Upright vacuum cleaner incorporating releaseable locking mechanism for wand assembly

• US 20060026789A1
• Filed: 08/03/2005
• Published: 02/09/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 08/04/2004
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Panasonic Corporation Of North America (Panasonic Holdings Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Panasonic Corporation Of North America (Panasonic Holdings Corporation)
• Inventors: Hitzelberger, J. Erik, Fischer, Richard J.
• Application Number:
  US11/196,582
• Publication Number:
  US 20060026789A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 15/334
• CPC Class Codes: A47L 5/32 with means for connecting a hose hose couplings for suction cleaners A47L9/24
• CPC Class Codes: A47L 9/0045 specially adapted for holding the suction tube
• CPC Class Codes: A47L 9/32 Handles

Abstract

The present invention relates generally to an upright vacuum cleaner including a housing having a canister assembly, a nozzle assembly and a connector for releasably holding the wand assembly. Both a suction generator and a dirt collection vessel are carried on the housing. In addition the upright vacuum cleaner includes a removable wand assembly, a lock and a lock release.

Claims

1. An upright vacuum cleaner, comprising;

a housing including a canister assembly, a nozzle assembly and a connector for releasably holding said wand assembly;

a suction generator carried on said housing;

a dirt collection vessel carried on said housing;

a removable wand assembly;

a lock carried on one of said housing and said wand assembly; and

a lock release carried on one of said housing and said wand assembly.

2. The upright vacuum cleaner of claim 1, wherein said removable wand assembly further includes a control handle.

3. The upright vacuum cleaner of claim 1 wherein said lock is a spring loaded detent on one of said housing and said wand assembly and a cooperating aperture on the other of said housing and said wand assembly.

4. The upright vacuum cleaner of claim 1, wherein said lock is a spring loaded detent carried on said wand assembly and a cooperating locking aperture on said housing.

5. The upright vacuum cleaner of claim 4, wherein said lock release is a lever.

6. The upright vacuum cleaner of claim 5, wherein said lever is pivotally mounted to said housing.

7. The upright vacuum cleaner of claim 6, wherein said lever includes a release lug aligned with said locking aperture.

8. The upright vacuum cleaner of claim 7, wherein said lever is substantially L-shaped.

9. The upright vacuum cleaner of claim 1, wherein said canister assembly and said nozzle assembly are pivotally connected together.

10. The upright vacuum cleaner of claim 1, wherein said dirt collection vessel is a dirt cup.

11. The upright vacuum cleaner of claim 10, wherein said dirt cup holds a filter.

12. The upright vacuum cleaner of claim 1, wherein said dirt collection vessel is a bag filter.