Removable hose and tool caddy for a vacuum cleaner
First Claim
1. In combination, an upright vacuum cleaner and an accessory caddy removably mounted to the upright vacuum cleaner for receiving vacuum cleaner accessories, said upright vacuum cleaner having a bag housing and an upper handle portion, said bag housing being formed with a vertically extending side wall and a top wall, said accessory caddy including:
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a connector for removably mounting said base on the side wall of the bag housing;
an accessory retainer formed on the base for storing the vacuum cleaner accessories; and
whereby the accessory caddy and the vacuum cleaner accessories stored thereon may be slidably removed from the upright vacuum cleaner by merely applying a force to said base.
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Abstract
A hose and tool caddy removably mounts to an upright vacuum cleaner. The hose and tool caddy stores the vacuum cleaner hose and accessory tools, such as a dusting brush, furniture nozzle, extension wand and crevice tool, which are used for above-the-floor cleaning. When the upright vacuum cleaner is being used for floor care, the hose and tool caddy may be removed from the upright vacuum cleaner and hung-up. The hose and tool caddy includes a base and a guide member. The base is formed with a looped channel for receiving the hose, a pair of resilient C-clamps for supporting the dusting brush and furniture nozzle and a vertically extending channel for receiving the extension wand with the crevice tool stored therein. The upright vacuum cleaner includes a track member for slidably receiving the guide member when the hose and tool caddy is being mounted to the upright vacuum cleaner. The base includes an upwardly extending hook for grasping the hose and tool caddy when the hose and tool caddy is being mounted on or removed from the upright vacuum cleaner. The hook is used to hang the hose and tool caddy on a closet bar, door handle or the like.
60 Citations
39 Claims
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1. In combination, an upright vacuum cleaner and an accessory caddy removably mounted to the upright vacuum cleaner for receiving vacuum cleaner accessories, said upright vacuum cleaner having a bag housing and an upper handle portion, said bag housing being formed with a vertically extending side wall and a top wall, said accessory caddy including:
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a base;
a connector for removably mounting said base on the side wall of the bag housing;
an accessory retainer formed on the base for storing the vacuum cleaner accessories; and
whereby the accessory caddy and the vacuum cleaner accessories stored thereon may be slidably removed from the upright vacuum cleaner by merely applying a force to said base. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. In combination, an upright vacuum cleaner having a housing and a removable caddy which may be mounted on and removed from the housing for storing vacuum cleaner accessories on the upright vacuum cleaner, said removable caddy including:
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a base which removably mounts to the housing;
a connector on the base for removably mounting the base on the housing;
an accessory retainer formed on the base for storing the vacuum cleaner accessories; and
whereby the caddy and the vacuum cleaner accessories stored thereon may be slidably removed from the upright vacuum cleaner by merely applying a force to said base. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. In combination, an upright vacuum cleaner having a housing assembly which includes a housing formed with a dirt collecting receptacle and a handle extending upwardly from the housing, and a caddy removably mounted on the housing for storing vacuum cleaner accessories, said caddy including:
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a base which removably mounts to the housing a connector on the base for removably mounting the base on the housing;
an accessory retainer formed on the base for storing the vacuum cleaner accessories on the caddy; and
whereby the caddy and the vacuum cleaner accessories stored thereon may be slidably removed from the upright vacuum cleaner by merely applying a force to said base.
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22. In combination, an upright cleaning appliance having a housing assembly which includes a housing for supporting a receptacle and a handle extending upwardly from the housing, and a caddy removably mounted on the housing for storing cleaning accessories, said caddy including:
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a base which removably mounts to the housing;
a connector on the base for removably mounting the base on the housing;
an accesory retainer formed on the base for storing the cleaning accessories on the caddy; and
whereby the caddy and the cleaning accessories stored thereon may be removed from the upright cleaning appliance by merely applying a force to said base. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34)
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35. In combination, an upright vacuum cleaner and an accessory caddy removably mounted to the upright vacuum cleaner for receiving vacuum cleaner accessories, said upright vacuum cleaner having a housing and an upper handle portion, said housing being formed with a vertically extending side wall and a top wall, said accessory caddy including:
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a base having an inner surface, an outer surface, a top, a front and a rear;
a handle extending upwardly from the top of the base;
a connector for removably mounting said base on the side wall of the housing; and
an accessory retainer formed on the base for storing the vacuum cleaner accessories.
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36. In combination, an upright vacuum cleaner having a housing and a removable caddy which may be mounted on and removed from the housing for storing vacuum cleaner accessories on the upright vacuum cleaner, said removable caddy including:
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a base which removably mounts to the housing;
a connector on the base for removably mounting the base on the housing;
an accessory retainer formed on the base for storing the vacuum cleaner accessories; and
in which the housing includes a track member.
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37. In combination, an upright vacuum cleaner having a housing and a removable caddy which may be mounted on and removed from the housing for storing vacuum cleaner accessories on the upright vacuum cleaner, said removable caddy including:
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a base which removably mounts to the housing;
a connector on the base for removably mounting the base on the housing;
an accessory retainer formed on the base for storing the vacuum cleaner accessories; and
a handle extending from the base.
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38. In combination, an upright cleaning appliance having a housing assembly which includes a housing for supporting a receptacle and a handle extending upwardly from the housing, and a caddy removably mounted on the housing for storing cleaning accessories, said caddy including:
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a base which removably mounts to the housing;
a connector on the base for removably mounting the base on the housing;
an accessory retainer formed on the base for storing the cleaning accessories on the caddy; and
in which the housing includes a track member.
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39. In combination, an upright cleaning appliance having a housing assembly which includes a housing for supporting a receptacle and a handle extending upwardly from the housing, and a caddy removably mounted on the housing for storing cleaning accessories, said caddy including:
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a base which removably mounts to the housing;
a connector on the base for removably mounting the base on the housing;
an accessory retainer formed on the base for storing the cleaning accessories on the caddy; and
a handle extending from the base.
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Specification