Cleaning nozzle for a vacuum cleaner
First Claim
1. A vacuum cleaner nozzle comprising:
- a housing having a downward facing opening;
a brush roll mounted to the housing at the downward facing opening and having a plurality of bristles extending therefrom, the brush roll being rotatable relative to the housing around a longitudinal axis of the brush roll; and
a brush roll cleaner mounted to the housing, the brush roll cleaner comprising;
a longitudinal bar extending along the longitudinal axis of the brush roll and pivotally connected to the housing at a pivot axis,an edge connected to and pivotally movable with the longitudinal bar, the edge being spaced from the pivot axis and extending along to the longitudinal axis of the brush roll, andan arm extending from the longitudinal bar, the arm being configured to transmit a force to rotate the brush roll cleaner from a first position in which the edge does not contact the brush roll, to a second position in which the edge contacts the brush roll to remove debris from the brush roll as the brush roll rotates.
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Abstract
A vacuum cleaner nozzle having a housing with a downward facing opening, a brush roll rotatably mounted to the housing at the downward facing opening, and a brush roll cleaner mounted to the housing. The brush roll cleaner includes a longitudinal bar extending along a longitudinal axis of the brush and pivotally connected to the housing at a pivot axis, an edge connected the longitudinal bar at a spaced location from the pivot axis and extending along to the longitudinal axis of the brush, and an arm extending from the longitudinal bar. The arm is configured to transmit a force to rotate the brush roll cleaner from a first position in which the edge does not contact the brush roll, to a second position in which the edge contacts the brush roll to remove debris from the brush roll as the brush roll rotates.
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20 Claims
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1. A vacuum cleaner nozzle comprising:
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a housing having a downward facing opening; a brush roll mounted to the housing at the downward facing opening and having a plurality of bristles extending therefrom, the brush roll being rotatable relative to the housing around a longitudinal axis of the brush roll; and a brush roll cleaner mounted to the housing, the brush roll cleaner comprising; a longitudinal bar extending along the longitudinal axis of the brush roll and pivotally connected to the housing at a pivot axis, an edge connected to and pivotally movable with the longitudinal bar, the edge being spaced from the pivot axis and extending along to the longitudinal axis of the brush roll, and an arm extending from the longitudinal bar, the arm being configured to transmit a force to rotate the brush roll cleaner from a first position in which the edge does not contact the brush roll, to a second position in which the edge contacts the brush roll to remove debris from the brush roll as the brush roll rotates. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A vacuum cleaner nozzle comprising:
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a housing having a downward facing opening; a brush roll mounted to the housing at the downward facing opening and having a plurality of bristles extending therefrom, the brush roll being rotatable relative to the housing around a longitudinal axis of the brush roll; and a brush roll cleaner mounted to the housing, the brush roll cleaner comprising; a longitudinal bar extending along the longitudinal axis of the brush roll and pivotally connected to the housing at a pivot axis, a sharpened steel edge connected to the longitudinal bar, the edge being spaced from the pivot axis and extending along to the longitudinal axis of the brush roll, an arm extending from the longitudinal bar at a location proximal to one end of the longitudinal bar, the arm being configured to transmit a force to rotate the brush roll cleaner from a first position in which the edge does not contact the brush roll, to a second position in which the edge contacts the brush roll to remove debris from the brush roll as the brush roll rotates, and a push button mounted on an outer face of the housing and operably connected to the arm, such that application of a pressing force on the push button moves the brush roll cleaner from the first position to the second position.
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Specification