US2099413A - Suction cleaner - Google Patents

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US2099413A
US2099413A US554271A US55427131A US2099413A US 2099413 A US2099413 A US 2099413A US 554271 A US554271 A US 554271A US 55427131 A US55427131 A US 55427131A US 2099413 A US2099413 A US 2099413A
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Harry B White
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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
    • A47L9/10—Filters; Dust separators; Dust removal; Automatic exchange of filters
    • A47L9/14—Bags or the like; Rigid filtering receptacles; Attachment of, or closures for, bags or receptacles
    • A47L9/1427—Means for mounting or attaching bags or filtering receptacles in suction cleaners; Adapters
    • 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

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  • the present invention relates to suction cleaners, particularly those known as portable suction cleaners provided with a handle pivoted to the body of the cleaner by which the apparatus as a' whole may be directed over the carpet or other floor covering which is being cleaned.
  • suction cleaners particularly those known as portable suction cleaners provided with a handle pivoted to the body of the cleaner by which the apparatus as a' whole may be directed over the carpet or other floor covering which is being cleaned.
  • cleaners of this type it is customary to use a dust filtering bag formed of cloth, cellulose fiber felt, or other material, which is detachably secured to the body of the cleaner at a point separated somewhat from the point of pivotal attachment of the cleaner handle, the upper end of the bag being supported from the handle at a point adjacent its upper end.
  • This invention bag and one of the objects of the invention is to provide means for attaching the bag to the body of the cleaner and supporting it from the handle which will relieve the bag of all fiexure or strain as the handle is moved.
  • a further object is the provision of means for this purpose which will be eflicient and durable, which may be economically manufactured, and which will facilitate attachment of the bag, or removal of it for empty ng.
  • a still further object is to provide a flexible connection between the cleaner outlet and the bag which will be durable and will effectively prevent leakage, even under long continued use.
  • Fig. 1 is a view in side elevation of a suction cleaner embodying the invention
  • Fig. 2 is an enlarged fragmentary view in central longitudinal section of a part of the structure shown in Fig. 1;
  • Fig. 3 is an enlarged plan View of certain of the parts shown in Fig. 1;
  • Fig. 4 is an enlarged view in rear elevation of the parts shown in Fig. 3;
  • Fig. 5 is a much enlarged fragmentary view in central longitudinal section of certain of the parts as shown in Fig. 2;
  • Fig. 6 is an enlarged fragmentary view in side elevation, similar to Fig. 1, and showing a modipertains particularly to the attachment and support of a suction cleaner PATENT OFFICE SUCTION CLEANER Harry B. White, Canton, Ohio, assignor to The Hoover Company, North Canton, Ohio, a cor- Application July 31, 1931, Serial No. 554,271
  • Fig. 7 is an enlarged view in'transverse section taken on line of Fig. 6.
  • a suction cleaner casing II is shown as supported upon wheels l2 and having a nozzle l3 arranged for engagement by the carpet, or other floor covering to be cleaned, an electric motor, indicated generally at M, being carried by the casing II and adapted to operate a fan, not shown, which discharges rearwardly through an outlet iii.
  • the cleaner may include a device, not shown, for agitating the carpet, located above the opening of the nozzle I3 and operated by the motor it.
  • a handle baill6 is pivoted to the cleaner casing at I1, and to it is rigidly connected a' tubular handle it which is preferably provided with a plate i9 supporting a switch and an electric cable 2
  • the lower end of the bag is connected to a pivotally mounted member which has a rigid arm movably connected at its upper end to the handle, and from which upper end the top of the bag is yieldably supported to allow for variations in length of the bag due to inflation.
  • the pivotally mounted member, to which the bag is detachably secured is connected by a flexible tubular memher to an attaching ring which itself is preferably detachably secured to the discharge outlet of the cleaner.
  • the discharge outlet I5 of the cleaner is provided with a flat circular flange 23 widened at the sides to form lugs in which threaded studs are mounted, and nuts 24 are mounted upon these'studs to secure a flat attaching ring in place against the flange 23, by engagement with laterally projecting slotted ears 26.
  • the flat face of the ring 25 which engages the flange 23 is formed with an annular groove to receive a packing 21, preferably of felt or similar material, and laterally spaced lugs 28 project rearwardly from the upper part of the ring 25, and to such lugs a short tubular coupling member 29 is pivotally connected by a laterally curved downwardly at its end, as shown at 35 and provided with a hook 36.
  • a coiled tension spring 31 is used to connect the upper end of the rod 33 to the handle, being secured to the rod in any suitable manner and being connected at its upper end, if desired, to a perforated tab 38 which is bent down from the switch-carrying plate l9.
  • the upper end of the bag 22 is preferably open, to facilitate emptying, the end being preferably folded and held closed by a clamping device 39 which is secured to the hook 36 and acts as a link which permits a swinging movement of the end of the bag as the bag is inflated or deflated.
  • a flexible tubular member 40 is provided to connect the ring 25 and the tubular coupling member 29, and is formed of rubber with preformed corrugations 4
  • the flexible member 40 may be moulded, if desired, but is preferably formed electrolytically by a process known as the anode process, the initial shape of the member being preferably that in which it is held when the handle l8, and consequently rod 33 and coupling member 29, are in the intermediate position most frequently occupied during use of the cleaner.
  • the internal diameter of the flexible member 40 is substantially equal to that of the ring 25 and the coupling member 29, and it is secured to them by split spring members 42 and 43 which compress the ends of the member 40 outwardly into annular grooves 44 and 45, respectively, in the ring and coupling member.
  • the coupling member 29 Upon its outer cylindrical surface the coupling member 29 is formed with a plurality of bayonet slot grooves 46, preferably three, and a bag clamping ring 41 is adapted to be telescopically engaged upon the coupling member 29, being provided with inwardly directed projections 46 engaging in the bayonet grooves 46.
  • the tubular body of the bag clamping ring 41 is provided with an annular flange 49 spacedoutwardlytherefromandcarrying a spring clamp and a lever 50, or other means for contracting such clamp, so that the mouth of the bag 22 may be inserted between the body of the member 41 andits flange 49 and detachably clamped in place.
  • a modified structure for movably supporting the upper end of the rod 33 is shown in Figs. 6 and 7, the yielding spring support being replaced by a sliding support by securing rollers 5
  • a track 55 of channel form is provided in the handle l8, overlying the rollers 5
  • the dust bag 22 may be readily removed or replaced and, upon inflation or deflation, when the cleaner is started or stopped, may change in length without being placed under any considerable endwise tension.
  • the construction permits the use of dust bags formed of material which is inexpensive but of insufil-,
  • a coupling and supporting device for attachment of adjustt filtering bag to a suction cleaner comprising a pair of rings hinged together, a flexible tubular member connecting said rings, an arm rigidly connected to one of said rings and adapted to support one end of the bag, and means on said ring for detachably connecting the other end of the bag thereto.
  • a coupling and supporting device for attachment of a dust .filtering bag to a suction cleaner comprising a ring adapted to be detachably secured to the suction cleaner outlet, a tubular" coupling member pivotally connected to said ring, a flexible tubular member connecting said ring and said coupling member, an arm rigidly connected to said coupling member and adapted to be moved by the handle of the suction cleaner, and a second tubular coupling member detachably connected to said first cou-" pling member and having means thereon for detachably securing the dust bag thereto.
  • a suction cleaner comprising a body provided with a discharge outlet and having an upwardly extending handle pivoted thereto, a ring carried by said outlet and pivotally mounted at a point spaced from the pivot of said handle, a flexible tubular member connecting said ring and said outlet, an upwardly extending support rigidly connected to said ring and movably supported by said handle, and a dust bag connected to said ring and supported at its upper end by said support.
  • a suction cleaner comprising a body provided with a discharge outlet and having an upwardly extending handle pivoted thereto, a ring carried by said outlet and pivotally mounted at a point spaced from the pivot of said handle, a flexible tubular member connecting said ring and said outlet, an upwardly extending support rigidly connected to said ring, and means yieldably connecting the upper end of said support and said handle.
  • a suction cleaner comprising a body provided with a discharge outlet and having an upwardly extending handle pivoted thereto, a ring carried by said outlet and pivotally mounted at a point spaced from the pivot of said handle, a flexible tubular member connecting said ring and said outlet, a support arm rigidly connected with said ring, and means slidably supporting the upper end of said support arm from said handle.
  • a coupling and supporting device for attachment of a dust filtering bag to a suction cleaner comprising a pair of rings pivotally associated at one edge, and a flexible and extensible tubular member connecting said rings, said flexible member having a circumferentially extending corrugation therein increasing in depth in both directions from a point adjacent said point of pivotal association of said rings to a point radially more remote therefrom.
  • a flexible member for connecting a dust flltering bag to the outlet of a suction cleaner comprising a tube of resilient material having straight end portions and formed with a circumferential- 1y extending corrugation between said end portions, the normal formation of said member when free from strain being such that the end portions of said member are disposed at an angle to each other to form a bend, the radial depth of said corrugation increasing in both directions from a minimum on the inside of said bend to a maximum on the outside of said bend.

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BE388132D BE388132A (fr) 1931-07-31
NL32333D NL32333C (fr) 1931-07-31
US21846D USRE21846E (en) 1931-07-31 Suction cleaner
US554271A US2099413A (en) 1931-07-31 1931-07-31 Suction cleaner
DEH129636D DE573223C (de) 1931-07-31 1931-12-02 Staubbeutelanordnung
GB1246/32A GB381426A (en) 1931-07-31 1932-01-15 Improvements in or relating to coupling and supporting devices for the dust bags of suction cleaners
FR736149D FR736149A (fr) 1931-07-31 1932-04-29 Perfectionnements aux aspirateurs de poussière

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US2661077A (en) * 1950-12-12 1953-12-01 Hoover Co Propelling handle and filter bag assembly for vacuum cleaners
US2780828A (en) * 1952-11-04 1957-02-12 Hoover Co Suction cleaner with bag adapter
US2960354A (en) * 1957-02-18 1960-11-15 Gen Motors Corp Pressure compensated flexible pipe
US3087745A (en) * 1959-03-27 1963-04-30 Flexible Tubing Corp Connecting means for flexible and rigid tubing
US4191409A (en) * 1978-09-28 1980-03-04 General Motors Corporation Corrugated conduit retainer

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US2747216A (en) * 1953-06-05 1956-05-29 Hoover Co Suction cleaners
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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US2661077A (en) * 1950-12-12 1953-12-01 Hoover Co Propelling handle and filter bag assembly for vacuum cleaners
US2780828A (en) * 1952-11-04 1957-02-12 Hoover Co Suction cleaner with bag adapter
US2960354A (en) * 1957-02-18 1960-11-15 Gen Motors Corp Pressure compensated flexible pipe
US3087745A (en) * 1959-03-27 1963-04-30 Flexible Tubing Corp Connecting means for flexible and rigid tubing
US4191409A (en) * 1978-09-28 1980-03-04 General Motors Corporation Corrugated conduit retainer

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FR736149A (fr) 1932-11-19

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