Vacuum cleaner with hair collection element
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1. A vacuum cleaner comprising:
- a cleaning head having a suction nozzle adapted to be moved along a surface to be cleaned; and
a hair collection assembly comprising;
a mounting assembly coupled with the cleaning head;
at least four link arms coupled to the mounting assembly; and
a hair collection element adapted to collect hair from the surface to be cleaned, and pivotally mounted to the at least four link arms to maintain a parallel relationship between the hair collection element and the surface to be cleaned;
wherein the hair collection assembly is mounted to the cleaning head for movement of the hair collection element between a first position in which the hair collection element is in contact with the surface to be cleaned, and a second position, in which the hair collection element is spaced from the surface to be cleaned.
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Abstract
A vacuum cleaner comprises a hair collection assembly having a hair collection element adapted to collection hair from a surface. The hair collection assembly can be mounted to the cleaning head of the vacuum cleaner for movement between a use position in which the hair collection element is in contact with the surface and a second position in which the hair collection element in spaced from the surface. The hair collection element can further be configured to collect hair from the surface when the cleaning head is moved in a first direction and to not collect hair from the surface when the cleaning head is moved in a second direction. A method of removing hair from a surface is also described.
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1. A vacuum cleaner comprising:
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a cleaning head having a suction nozzle adapted to be moved along a surface to be cleaned; and a hair collection assembly comprising; a mounting assembly coupled with the cleaning head; at least four link arms coupled to the mounting assembly; and a hair collection element adapted to collect hair from the surface to be cleaned, and pivotally mounted to the at least four link arms to maintain a parallel relationship between the hair collection element and the surface to be cleaned; wherein the hair collection assembly is mounted to the cleaning head for movement of the hair collection element between a first position in which the hair collection element is in contact with the surface to be cleaned, and a second position, in which the hair collection element is spaced from the surface to be cleaned. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A vacuum cleaner comprising:
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a cleaning head having a suction nozzle adapted to be moved along a surface to be cleaned; and a hair collection assembly comprising; at least four link arms coupled to the cleaning head; and a hair collection element adapted to collect hair from the surface to be cleaned and pivotally mounted to the at least four link arms to maintain a parallel relationship between the hair collection element and the surface to be cleaned; wherein the hair collection element is configured to collect hair on the surface to be cleaned substantially only when the cleaning head is moved in a first direction and substantially not in a second direction; and wherein the hair collection assembly further comprises a mounting assembly for mounting the hair collection element to the cleaning head and the hair collection element is pivotally coupled to the mounting assembly. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A vacuum cleaner comprising:
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a cleaning head having a suction nozzle adapted to be moved along a surface to be cleaned, a suction source in fluid communication with the suction nozzle; and a hair collection element adapted to collect hair from the surface to be cleaned when in contact with the surface being slidably coupled to the cleaning head for movement with respect to the cleaning head between a first position in which the hair collection element is in contact with the surface to be cleaned and a second position in which the hair collection element is spaced from the surface to be cleaned, wherein the hair collection element is positioned exterior to the cleaning head when in the first and second positions. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22)
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