Freestanding central vacuum system
First Claim
1. A central vacuum system mountable between adjacent studs of a wall comprising:
- a) a cabinet having a top wall, side walls, a rear wall, a movable front wall, an upper dividing wall extending beneath said side walls, a lower dividing wall extending between said side walls beneath said upper dividing wall, said walls together forming an enclosure with a handle storage compartment, a hose storage compartment and a vacuum source compartment;
b) a hose extendable between a retracted position in said hose storage compartment, and an extended position extending from said hose storage compartment;
c) reversible drive means within said cabinet to move said hose between said retracted and extended positions; and
d) a vacuum source mounted in said vacuum source compartment, said hose having an inner end communicating with said vacuum source.
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Abstract
A central vacuum system mountable between adjacent studs of a wall formed of a cabinet having a top wall, side walls, a rear wall, an upper dividing wall extending beneath the side walls, a lower dividing wall extending between the side walls beneath the upper dividing wall, the walls together forming in enclosure with upper, center and lower compartments; a first hinged door covering the upper compartment, and a second hinged door covering the center and lower compartments; a hose extendable between a stored position in the center compartment, and an extended position extending from the upper compartment, the hose having an inner end and a distal end connected to a handle stored position in the upper compartment; a reversible drive means within the center compartment to move the hose between stored and extended positions; and a vacuum source mounted in the lower compartment, the inner end of the hose communicating with the vacuum source.
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17 Claims
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1. A central vacuum system mountable between adjacent studs of a wall comprising:
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a) a cabinet having a top wall, side walls, a rear wall, a movable front wall, an upper dividing wall extending beneath said side walls, a lower dividing wall extending between said side walls beneath said upper dividing wall, said walls together forming an enclosure with a handle storage compartment, a hose storage compartment and a vacuum source compartment; b) a hose extendable between a retracted position in said hose storage compartment, and an extended position extending from said hose storage compartment; c) reversible drive means within said cabinet to move said hose between said retracted and extended positions; and d) a vacuum source mounted in said vacuum source compartment, said hose having an inner end communicating with said vacuum source. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A central vacuum system mountable between adjacent studs of a wall comprising:
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a) a cabinet having a top wall, side walls, a rear wall, and a movable front wall, said walls together forming a hose storage enclosure, and a first dividing wall extending between said side walls, said dividing wall dividing said compartment into an upper compartment and a hose storage compartment; b) a hose extendable between a stored position in said storage compartment, and an extended position extending from said upper compartment; and c) reversible drive means within said enclosure to move said hose between said stored and extended positions. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 17)
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16. A central vacuum system mountable between adjacent studs of a wall comprising:
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a) a cabinet having a top wall, side walls, a rear wall, an upper dividing wall extending between said side walls, a lower dividing wall extending between said side walls beneath said upper dividing wall, said walls together forming an enclosure with upper, center and lower compartments; b) a first hinged door covering said upper compartment, and a second hinged door covering said center and lower compartments; c) a hose extendable between a stored position in said center compartment, and an extended position extending from said upper compartment, said hose having an inner end and a distal end, said distal end being connected to a handle, said handle having a stored position in said upper compartment; d) reversible drive means within said center compartment to move said hose between said stored and extended positions; and e) a vacuum source mounted in said lower compartment, the inner end of said hose communicating with said vacuum source.
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