Vacuum hose storage system
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1. A storage system for a vacuum hose comprising:
- a cabinet comprising a kickboard and defining an upper section and a lower section, where the lower section is fronted by the kickboard;
a vacuum unit; and
a storage tube located within the lower section of the cabinet and behind the kickboard, and a vacuum hose located within the storage tube;
whereinthe vacuum unit is fluidly connected to the storage tube;
the vacuum unit is operable to generate a partial vacuum within the storage tube; and
the vacuum hose is drawn into the storage tube by the partial vacuum within the storage tube.
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Abstract
A vacuum hose storage system for a cabinet comprising a kickboard and defining an upper section and a lower section, where the lower section is fronted by the kickboard. The vacuum hose storage system comprises a vacuum unit and a storage tube located within the lower section of the cabinet and behind the kickboard. The vacuum unit is fluidly connected to the storage tube. The vacuum unit is operable to generate a partial vacuum within the storage tube. The vacuum hose is drawn into the storage tube by the partial vacuum within the storage tube.
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19 Claims
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1. A storage system for a vacuum hose comprising:
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a cabinet comprising a kickboard and defining an upper section and a lower section, where the lower section is fronted by the kickboard; a vacuum unit; and a storage tube located within the lower section of the cabinet and behind the kickboard, and a vacuum hose located within the storage tube;
whereinthe vacuum unit is fluidly connected to the storage tube; the vacuum unit is operable to generate a partial vacuum within the storage tube; and the vacuum hose is drawn into the storage tube by the partial vacuum within the storage tube. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method of storing a vacuum hose in a cabinet comprising a kickboard and defining an upper section and a lower section, the lower section being fronted by the kickboard, the method comprising the steps of;
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providing a vacuum unit; arranging a storage tube within the lower section of the cabinet and behind the kickboard, and a vacuum hose located within the storage tube; fluidly connecting the vacuum unit to the storage tube; operating the vacuum unit to generate a partial vacuum within the storage tube such that the vacuum hose is drawn into the storage tube by the partial vacuum within the storage tube. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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