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Cleaner upper portion with tool storage and door

  • US 5,233,722 A
  • Filed: 12/09/1991
  • Issued: 08/10/1993
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/09/1991
  • Status: Expired due to Term
First Claim
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1. An upright cleaner having a tool storage arrangement including:

  • a) a hard housing portion pivoted to a suction nozzle and extending upwardly therefrom;

    b) a tool storage well disposed in said hard housing portion;

    c) a tool door extending vertically to cover said tool storage well and hingedly pivoted to said hard housing portion;

    d) said tool door downwardly pivoting for uncovering said tool storage well to abut an overridable deformable stop and, upon further forced downward pivoting, to override said stop and, upon further swinging, to selectively break-away for release of it from said hard housing portion;

    e) said hinged pivoting provided by open, spaced hinge pivot members forming open slots on one of said door and said housing;

    f) hinge pivot pins on the other of said door and said housing and disposed in said open slots to permit pivoting removal of said door;

    g) said overridable deformable stop mounted on one of said tool door and said hard housing portion removed from and independent of said spaced hinge pivot members to provide an overridable limit overridden by said further forced swinging movement of said tool door;

    h) said stop, upon being overridden, cammingly permitting said tool door to pivot further downwardly for its eventual break-away release from said hard housing portion;

    i) said spaced hinge pivot members having opposed curvilinear open ends to form a pivot point for hinging of said pivot pins for swinging of said doors; and

    j) at least some of said curvilinear open ends of said spaced hinge pivot members being acted against by said pivot pins during break-away swinging of said door to cam said door away from said hinge pivot members for break-away final release of said door from said hard housing portion after said further forced swinging of said door over said overridable stop.

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