Hair ingestion device and dust protector for vacuum cleaner
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1. Apparatus for keeping threads from moving to the bearing assembly of a vacuum cleaner, the vacuum cleaner having a dowel for rotating about the longitudinal axis of the dowel, said apparatus comprising:
- a set of angularly spaced arms extending generally radially from structure near the bearing assembly for rotating with the dowel, said arms deflecting threads moving towards said arms away from the bearing assembly.
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Abstract
A hair ingestion device and dust protector for a vacuum cleaner, and a combination of an end cap and a dowel assembly having a thread cap, wherein a set of arms extends from the thread cap for rotating with the dowel for deflecting threads to avoid contamination of the bearing assembly included in the dowel assembly. The thread cap also includes tapered vanes for cooperating with an end cap to form a dust shield.
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19 Claims
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1. Apparatus for keeping threads from moving to the bearing assembly of a vacuum cleaner, the vacuum cleaner having a dowel for rotating about the longitudinal axis of the dowel, said apparatus comprising:
a set of angularly spaced arms extending generally radially from structure near the bearing assembly for rotating with the dowel, said arms deflecting threads moving towards said arms away from the bearing assembly.
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2. A thread cap for rotating with a dowel in a vacuum cleaner for deflecting threads away from said thread cap to avoid the contamination of the vacuum cleaner by said threads, said thread cap comprising:
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a support for rotating with the dowel, a set of arms extending from said support in a direction generally away from the longitudinal axis of the dowel, said arms being spaced from each other for deflecting threads in the vicinity of said arms. - View Dependent Claims (3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. Apparatus for a vacuum cleaner, said apparatus comprising:
a dowel assembly including;
a rotatable dowel having a longitudinal axis and opposite ends;
a shaft extending from at least one end of said dowel;
a bearing assembly attached to said shaft, and a set of angularly spaced arms extending generally radially with respect to said dowel adjacent to said bearing assembly for rotating with said dowel, for deflecting threads moving towards said arms away from said bearing assembly. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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