BUMPER FOR A VACUUM CLEANER
First Claim
1. A bumper for an appliance such as an upright vacuum cleaner, vacuum suction head, canister vacuum cleaner or the like, comprising:
- a flexible body having size, shape and pliability to conform to a surface of the appliance;
a layer of said body having protective properties relative to impingement between the appliance and environmental objects; and
an appliance-facing surface of said body being capable of reversible attachment to the surface of the appliance.
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Abstract
A lightweight, flexible, impact-cushioning, scuff- and dent-shielding bumper is easily applied to and reversibly retained on peripheral and upward facing surfaces of an appliance such as an upright vacuum cleaner, vacuum suction head, canister vacuum cleaner, or similar appliance. In the bumper, elasticity and stiffness cooperate to conform the bumper to the appliance exterior, facilitating efficient installation and allowing the position of the bumper to be easily adjusted in a manner that would purposefully envelop portions of the appliance prone to causing damage to surrounding surfaces and the appliance itself. Contact adhesive is employed in combination with the hook component of a hook-and-loop fastener interacting directly with the body material of the bumper, permitting repeated easy removal, washing and reinstallation of the bumper or transfer thereof to another appliance not necessarily of the same design make and model.
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26 Claims
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1. A bumper for an appliance such as an upright vacuum cleaner, vacuum suction head, canister vacuum cleaner or the like, comprising:
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a flexible body having size, shape and pliability to conform to a surface of the appliance; a layer of said body having protective properties relative to impingement between the appliance and environmental objects; and an appliance-facing surface of said body being capable of reversible attachment to the surface of the appliance. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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