Hand-held vacuum cleaner
First Claim
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, said bag assembly including a collar, a dirty air collector bag attached to said collar and a combination latch and handle member pivotally connected to said collar, said housing including a wall member for receiving said collar of said bag assembly and a detent member for holding said latch and handle member in a locked position when the member is pivoted into engagement therewith for securing said bag assembly onto said wall member of said housing.
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Abstract
A hand-held vacuum cleaner including a housing having 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 air channel is defined within the housing communicating the nozzle with the bag assembly. The bag assembly includes a collar, a dirty air collector bag attached to the collar, and a combination latch and handle member pivotally connected to the collar. The housing includes a wall member for receiving the collar of the bag assembly and a detent member for holding the latch and handle member in a locking position when the member is pivoted into engagement therewith for securing the bag assembly onto the wall member of the housing.
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9 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, said bag assembly including a collar, a dirty air collector bag attached to said collar and a combination latch and handle member pivotally connected to said collar, said housing including a wall member for receiving said collar of said bag assembly and a detent member for holding said latch and handle member in a locked position when the member is pivoted into engagement therewith for securing said bag assembly onto said wall member of said housing.
- 8. A bag assembly for a hand-held vacuum cleaner comprising a collar, a dirty air collector bag attached to said collar and a combination latch and handle member pivotally connected to said collar, said member being operable in a first position for engaging a detent mechanism on said cleaner for releasably latching said bag assembly on said cleaner and being operable in a second position for grasping by the user of the vacuum cleaner for carrying said bag assembly.
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