Hand-held vacuum cleaner with attachment connector

• US 5,092,015 A
• Filed: 01/04/1991
• Issued: 03/03/1992
• Est. Priority Date: 01/04/1991
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Black & Decker Incorporated (Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Black & Decker Incorporated (Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.)
• Inventors: Krasznai, Charles Z., Osit, Robert, Kosten, Richard B.
• Primary Examiner(s): MOORE, CHRISTOPHER K
• Application Number:
  US07/637,414
• Time in Patent Office: 424 Days
• Field of Search: 15/338
• US Class Current: 15/338
• CPC Class Codes: A47L 5/24 Hand-supported suction cleaners
• CPC Class Codes: A47L 9/242 Hose or pipe couplings

Abstract

A hand-held vacuum cleaner including a housing comprising mating first and second half housing elements. The housing has a handle and a nozzle. A motor is mounted within the housing for driving a shaft. A fan is mounted on the shaft for rotation therewith. A selectively separable bag assembly is mounted on the housing. A working channel is defined within the housing communicating the nozzle with the bag assembly. A connector joins a hose or similar attachment to the vacuum cleaner. The connector extends the flow path of the working air from the attachment to the nozzle. The connector comprises a first section for direct engagement with the attachment and a second section adapted for fitting over the housing in underlying registration with the nozzle. The second section includes a fluid flow channel and an edge wall surrounding the fluid flow channel and an edge wall surrounding the fluid flow channel and having an extent and configuration to fit in substantially fluid tight engagement with the nozzle. A pair of spaced apart hook-shaped projections extend outwardly from the edge wall. A releasable latch is movably connected to the edge wall on the side opposite the projections.

Claims

1. A hand-held vacuum cleaner including a housing comprising mating first and second half housing elements, said housing having a handle and a nozzle, a motor mounted within the housing for driving a shaft, a fan mounted on said shaft for rotation therewith, a selectively separable bag assembly mounted on said housing, means defining a working air channel within said housing communicating said nozzle with said bag assembly, and a connector for joining a hose or similar attachment to the vacuum cleaner, said connector extending the flow path of the working air from said attachment to said nozzle, said connector comprising a first section for direct engagement with the attachment and a second section adapted for fitting over the housing in underlying registration with the nozzle, said second section including a fluid flow channel, an edge wall surrounding said fluid flow channel and having an extent and configuration to fit in substantially fluid tight engagement with the nozzle, a pair of spaced apart hook-shaped projections extending outwardly from said edge wall and releasable latch means movably connected to said edge wall on the side thereof opposite said hook-shaped projections and said nozzle including first wall means for pivoting engagement with said hook-shaped projections and second wall means for releasable engagement with said latch means, said latch means including a latch member and said second wall means including a pair of spaced ribs defining a pocket for receiving said latch member in a snap-fit engagement.