waste away from the vacuum cleaner waste receptacle.
2. An attachment as in claim 1 which can be connected to a 'wet and dry' vacuum cleaner to separate dry waste or liquid waste and collect the waste in the body of the attachment storing the waste away from the vacuum cleaner waste receptacle.
3. An attachment as in claim 1 and 2 with a float assembly to shut off the vacuum should the attachment become full of waste liquid.
4. An attachment as in claim 1, 2, and 3 with a shuttle valve enabling variable vacuum and automatic venting of the vacuum when control is released.
GB9622888A 1996-11-02 1996-11-02 Vacuum cleaner attachment for sucking up liquids Withdrawn GB2320418A (en)

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Cited By (1)

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GB2426186A (en) * 2005-05-17 2006-11-22 Lg Electronics Inc An upright vacuum cleaner with wet and dry cleaning modes

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US3946458A (en) * 1969-08-22 1976-03-30 Marven Creamer Apparatus for collecting surface liquids
GB1522385A (en) * 1974-10-21 1978-08-23 Reflex Moebelpflegemittel Accessory for use with suction-cleaning apparatus
US4238869A (en) * 1978-03-20 1980-12-16 Fernand Lachance Liquid aspirator
US4675936A (en) * 1985-01-16 1987-06-30 Rawlins Mark W Liquid aspirator vacuum attachment
US5263224A (en) * 1991-09-26 1993-11-23 Gary Lovelady Wet vacuum attachment for vacuum cleaners
WO1994008502A1 (en) * 1992-10-13 1994-04-28 Kipley Roydon Marks Separator
CA2103120A1 (en) * 1992-11-17 1994-05-18 Al Hein Wet and dry pick-up accessory for vacuum cleaners
GB2286113A (en) * 1992-10-08 1995-08-09 Vax Ltd Pick-up heads for vacuum cleaners
GB2304030A (en) * 1995-08-08 1997-03-12 David William Carpenter Vacuum cleaner attachment

Patent Citations (9)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US3946458A (en) * 1969-08-22 1976-03-30 Marven Creamer Apparatus for collecting surface liquids
GB1522385A (en) * 1974-10-21 1978-08-23 Reflex Moebelpflegemittel Accessory for use with suction-cleaning apparatus
US4238869A (en) * 1978-03-20 1980-12-16 Fernand Lachance Liquid aspirator
US4675936A (en) * 1985-01-16 1987-06-30 Rawlins Mark W Liquid aspirator vacuum attachment
US5263224A (en) * 1991-09-26 1993-11-23 Gary Lovelady Wet vacuum attachment for vacuum cleaners
GB2286113A (en) * 1992-10-08 1995-08-09 Vax Ltd Pick-up heads for vacuum cleaners
WO1994008502A1 (en) * 1992-10-13 1994-04-28 Kipley Roydon Marks Separator
CA2103120A1 (en) * 1992-11-17 1994-05-18 Al Hein Wet and dry pick-up accessory for vacuum cleaners
GB2304030A (en) * 1995-08-08 1997-03-12 David William Carpenter Vacuum cleaner attachment

Cited By (3)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
GB2426186A (en) * 2005-05-17 2006-11-22 Lg Electronics Inc An upright vacuum cleaner with wet and dry cleaning modes
GB2426186B (en) * 2005-05-17 2007-04-25 Lg Electronics Inc Upright type vacuum cleaner with water cleaning function
US7735185B2 (en) 2005-05-17 2010-06-15 Lg Electronics Inc. Upright type vacuum cleaner with water cleaning function

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