Floor nozzle for a vacuum cleaner
First Claim
1. A floor nozzle for vacuum cleaners, in particular floor nozzle with a driven, roller-like cleaning means which is rotatably supported in the suction chamber of the nozzle housing and which partially protrudes through a slot disposed in the bottom of the housing, that nozzle housing having a substantially closed bottom and in its upper portion an opening, through which the suction chamber and the mechanical driving members of the cleaning means are accessible when the floor nozzle is in the operation position, said opening being closed by a cover which is hinged on the nozzle housing by at least one film hinge, characterized in that the cover is hinged on the forward front face of the nozzle housing, that one part of each film hinge is fastened to the cover, and that the other part of the film hinge is connected with at least one latch means which is adapted to engage by a click-stop arrangement into a corresponding clearance in the housing front face.
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Abstract
In a floor nozzle for a vacuum cleaner the nozzle housing is provided with a substantially closed bottom, and it has in its upper housing portion a lockable opening, through which the suction chamber and the mechanical driving members of the cleaning means are accessible when the floor nozzle is in the operating position. The opening is locked by a cover which is hinged on the forward front face of the nozzle housing.
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- 1. A floor nozzle for vacuum cleaners, in particular floor nozzle with a driven, roller-like cleaning means which is rotatably supported in the suction chamber of the nozzle housing and which partially protrudes through a slot disposed in the bottom of the housing, that nozzle housing having a substantially closed bottom and in its upper portion an opening, through which the suction chamber and the mechanical driving members of the cleaning means are accessible when the floor nozzle is in the operation position, said opening being closed by a cover which is hinged on the nozzle housing by at least one film hinge, characterized in that the cover is hinged on the forward front face of the nozzle housing, that one part of each film hinge is fastened to the cover, and that the other part of the film hinge is connected with at least one latch means which is adapted to engage by a click-stop arrangement into a corresponding clearance in the housing front face.
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