Holder for alternately receiving wand or cleaning tool

• US 7,284,297 B2
• Filed: 04/15/2004
• Issued: 10/23/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 04/17/2003
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Panasonic Corporation Of North America (Panasonic Holdings Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Panasonic Corporation Of North America (Panasonic Holdings Corporation)
• Inventors: Yacobi, Michael S., Shanor, Michael J., Mudd, Amy N.
• Primary Examiner(s): Snider; Theresa T.
• Application Number:
  US10/825,383
• Publication Number:
  US 20040205925A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,286 Days
• Field of Search: 153/23, 152/462
• US Class Current: 15/323
• CPC Class Codes: A47L 9/0018 integrated in or removably mounted upon the suction cleaner for storing parts of said suction cleaner

Abstract

A tool holder is provided for a floor cleaning apparatus. The tool holder includes a body having both a wand receiver and a cleaning tool receiver.

Claims

1. A tool holder for a floor cleaning apparatus including a wand and a cleaning tool, said tool holder comprising:

a body, said body including;

a wand receiver, a clip adjacent said wand receiver and a cleaning tool receiver in said wand receiver.

2. The tool holder of claim 1, further including a lug for mounting said body to the floor cleaning apparatus.

3. The tool holder of claim 1, further including a conduit joiner having a mounting section received in said clip.

4. The tool holder of claim 1, wherein said wand receiver includes a socket.

5. The tool holder of claim 4, wherein said wand receiver also includes a stabilizer.

6. The tool holder of claim 4, wherein said socket includes an end wall.

7. The tool holder of claim 6, wherein said cleaning tool receiver is provided in said end wall.

8. The tool holder of claim 7, wherein said cleaning tool receiver is an elongated slot in said end wall.

9. A vacuum cleaner including the tool holder of claim 1.

10. A tool holder for a floor cleaning apparatus including a wand and a cleaning tool, said tool holder comprising a body including a first receiver for holding the wand, a clip adjacent said first receiver and a second receiver in said first receiver for holding the cleaning tool when the wand is removed from said first receiver.

11. The tool holder of claim 10, further including a lug for mounting said body to the floor cleaning apparatus.

12. The tool holder of claim 10, further including a conduit joiner having a mounting section received in said clip.

13. The tool holder of claim 10, wherein said first receiver includes a socket.

14. The tool holder of claim 13, wherein said first receiver also includes a stabilizer.

15. The tool holder of claim 13, wherein said socket includes an end wall.

16. The tool holder of claim 15, wherein said second receiver is provided in said end wall.

17. The tool holder of claim 16, wherein said second receiver is an elongated slot in said end wall.

18. A vacuum cleaner including the tool holder of claim 10.