VACUUM CLEANER BRUSHROLL CLEANER CONFIGURATION
First Claim
1. A vacuum cleaner head comprising:
- a housing having a front end, a back end spaced from the front end, a lower surface extending between and joining the front end to the back end, and a suction opening through the lower surface and proximate the front end;
an agitator chamber located above and in fluid communication with the suction opening;
a suction passage extending from the agitator chamber towards the back end of the housing;
an agitator comprising a spindle rotatably mounted to the housing to rotate about a rotation axis that extends through the agitator chamber, and one or more agitating devices projecting from the spindle to a first radial height;
a cleaning member movably mounted to the housing to move between a first cleaning member position in which the cleaning member does not engage the agitator, and a second cleaning member position in which the cleaning member engages the agitator to remove debris from the agitator during rotation of the agitator; and
a pedal extending from the back end of the housing, the pedal being movable between a first pedal position in which the pedal does not place the cleaning member in the second cleaning member position, and a second pedal position in which the pedal places the cleaning member in the second cleaning member position.
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Abstract
A vacuum cleaner head with a housing having a front end, a back end, a lower surface extending from the front end to the back end, and a suction opening through the lower surface. An agitator chamber is the suction opening, and a suction passage extends from the agitator chamber towards the back end. An agitator having a spindle and agitating devices is rotatably mounted to the housing. A cleaning member is movably mounted to the housing to move between a first position in which it does not engage the agitator, and a second position in which it engages the agitator to remove debris from the agitator during rotation of the agitator. A pedal extends from the back end of the housing and moves between a first pedal and a second pedal position to place the cleaning member in the second cleaning member position.
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20 Claims
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1. A vacuum cleaner head comprising:
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a housing having a front end, a back end spaced from the front end, a lower surface extending between and joining the front end to the back end, and a suction opening through the lower surface and proximate the front end; an agitator chamber located above and in fluid communication with the suction opening; a suction passage extending from the agitator chamber towards the back end of the housing; an agitator comprising a spindle rotatably mounted to the housing to rotate about a rotation axis that extends through the agitator chamber, and one or more agitating devices projecting from the spindle to a first radial height; a cleaning member movably mounted to the housing to move between a first cleaning member position in which the cleaning member does not engage the agitator, and a second cleaning member position in which the cleaning member engages the agitator to remove debris from the agitator during rotation of the agitator; and a pedal extending from the back end of the housing, the pedal being movable between a first pedal position in which the pedal does not place the cleaning member in the second cleaning member position, and a second pedal position in which the pedal places the cleaning member in the second cleaning member position. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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