Combined structure of hand-held cordless vacuum cleaner and flashlight
First Claim
1. A combined structure of a hand-held cordless vacuum cleaner and a flashlight comprising;
- a vacuum cleaner body having a handle portion, housing therein a battery and an electric powered blower driven by said battery, and including switch means adapted to control power fed to said blower;
a dust case housing therein a filter;
a flashlight case including a lighting unit and switch means for said lighting unit;
interconnecting means adapted to releasably interconnect either one of said dust case and said flashlight case to said vacuum cleaner body; and
electrical connection means adapted to electrically connect said battery in said vacuum cleaner body to said lighting unit in said flashlight case when said flashlight case is interconnected to said vacuum cleaner body by said interconnecting means,said interconnecting means being composed of;
an annular stepped portion formed in the front peripheral edge portion of said vacuum cleaner body;
a clamping portion and an engaging portion respectively formed in the upper and lower part of said annular stepped portion;
an annular recess formed in the rear peripheral edge portion of each of said dust case and said flashlight case and releasably fitted to the annular stepped portion of said vacuum cleaner body in a substantially fore-and-rear direction; and
upper and lower locking portions formed in the vicinity of said annular recess to be respectively locked to the clamping portion and the engaging portion of said annular stepped portion,and said electrical connection means being composed of;
a recess formed in the annular stepped portion of said vacuum cleaner body;
battery side connection terminals disposed in said recess and led to said battery; and
light bulb side connection terminals projected to the annular recess of said flashlight case, led to said lighting unit and coming into the recess in the annular stepped portion of said vacuum cleaner body to be brought into contact with said battery side connection terminals when said flashlight case is interconnected to said vacuum cleaner body.
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Abstract
A combined structure of a hand-held cordless vacuum cleaner and a flashlight comprises;
a vacuum cleaner body housing therein a battery and an electric powered blower, and including switch means adapted to control power fed to said blower;
a dust case;
a flashlight case including a lighting unit;
specific interconnecting means adapted to releasably interconnect either one of said dust case and said flashlight case to said vacuum cleaner body; and
specific electrical connection means adapted to electrically connect said battery in said vacuum cleaner body to said lighting unit in said flashlight case when said flashlight case is interconnected to said vacuum cleaner body by said interconnecting means.
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10 Claims
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1. A combined structure of a hand-held cordless vacuum cleaner and a flashlight comprising;
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a vacuum cleaner body having a handle portion, housing therein a battery and an electric powered blower driven by said battery, and including switch means adapted to control power fed to said blower; a dust case housing therein a filter; a flashlight case including a lighting unit and switch means for said lighting unit; interconnecting means adapted to releasably interconnect either one of said dust case and said flashlight case to said vacuum cleaner body; and electrical connection means adapted to electrically connect said battery in said vacuum cleaner body to said lighting unit in said flashlight case when said flashlight case is interconnected to said vacuum cleaner body by said interconnecting means, said interconnecting means being composed of;
an annular stepped portion formed in the front peripheral edge portion of said vacuum cleaner body;
a clamping portion and an engaging portion respectively formed in the upper and lower part of said annular stepped portion;
an annular recess formed in the rear peripheral edge portion of each of said dust case and said flashlight case and releasably fitted to the annular stepped portion of said vacuum cleaner body in a substantially fore-and-rear direction; and
upper and lower locking portions formed in the vicinity of said annular recess to be respectively locked to the clamping portion and the engaging portion of said annular stepped portion,and said electrical connection means being composed of;
a recess formed in the annular stepped portion of said vacuum cleaner body;
battery side connection terminals disposed in said recess and led to said battery; and
light bulb side connection terminals projected to the annular recess of said flashlight case, led to said lighting unit and coming into the recess in the annular stepped portion of said vacuum cleaner body to be brought into contact with said battery side connection terminals when said flashlight case is interconnected to said vacuum cleaner body. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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