Latching arrangement for a floor care appliance with mounted accessory appliance
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1. A floor care appliance and accessory appliance including;
- (a) a latching arrangement for maintaining said accessory appliance with said floor care appliance;
(b) said latching arrangement including a catch engageable in a linearly extending slot in said accessory appliance;
(c) said catch moving linearly relative to the linear extent of said slot;
(d) said latching arrangement including an operator -engageable linkage having a thrust link disposed adjacent to said catch and moving with said linkage to move said catch linearly relative to said slot;
(e) said thrust link pivoted to a swinging link also forming a part of said latching arrangement, said swinging link swinging with said linkage to move said catch;
(f) a spring attached to said linkage to urge against movement of said linkage in one direction of movement, and(g) a locking link attached to said swinging link and carrying said catch for movement of said catch linearly relative to said slot.
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Abstract
The invention is provided in a floor care appliance with a rigid housing having a pocket for nesting an accessory appliance. A latch means maintains the accessory appliance within the pocket and is releasable to permit removal of the accessory appliance. The latch means includes a catch, with the floor care appliance, movable into and out of engagement with an opposite locking portion of the accessory appliance.
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6 Claims
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1. A floor care appliance and accessory appliance including;
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(a) a latching arrangement for maintaining said accessory appliance with said floor care appliance; (b) said latching arrangement including a catch engageable in a linearly extending slot in said accessory appliance; (c) said catch moving linearly relative to the linear extent of said slot; (d) said latching arrangement including an operator -engageable linkage having a thrust link disposed adjacent to said catch and moving with said linkage to move said catch linearly relative to said slot; (e) said thrust link pivoted to a swinging link also forming a part of said latching arrangement, said swinging link swinging with said linkage to move said catch; (f) a spring attached to said linkage to urge against movement of said linkage in one direction of movement, and (g) a locking link attached to said swinging link and carrying said catch for movement of said catch linearly relative to said slot. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A floor care appliance and an accessory appliance including:
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(a) a latching arrangement for maintaining said accessory appliance with said floor care appliance; (b) said latching arrangement including a catch engageable in a linearly extending slot in said accessory appliance; (c) said catch moving linearly relative to the linear extent of said slot, (d) said latching arrangement including an operator engageable linkage having a thrust link disposed adjacent to said catch and moving with said linkage to move said catch linearly relative to said slot; (e) said thrust link pivoted to a swinging link also forming a part of said latching arrangement, said swinging link swinging with said linkage to move said catch; and (f) a locking link attached to said swinging link and carrying said catch for movement of said catch linearly relative to said slot.
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