Vacuum cleaner with hose fence and tool storage
First Claim
1. A vacuum cleaner that comprises:
- a main body comprises a tank and a removable lid that mounts to the tank;
a hose that connects to the main body;
a rack that connects to the main body;
hose fence elements that are on the rack and are arranged to help hold the hose against the main body in a stored arrangement; and
tool storage elements that are on an outer surface of the rack and are formed to hold vacuum hose accessories.
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Abstract
A new vacuum cleaner has a removable rack that combines both tool storage elements and hose fence elements in a compact arrangement. The rack is snapped in place. Laterally-spaced fence elements help hold the hose against the main body of the vacuum cleaner, and hooked upper ends help to retain the hose in place. The outer surfaces of the fence element have adjacent concave outer surfaces that form parts of two separate tool storage elements. One of the retainers has opposed ends that form a clip that can hold a vacuum hose accessory in place. The other retainer has a lower lateral end that extends radially outwardly to an upwardly projecting stem section. The stem section is sized to fit within an interior portion of a vacuum hose accessory.
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10 Claims
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1. A vacuum cleaner that comprises:
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a main body comprises a tank and a removable lid that mounts to the tank; a hose that connects to the main body; a rack that connects to the main body; hose fence elements that are on the rack and are arranged to help hold the hose against the main body in a stored arrangement; and tool storage elements that are on an outer surface of the rack and are formed to hold vacuum hose accessories. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A vacuum cleaner that comprises:
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a main body that comprises a tank and a lid that mounts to the tank; a hose that connects to the main body; a removable rack that connects to the main body; deflectable attachment snaps that engage lateral mounting arms to secure the rack to the main body of the vacuum cleaner; one or more tool storage elements that are on the rack and have a concave outer surface with a lower opposed ends that form a clip that is configured to hold in place a vacuum hose accessory; and at least two laterally-spaced fence elements that are on the rack and are arranged to help to hold the hose against the main body of the vacuum cleaner in a stored arrangement.
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9. A vacuum cleaner that comprises:
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a main body that comprises a tank and a lid that removably mounts to the tank; a hose that connects to the main body; a removable rack that connects to the main body; one or more wall segments that are on the rack, fit against a peripheral wall on the main body of the vacuum cleaner, and help hold the rack in position on the main body of the vacuum cleaner; deflectable attachment snaps that engage lateral mounting arms to secure the rack in place on the main body of the vacuum cleaner; at least two laterally-spaced fence elements that are on the rack and are arranged to help to hold the hose against the main body of the vacuum cleaner in a stored arrangement; a base that is on one of the fence elements and is spaced outwardly away from a corresponding element of the main body of the vacuum cleaner; an intermediate section that rises generally vertically from the base section, has a pair of laterally adjacent concave outer surfaces, and is positioned so that the hose can be positioned laterally between the intermediate section and the main body of the vacuum cleaner; an inwardly hooked upper end that extends from the intermediate section and helps to retain the hose between the main body of the vacuum cleaner and the intermediate section when the hose is stored there; hose accessory retainers that are on the rack at the bottom of each of the concave surfaces and each take the form of one of the following; opposed ends that form a clip that is configured to hold in place a vacuum hose accessory; and a lower lateral end that extends radially outwardly to an upwardly projecting stem section that is sized to fit within an interior portion of another vacuum hose accessory and inhibit that other vacuum hose accessory from moving outwardly when that other accessory is mounted in that hose accessory retainer. - View Dependent Claims (10)
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