Vacuum cleaner base with belt drive disengager
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Abstract
An upright vacuum cleaner comprises a base assembly pivotally connected to an upright assembly. The base assembly comprises a foot-actuated belt drive disengaging mechanism and a ratchet operated nozzle height adjustment mechanism.
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29 Claims
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1-10. -10. (canceled)
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11. A vacuum cleaner comprising:
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a base assembly having a housing, a suction nozzle, and an agitator rotatably mounted to the housing; a motor comprising a motor shaft and a flywheel mounted to the motor shaft; a belt drive assembly between the flywheel and the agitator for selectively driving the agitator, and comprising; an actuator for selectively uncoupling the belt drive assembly, and a hub rotatably mounted to the actuator and selectively coupled with the flywheel for rolling contact therewith. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 27, 28, 29)
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18-26. -26. (canceled)
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