SWEEPABLE ELECTRIC VACUUM CLEANER

• US 20100132151A1
• Filed: 12/18/2008
• Published: 06/03/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 12/18/2007
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Royal Appliance Manufacturing Company (Techtronic Industries Company Limited)
• Original Assignee: Royal Appliance Manufacturing Company (Techtronic Industries Company Limited)
• Inventors: KHALIL, DAVID, Collins, David Matthew, Yip Yuen Cheong, Louis, Jian Hua, Zhang, Butts, Mark, Pajak, Greg, Ponikvar, Suzanne
• Application Number:
  US12/338,639
• Publication Number:
  US 20100132151A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 15/344
• CPC Class Codes: A46B 2200/302 Broom
• CPC Class Codes: A46B 9/028 Bristle profile, the end of the bristle defining a surface other than a single plane or deviating from a simple geometric form, e.g. cylinder, sphere or cone
• CPC Class Codes: A47L 5/24 Hand-supported suction cleaners
• CPC Class Codes: A47L 9/02 Nozzles suction nozzles for fluid transport B65G51/00
• CPC Class Codes: A47L 9/322 for hand-supported suction cleaners

Abstract

An electric vacuum cleaner with improved broom-like feel in sweeping includes a head and a handle. Batteries are provided in the handle and a suction motor/fan assembly, as well as a dirt cup, are provided in the head of the broom. There is a side entry of the dirt cup into the head of the unit. Pivotally mounted to the dirt cup is a filter assembly. The head of the dirt cup includes a flexible nozzle.

Claims

1. An electric cleaning apparatus, comprising:

(a) an elongated handle;

(b) a housing associated at one end of the handle, comprising;

(i) at least one compartment with a suction source;

(ii) at least one dust collecting compartment in air flow association with the suction source; and

(iii) flexible nozzle including an aperture in air flow association with the dust collecting compartment and suction source where the nozzle is configured for broom-like sweeping action.

2. The electric cleaner of claim 1, where the dust collecting compartment is a dirt cup.

3. The electric cleaner of claim 2 including a dirt cup which is removable via a side opening in a housing of the cleaner.

4. The electric cleaner of claim 2 including a dirt cup and a filter assembly pivotally mounted to the dirt cup.

5. The electric cleaner of claim 1 including a hollow handle and at least one battery mounted in the hollow handle with at least one fuse element.

6. The electric cleaner of claim 1 including a battery compartment in the housing for at least one battery with at least one fuse element.

7. The electric cleaner of claim 1 including at least one row of bristles associated around the flexible nozzle.