Domestic electrical vacuum cleaner with suction tube holder
First Claim
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1. A domestic electrical vacuum cleaner, comprising:
- an appliance housing;
a suction hose releasably secured to the housing;
a suction tube and a suction nozzle arranged on the suction hose; and
coupling means for connecting at least one of the suction tube and the suction nozzle to the appliance housing, the coupling means (1) including two adjacent spaced longitudinal L-shaped sections (2,
3), each L-shaped section having a web (4,
5) and a flange (6,
7) which are of unequal length, the flange (6,
7) being arranged at one end of the webs (4,
5) of the L-shaped sections (2,
3) being spaced and fixedly secured to one of the suction tube or the suction nozzle at ends remote from the flanges (6,
7) of the L-shaped sections, the coupling means further including two L-shaped retaining members (11,
12) with legs of unequal length and with opposing flanges (13,
14) formed on the appliance housing (10) at a spacing from one another, the spacing between the opposing flanges (13,
14) being at least equal to the spacing of the webs (4,
5) of the L-shaped sections (2,
6), the opposing flanges (13,
14) being engageable behind the flanges (6,
7) of the L-shaped sections (2,
3) in a coupling position.
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Abstract
The invention relates to a vacuum cleaner with a suction tube nozzle unit, consisting of suction hose, handle, suction tube and suction nozzle, the suction nozzle unit being releasably connected to the vacuum cleaner housing by a coupling device.
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9 Claims
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1. A domestic electrical vacuum cleaner, comprising:
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an appliance housing; a suction hose releasably secured to the housing; a suction tube and a suction nozzle arranged on the suction hose; and coupling means for connecting at least one of the suction tube and the suction nozzle to the appliance housing, the coupling means (1) including two adjacent spaced longitudinal L-shaped sections (2,
3), each L-shaped section having a web (4,
5) and a flange (6,
7) which are of unequal length, the flange (6,
7) being arranged at one end of the webs (4,
5) of the L-shaped sections (2,
3) being spaced and fixedly secured to one of the suction tube or the suction nozzle at ends remote from the flanges (6,
7) of the L-shaped sections, the coupling means further including two L-shaped retaining members (11,
12) with legs of unequal length and with opposing flanges (13,
14) formed on the appliance housing (10) at a spacing from one another, the spacing between the opposing flanges (13,
14) being at least equal to the spacing of the webs (4,
5) of the L-shaped sections (2,
6), the opposing flanges (13,
14) being engageable behind the flanges (6,
7) of the L-shaped sections (2,
3) in a coupling position. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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