Backpack vacuum cleaner
First Claim
1. A backpack vacuum cleaner comprising a housing enclosing a motor and an impeller to provide the suction effect and with a compartment for a filter bag, a connection branch for a suction hose, a hip strap to be applied around the hips of the bearer and a pair of shoulder straps, wherein the housing is divided in upper and lower parts connected with a flexible connection allowing a tilting movement between said upper and lower parts, said hip strap being fastened to the lower housing part and said shoulder straps extending from said lower housing part to said upper housing part and being mutually interconnected by means of an equalizing device for equalizing differences in tension between the straps in the pair of shoulder straps.
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Abstract
A backpack vacuum cleaner comprising a housing with a compartment for a filter bag, a connection branch for a suction hose, a hip strap to be applied around the hips of the bearer and a pair of shoulder straps. In order to only limit as little as possible the freedom of movement of the bearer with respect to the upper part of his body and arms when using the vacuum cleaner, and at the same time to provide a vacuum cleaner with a comparatively big filter bag and a subsequent big cleaning capacity, the housing is divided in two, the two parts being connected with a flexible connection allowing a tilting movement between the two parts, the hip strap being fastened to the lower part and the shoulder straps being mutually interconnected with an equalizing device for equalizing differences in tension between the two straps.
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- 1. A backpack vacuum cleaner comprising a housing enclosing a motor and an impeller to provide the suction effect and with a compartment for a filter bag, a connection branch for a suction hose, a hip strap to be applied around the hips of the bearer and a pair of shoulder straps, wherein the housing is divided in upper and lower parts connected with a flexible connection allowing a tilting movement between said upper and lower parts, said hip strap being fastened to the lower housing part and said shoulder straps extending from said lower housing part to said upper housing part and being mutually interconnected by means of an equalizing device for equalizing differences in tension between the straps in the pair of shoulder straps.
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