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Vacuum cleaner

  • US 4,541,142 A
  • Filed: 07/22/1983
  • Issued: 09/17/1985
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/12/1983
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A portable vacuum cleaner comprising:

  • a housing having an upper part and a lower part;

    means for detachably connecting said upper and lower parts together;

    a handle on said upper part having an elongated hand grip portion;

    a substantially arcuately shaped enlarged portion at each end of said handle connecting said handle in spaced relationship to said upper part so that an opening is provided between said handle and said upper part to accommodate at least part of the user'"'"'s hand;

    a recess on at least one side of said handle extending within said housing formed between said arcuately shaped portions and said upper part having a shape similar to accessories to be used with the vacuum cleaner and adapted to receive said accessories so that said accessories are removably insertable into said recess to be substantially completely contained therein within the external surface of the housing;

    means in said recess on said upper part to removably fasten said accessories within said recess so that said accessories do not extend substantially beyond the outer surface of said housing;

    an elongated shoulder strap device attached at its ends to said housing to support said housing thereby;

    suction producing means within said housing;

    dust collecting means within said housing operatively connected to said suction producing means; and

    an opening on said housing to operatively and removably connect accessories to said suction producing means.

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