Lighting apparatus for a vacuum cleaner

• US 7,328,479 B2
• Filed: 04/13/2006
• Issued: 02/12/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 04/13/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Electrolux Home Care Products Incorporated (AB Electrolux)
• Original Assignee: Electrolux Home Care Products Limited (AB Electrolux)
• Inventors: Willenbring, Charles Donald
• Primary Examiner(s): NGUYEN, DUNG V
• Application Number:
  US11/403,572
• Publication Number:
  US 20070240275A1
• Time in Patent Office: 670 Days
• Field of Search: 153/24, 153/98, 153/39, 153/19
• US Class Current: 15/324
• CPC Class Codes: A47L 9/2805 Parameters or conditions being sensed
• CPC Class Codes: A47L 9/2821 Pressure, vacuum level or airflow
• CPC Class Codes: A47L 9/2836 characterised by the parts which are controlled
• CPC Class Codes: A47L 9/2857 User input or output elements for control, e.g. buttons, switches or displays
• CPC Class Codes: A47L 9/2884 Details of arrangements of batteries or their installation
• CPC Class Codes: A47L 9/30 Arrangement of illuminating devices

Abstract

A lighting device for a vacuum cleaner is provided with a cleaning attachment, a housing adapted to attach to the cleaning attachment, and at least one lighting device. The lighting device is further provided with an electric circuit including a battery and a switch operably connected to the battery and the lighting device to regulate electric current between the battery and the lighting device. The lighting device includes a timing device adapted to deactivate the lighting device after a predetermined amount of time after activation by the switch.

Claims

1. A lighting apparatus for a vacuum cleaner, comprising:

a cleaning attachment;

a housing adapted to attach to the cleaning attachment;

at least one lighting device adapted to be received by the housing; and

an electric circuit adapted to be received by the housing, the electric circuit comprising

a battery,

a switch operably connected to the battery and the lighting device to regulate electric current between the battery and the lighting device, and

a timing device adapted to deactivate the lighting device after a predetermined amount of time after activation by the switch.

2. The lighting apparatus of claim 1, wherein the lighting device comprises a light emitting diode (LED).

3. The lighting apparatus of claim 1, further comprising a light permeable cover.

4. The lighting apparatus of claim 3, wherein the light permeable cover comprises a lens adapted to direct a portion of the light emitted by the lighting device.

5. The lighting apparatus of claim 1, wherein the at least one lighting device comprises a plurality of lighting devices.

6. The lighting apparatus of claim 5, wherein at least one of the plurality of lighting devices is oriented at an angle with respect to another one of the lighting devices.

7. The lighting apparatus of claim 1, further comprising a plurality of bristles removably attached to the cleaning attachment.