US1953189A - Vacuum cleaner dust bag - Google Patents

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April 3, 1934.

W. V. ORR

VACUUM CLEANER DUST BAG Filed Jan. 29, 1950 INVENTO 82 Z i am Orr ATToRNEYs Patented Act. e, 1934 1,953,189

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 1,953,189 VACUUM CLEANER DUST BAG William V. Orr, Cleveland, Ohio; The Cleveland Trust Company and Adele Mary Orr, executors of said William V. Orr, deceased Application January 29, 1930, Serial No. 424,318 4 Claims. (01. 150-3) This invention relates to vacuum cleaners and is connected to the dust bag 4 which is secured particularly the dust bag used in connection with at its upper discharge end to the handle 5 to the and forming a part of the cleaner. cleaner by means of the detachable spring 11 car- Ordinarily the conventional vacuum cleaner ried in the tab 12 that is sewed to the bag.

5 dust bag is formed from a porous material such The upper or discharge end of the cleaner bag 60 as cloth or pap r. avi p n n s at a nd, is p ovided with a flap 6 that is sewed to the bag one of which is attached to the fan outlet of the along one side as at 14 and at the opposite edges 8, cleaner mechanism and the other or discharge forming a reversible pocket or flap which may be end of which is provided with a detachable cloturned inside out to expose the bag opening, and

sure member adapted to be supported on the which normally assumes the position wherein the o5 handle of the cleaner. Such closure members are bad opening is at the bottom of the pocket so usually formed from a metal stamping in the formed. The cooperating elements 9 and 10 carshape of an open channel member which is adaptried on the bag and flap respectively provide 9. ed to receive the lips of the discharge end of the snap fastener for the latter. The lips of the bag 15 bag in the channel of said member and to mainare provided with a considerable thickness oi. ma- 70 tain them in closed relation. The ends of the terial at their end portions for reception in the channel member are more or less sharp and rough channel of the clamp 7. This portion of the bag and are apt to scratch and mar furniture and is formed by stitching the bag end over the flexiwood' work with which they come in contact in ble cords 13.

the operation of the cleaner. With the flap or pocket 6 in the open position 75 It is the object of this invention to provide a as shown in Fig. 3 closure of the bag is effected bag closure in which the closure member and bag y f l h h bag W h w Sides y n pa a is so formed and arranged that it is impossible with each other as ill s r t d and y hen lipto mar or scratch furniture, or other articles pi the C a n l e e 3 v t e e endswhich the bag closure may accidentally come in When the a is thuselose the o k t p 80 contact with, r is reversed, its fastener secured and the channel In general my invention consists in the prom m er is then completelyv concealed and covvision of an ordinary closure member which is adapted to lie in a pocket or to be covered and Inihis manner a i p e, ine pensive has 010- concealed by a flap formed from the same masure is o id d i w i t channel closure as terial as the dust bag, and in this manner provide member is Completely concealed. covered and a guard and concealment for the closure member. guarded, 80 that its g s Cannot Come in Contact w th th and other objects in view, t 1 with and scratch furniture and other articles, vention consists in the novel construction arend at the Same i the app a of t rangement and combination of parts hereinafter ehinegenerelly and the beg pertielllallyis greatly 90 described and illustrated in some of its embodienhanced by reason of i constructionments in the accompanying drawing and particu- Fflrthelmere, it 18 he be understood that this larly pointed out in the appended claims. particular form of apparatus Shown and In the. drawing, Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a b d and, t e pa t ular p c dur e o t vacuum cleaner having a dust bag embodying my a e p ese t d o p ses of e p a and as improved bag closure; Fig. 2 is a side elevational t t va i u m d fi e a d app an view of the discharge end of the bag in closed pop oc d e c be m i t departing from sition; Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the dismy inv nti n as desc i d i h app nd d claimscharge end of the bagshowing the closure mem- H vin h s d ib d y nv n i n, W I

ber uncovered and partly removed; Fig. 4 is a; Claim section view taken on line 4-4 Fig. 2. LA vacuum cleaner dust bag having lips at My improved bag closure is shown in connecone end defining a dust and litter discharge opention with a conventional portable vacuum c'leaning, and a removable clamp or closure member er having a casing 1 supported on casters 2 for p v ly e ag ng the lips of said ba fo old- 50 the purpose of easily moving the cleaner over the ing them in closed posit on, Said beg having 8- surface to be cleaned. v pocket closed on three 01' its edges and formed The casing 1 houses a suitable suction fan and about the discharge opening of the bag i'or re--- motor which provide sufiicient suction at the ceiving said clamp within its confines and guard-v nozzle of the cleaner to effect the cleaning operaing the ends thereof from coming in contact with 55 tion. The outlet 3 from the cleaner fan chamber furniture and other articles during the operation 3f the cleaner, the pocket of said bag being reversible for exposing said clamp as a step prior to its removal.

2. A vacuum cleaner dust bag having a substantially rectangular pocket formed in one end thereof and closed along three of its edges with the opening of the pocket located on one side of the bag at a point adjacent to the end thereof, said bag having lips located in the bottom of the pocket defining a dust and litter discharge opening normally facing the bottom of the pocket, detachable fastening means for securing the free marginal portion of the pocket to said bag, and a removable clamp or closure member operatively engaging the lips of the bag for holding them in closed position, the pocket of said bag being reversible for exposing said clamp as a step prior to its removal and the closed sides of said pocket being effective to guard the ends of said clamp and prevent its removal when said bag is in its operative position.

3. A filter fora suction cleaner comprising, an air pervious dust bag having an inlet opening at one end and a pair of lips at its other end defining a dust and litter discharge opening, a removable slidablv fitted clamp or closure member normally engaging the lips of said bag for holding them in closed position, means comprising a part fixedly and permanently attached to the material of said bag for supporting its discharge end, and means permanently attached to and forming a part of said bag for covering and concealing said clamp whereby the ends thereof are guarded against contacting and scratching articles of furniture and the like, said last named means being also effective for preventing the removal of said clamp when the bagis in its operative position.

4. A filter for a suction cleaner comprising, an air pervious dust bag having an inlet opening at one end and a pair of lips at its other end defining a dust and litter discharge opening, and 010 sure means for said opening, said bag having a part fixed thereto adjacent to the discharge opening thereof and adapted for occupying two positions, one corresponding to the bag emptying position in whichthe aforesaid bag part is turned back so that the bag lips define a clear and unobstructed opening upon the removal of the bag closure means and the other position corresponding to the position occupied by the bag during the operation of the cleaner in which the stated bag part completely covers the stated bag closure means whereby such closure means is concealed and prevented from contacting and scratching articles of furniture and the like.

WILLIAM V. ORR.

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