Vacuum cleaner wand
First Claim
1. In a wand for a vacuum cleaner, a tubular sheath formed with a channel extending lengthwise along one exterior side thereof, electric conductors disposed in said channel, a first tubular conduit insertable axially into said sheath from one end thereof and extending therein to adjacent the opposite end of said sheath, a second tubular conduit insertable axially into said opposite end of said sheath for telescopic engagement within said sheath with the adjacent end of said first tubular conduit, releasable locking means carried by one of said tubular conduits in the region of the telescopic engagement and engageable with the other of said tubular conduits for coupling said conduits together, said sheath being formed with an aperture through the side thereof in said region of the telescopic engagement, and manually operable means accessible through said aperture for releasing said locking means.
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Abstract
In accordance with the present invention, there is provided an improved wand for connecting a vacuum cleaner suction nozzle having an electric motor therein to a suction hose. A wand of this type normally serves as both a rigid handle for manipulating the nozzle and as a conduit for the passage of air from the nozzle to the hose. In addition, the present wand is provided with a sheath of preferably electrical insulating material for retaining an electric cord for supplying current to the motor in the nozzle from conductors carried by the suction hose.
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- 1. In a wand for a vacuum cleaner, a tubular sheath formed with a channel extending lengthwise along one exterior side thereof, electric conductors disposed in said channel, a first tubular conduit insertable axially into said sheath from one end thereof and extending therein to adjacent the opposite end of said sheath, a second tubular conduit insertable axially into said opposite end of said sheath for telescopic engagement within said sheath with the adjacent end of said first tubular conduit, releasable locking means carried by one of said tubular conduits in the region of the telescopic engagement and engageable with the other of said tubular conduits for coupling said conduits together, said sheath being formed with an aperture through the side thereof in said region of the telescopic engagement, and manually operable means accessible through said aperture for releasing said locking means.
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