Accessible vacuum cleaner for persons with disabilities
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1. A floor cleaning appliance, comprising:
- a body including a nozzle assembly, a suction inlet carried on said nozzle assembly and a handle assembly pivotally connected to said nozzle assembly and selectively displaceable into and out of a home position;
a dirt collection vessel carried on said body;
a suction generator carried on said body;
a latch locking said handle assembly in said home position; and
an actuator carried on said handle assembly remote from said latch, said actuator releasing said latch to allow said handle assembly to be moved from said home position;
said handle assembly being further characterized by including an arcuate rack and having an adjustable hand grip received on said rack where said rack includes a series of notches and said adjustable hand grip includes a latching pin received in one of said series of notches to lock said hand grip into a selected position on said rack.
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Abstract
A floor cleaning appliance includes a body having a nozzle assembly and a handle assembly. A dirt collection vessel and suction generator are carried on the body. The handle assembly is pivotally connected to the nozzle assembly and is selectively displaceable into and out of a home position. A latch locks the handle assembly in the home position. An actuator carried on the handle assembly, remote from the latch, releases the latch to allow the handle assembly to be moved from the home position.
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1. A floor cleaning appliance, comprising:
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a body including a nozzle assembly, a suction inlet carried on said nozzle assembly and a handle assembly pivotally connected to said nozzle assembly and selectively displaceable into and out of a home position; a dirt collection vessel carried on said body; a suction generator carried on said body; a latch locking said handle assembly in said home position; and an actuator carried on said handle assembly remote from said latch, said actuator releasing said latch to allow said handle assembly to be moved from said home position; said handle assembly being further characterized by including an arcuate rack and having an adjustable hand grip received on said rack where said rack includes a series of notches and said adjustable hand grip includes a latching pin received in one of said series of notches to lock said hand grip into a selected position on said rack. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. floor cleaning appliance, comprising:
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a body including a nozzle assembly, a suction inlet carried on said nozzle assembly and a telescoping handle assembly privotally connected to said nozzle assembly and selectively displaceable into and out of a home position; a dirt collection vessel carried on said body; a suction generator carried on said body; a latch locking said handle in said home position; and an actuator carried on said handle assembly remote from said latch to allow said handle assembly to be moved from said home position; said latch further including a solenoid connected to said actuator whereby telescoping movement of said telescoping handle assembly is accommodated by said latch. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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