Quick release wand for cannister vacuum cleaner
First Claim
1. In a vacuum cleaner having a wheeled nozzle, and a tubular wand for providing suction to the nozzle, an improved quick connect/release connection means comprising:
- a tubular connector swivelly mounted to said nozzle, said connector defining a distal end, a through opening spaced from said distal end, and a guide portion extending from said distal end to said opening;
means on said wand for locking an end portion of the wand received in said connector releasably to the connector including a latch and means resiliently biasing the latch to project outwardly from said end of the wand, said guide portion being arranged to guide said latch into said opening in the connector as a result of insertion of the wand end portion into the connector for releasably locking the wand end portion to the connector;
a release lever; and
means for movably mounting said release lever to said connector, said release lever having a foot pedal portion engageable by a user'"'"'s foot for urging said latch inwardly from said opening against the action of the biasing means to permit withdrawal of the wand end portion from the connector.
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Abstract
A vacuum cleaner having a wheeled nozzle with a two-piece wand defining a lower end connected to a swivel connector portion of the nozzle. Guide structure is provided for accurately aligning cooperating male and female terminals on the wand and swivel connector of the nozzle for facilitated connection therebetween when the lower end of the wand is connected to the swivel connector for providing a suction connection from an associated cannister to the nozzle. A foot pedal-operated lever is provided for releasing a latch retaining the lower end of the wand to the swivel connector when desired. A connector connects the upper end of the lower portion of the wand to the lower end of the upper portion thereof by a rotatable connection to permit limited rotation of the upper portion of the wand about the axis of the wand for selective disposition of the handle connected to the upper end of the upper portion of the wand. The guide structure guides the latch carried by the lower end of the wand into aligned association with a latch opening in the swivel connector.
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20 Claims
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1. In a vacuum cleaner having a wheeled nozzle, and a tubular wand for providing suction to the nozzle, an improved quick connect/release connection means comprising:
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a tubular connector swivelly mounted to said nozzle, said connector defining a distal end, a through opening spaced from said distal end, and a guide portion extending from said distal end to said opening; means on said wand for locking an end portion of the wand received in said connector releasably to the connector including a latch and means resiliently biasing the latch to project outwardly from said end of the wand, said guide portion being arranged to guide said latch into said opening in the connector as a result of insertion of the wand end portion into the connector for releasably locking the wand end portion to the connector; a release lever; and means for movably mounting said release lever to said connector, said release lever having a foot pedal portion engageable by a user'"'"'s foot for urging said latch inwardly from said opening against the action of the biasing means to permit withdrawal of the wand end portion from the connector. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. In a vacuum cleaner having a wheeled nozzle, a tubular wand for providing suction to the nozzle, and electrically powered means carried by the nozzle, an improved quick connect/release connection means comprising:
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a tubular connector swivelly mounted to said nozzle, said connector defining a distal end, a through opening spaced from said distal end, and a guide portion extending from said distal end to said opening; means on said wand for locking an end portion of the wand received in said connector releasably to the connector including a latch and means resiliently biasing the latch to project outwardly from said end of the wand, said guide portion being arranged to guide said latch into said opening in the connector as a result of insertion of the wand end portion into the connector for releasably locking the wand end portion to the connector; a release lever; means for movably mounting said release lever to said connector, said release lever having a foot pedal portion engageable by a user'"'"'s foot for urging said latch inwardly from said opening against the action of the biasing means to permit withdrawal of the wand end portion from the connector; and cooperating male and female electrical terminal means on said end portion of the wand and connector, said guide means further cooperating with said latch to cause the electrical connection means on said end portion of the wand to be aligned with the electrical connection means on said connector as a result of said insertion of the end portion of the wand into said connector. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14)
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15. In a vacuum cleaner having a wheeled nozzle, improved means for providing suction to the nozzle, comprising:
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a tubular connector swivelly mounted to said nozzle; a tubular wand defining a longitudinal axis and having an upper handle portion and a lower end portion; means for releasably locking said lower end portion of the wand to the connector against longitudinal and rotational displacement; and joint means for longitudinally fixedly connecting said handle portion to said lower end portion of the wand to permit a preselected amount of rotation about said longitudinal axis. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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