Upright vacuum cleaner
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1. An upright vacuum cleaner for movement along a floor comprising:
- a housing having suction producing means;
said housing having a lower end;
said housing having a floor suction component at said lower end thereof;
said housing having a upper end remote from said lower end;
said housing having an operating handle at said upper end;
said floor suction component having wheel means for movement of said housing along the floor;
said floor suction component including rotating brush means for dislodging dirt and the like from the floor;
a hose having a first end which is for being connected to said housing at said upper end thereof for transporting air to said suction producing means;
a removable tube for being selectively mounted on said housing;
said removable tube having a first end for selective connection to said floor suction component when said removable tube is mounted on said housing;
said removable tube having a second end which is disposed at said upper end of said housing when said removable tube is mounted thereon; and
said hose having a substantial portion including a second end thereof which is remote from said first end for being received within said removable tube when said removable tube is mounted on said housing.
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Abstract
This invention relates to upright vacuum cleaners which have a detachable hand-held vacuum hose as an ascending line. The hand-held vacuum hose is coupled to a hand-held vacuum tube which serves as an extension. The hand-held vacuum tube is thereby designed as a storage housing for the telescoping hand-held vacuum hose.
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1. An upright vacuum cleaner for movement along a floor comprising:
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a housing having suction producing means; said housing having a lower end; said housing having a floor suction component at said lower end thereof; said housing having a upper end remote from said lower end; said housing having an operating handle at said upper end; said floor suction component having wheel means for movement of said housing along the floor; said floor suction component including rotating brush means for dislodging dirt and the like from the floor; a hose having a first end which is for being connected to said housing at said upper end thereof for transporting air to said suction producing means; a removable tube for being selectively mounted on said housing; said removable tube having a first end for selective connection to said floor suction component when said removable tube is mounted on said housing; said removable tube having a second end which is disposed at said upper end of said housing when said removable tube is mounted thereon; and said hose having a substantial portion including a second end thereof which is remote from said first end for being received within said removable tube when said removable tube is mounted on said housing. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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