Vacuum with rechargeable battery
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1. A vacuum cleaner, comprising:
- a tank having a bottom and an inlet for receiving debris;
a motor assembly disposed adjacent to the tank, the motor assembly adapted to draw debris into the tank through the inlet;
a battery pack disposed adjacent the bottom of the tank; and
a connection from the battery pack to the motor assembly adapted to carry current between the battery pack and the motor assembly;
wherein the battery pack includes at least one battery and supplies power to the motor assembly.
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Abstract
A vacuum cleaner includes a tank having a bottom and an inlet for receiving debris, a motor assembly disposed adjacent to the tank, the motor assembly adapted to draw debris into the tank through the inlet, a battery pack disposed adjacent the bottom of the tank, and a connection from the battery pack to the motor assembly that is adapted to carry current between the battery pack and the motor assembly. The battery pack includes at least one battery and supplies power to the motor assembly.
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31 Claims
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1. A vacuum cleaner, comprising:
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a tank having a bottom and an inlet for receiving debris;
a motor assembly disposed adjacent to the tank, the motor assembly adapted to draw debris into the tank through the inlet;
a battery pack disposed adjacent the bottom of the tank; and
a connection from the battery pack to the motor assembly adapted to carry current between the battery pack and the motor assembly;
wherein the battery pack includes at least one battery and supplies power to the motor assembly. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 17, 18, 19, 29, 31)
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12. A battery pack usable with a vacuum cleaner, comprising:
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a housing with a front side, a back side, a top side, a bottom side, and left and right sides, and including a body, a handle and a finger space extending through the housing between the handle and the body;
the body having a top face on the top side and a bottom face on the bottom side and having at least one battery therein, and the handle having a top face on the top side and a bottom face on the bottom side, wherein the top face of the handle is in stepped relation to the top face of the body and the bottom face of the handle is in stepped relation to the bottom face of the body. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 20)
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21. A vacuum cleaner adapted to be powered by a battery pack, comprising:
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a tank with an inlet opening;
a motor disposed in fluid communication with the tank, the motor being adapted to draw air into the tank through the inlet opening;
a tray maintained adjacent the bottom of the tank and defining a longitudinal axis;
a conductor assembly maintained adjacent the tray; and
a cord at least in part electrically connecting the conductor assembly to the motor;
wherein the tray is adapted to slidably receive a battery along its longitudinal axis such that the battery is in electrical communication with the conductor assembly and supplies electrical power to the motor through the cord. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. A vacuum cleaner, comprising:
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a tank having an inlet for receiving debris;
a motor assembly removably attached to the tank;
a battery disposed on the tank; and
a cord from the motor assembly to the battery pack and adapted to carry current from the battery to the motor assembly;
wherein the cord is detachable between the battery pack and motor assembly when the motor assembly is removed from the tank.
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28. A vacuum cleaner, comprising:
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a tank having an inlet for receiving debris, the tank defining a bottom inner surface configured to support the debris;
a motor assembly in fluid communication with the tank, and adapted to draw debris into the tank through the inlet; and
a battery attached to the tank under the bottom inner surface and in electrical communication with the motor assembly.
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30. A vacuum cleaner, comprising:
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a tank having an inlet for receiving debris and a motor mount adapted to releasably receive a motor assembly;
an alternating current powered motor assembly, adapted to be releasably disposable in the motor mount and to draw debris into the tank through the inlet;
a direct current powered motor assembly, adapted to be releasably disposable in the motor mount and to draw debris into the tank through the inlet; and
a battery attachable to the tank and in electrical communication with the direct current powered motor assembly.
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