Adaptor and bag insert
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1. A hand-held vacuum cleaner comprising:
- a housing having suction means defined therein;
an adaptor having a passage defined therethrough an operatively connected to said housing, said adaptor having an inner end including a rim portion having a minimized axial dimension relative to a total axial dimension of the adaptor, a steeply sloping portion extending radially inward from the rim portion toward a generally tubular portion defined at an outer terminal end of the adaptor axially spaced from said inner end, said sloping portion extending only partially around the periphery of the adaptor, a connecting flange completing the periphery of the adaptor between the rim portion and generally tubular portion and an exterior surface of said generally tubular portion radially increasing from a narrow dimension adjacent the outer terminal end to a wide dimension adjacent the sloping portion;
a first, resuable bag selectively engaging said housing and adapted for covering relation with said adaptor;
a second, disposable bag selectively engaging said adaptor for filtering dirt particles and the like from exhaust air exiting from said suction means; and
,a double-sided adhesive tape disposed on an interior portion of said rim portion facilitating connection between said adaptor and housing.
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Abstract
A disposable bag filters dirt particles and the like from exhaust air of a hand-held vacuum cleaner. The motor housing of the vacuum cleaner receives a conventional reusable bag thereon and an adaptor facilitates changeover of existing vacuum cleaners to accommodate the disposable bag. A reinforcing member is provided on the disposable bag and is dimensioned for a friction fit with the adaptor. Another preferred embodiment incorporates a seal member into the assembly to enhance the sealing integrity between the adaptor and disposable bag.
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1. A hand-held vacuum cleaner comprising:
- a housing having suction means defined therein;
an adaptor having a passage defined therethrough an operatively connected to said housing, said adaptor having an inner end including a rim portion having a minimized axial dimension relative to a total axial dimension of the adaptor, a steeply sloping portion extending radially inward from the rim portion toward a generally tubular portion defined at an outer terminal end of the adaptor axially spaced from said inner end, said sloping portion extending only partially around the periphery of the adaptor, a connecting flange completing the periphery of the adaptor between the rim portion and generally tubular portion and an exterior surface of said generally tubular portion radially increasing from a narrow dimension adjacent the outer terminal end to a wide dimension adjacent the sloping portion; a first, resuable bag selectively engaging said housing and adapted for covering relation with said adaptor; a second, disposable bag selectively engaging said adaptor for filtering dirt particles and the like from exhaust air exiting from said suction means; and
,a double-sided adhesive tape disposed on an interior portion of said rim portion facilitating connection between said adaptor and housing. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
- a housing having suction means defined therein;
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