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Hand-held vacuum cleaner with headlamp

  • US 6,493,903 B1
  • Filed: 05/18/2001
  • Issued: 12/17/2002
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/18/2001
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A vacuum cleaner having a battery powered suction assembly in a rear compartment, and a nozzle assembly, the nozzle assembly comprising:

  • a) a vacuum chamber having a rear opening and a forward opening;

    b) releasable connecting means at the rear opening for hermetic sealing to the rear compartment for transmission of vacuum created in the rear compartment to the vacuum chamber;

    c) filter means across the rear opening for retaining debris within the vacuum chamber;

    d) the forward opening having a perimeter lying in a plane for application to a surface to be cleaned;

    e) an upper, closed light chamber containing an electric powered light emitter positioned above the forward opening of the vacuum chamber and a light opening that is closed by a transparent lens, the lens and emitter constructed for shining the light emitted upon said surface at least as close as one inch from a forward edge of the nozzle assembly; and

    f) electrical connecting means for correcting the rear compartment and the emitter for energizing the emitter.

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