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Multi-operational battery powered vacuum cleaner

  • US 6,839,934 B2
  • Filed: 03/12/2002
  • Issued: 01/11/2005
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/25/2001
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A multi-operational battery powered vacuum cleaner comprising:

  • (a) a hand held vacuum cleaner comprising a nose cone air flow inlet and a handle;

    (b) a support caddy comprising a support member to which the hand held vacuum cleaner can be detachably secured, and a floor cleaning head attached to the support member; and

    (c) an upper handle portion that can be detachably secured to the support caddy;

    wherein the vacuum cleaner system can operate;

    (i) in a first mode as the hand-held vacuum cleaner alone;

    (ii) in a second mode with the hand-held vacuum cleaner secured to the support caddy and operating in concert with the floor cleaning head;

    or (iii) in a third mode as in (ii) but further with the upper handle portion secured to the support caddy; and

    wherein the support member includes a first latch member biased by a spring, the spring of the first latch member being movable from an uncompressed state to a compressed state.

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