Flexible light weight vacuum cleaner head
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1. A head (200) for a vacuum cleaning device comprising:
- a central airflow conduit (255) comprising an ingress end (254) and an egress end (258);
a first flexible tubular appendage (211) and a second flexible tubular appendage (212), each flexible tubular appendage comprising;
a distal end (218), a proximal end (219), an intermediate connection area with an egress port (241, 242) disposed between the distal ends and the proximal ends, and a floor (270);
an internal channel (220) spanning between the distal and proximal ends and connecting to the egress port;
a surface channel (222) comprising a leading edge (350) and a trailing edge (360) disposed along the floor spanning the distal and proximal ends; and
a plurality of ingress vents (221) disposed between the internal channel and the surface channel; and
a cross member (240) structurally connecting the first flexible tubular appendage and the second flexible tubular appendage at the intermediate connection area, the cross member further comprising a cross-connecting airflow channel providing airflow from the first flexible tubular appendage egress port to the central airflow conduit ingress end and airflow from the second flexible tubular appendage egress port to the central airflow conduit ingress end,wherein the first flexible appendage and the second flexible appendage are attached at their respective proximal ends at an apex (215), the distal ends of the first flexible appendage and the second flexible appendage extending from the apex at an angle to form an A-shaped structure with the cross member such that the trailing edge is closer to an interior portion of the A-shaped structure than the leading edge, and the central airflow conduit egress end is configured to provide airflow to the vacuum cleaning device.
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Abstract
A head (200) for a vacuum cleaning device includes a central airflow conduit (255), first and second flexible tubular appendage (211, 212), and a cross member (240). Each tubular appendage includes an internal channel (220) connected to a surface channel (222) via a plurality of ingress vents (221). A cross member (240) structurally connects the first and second flexible tubular appendages such that a cross-connecting airflow channel provides airflow from the first and second tubular appendages to the central airflow conduit. The first and second flexible appendage are attached at an apex (215) to form an A-shaped structure with the cross member.
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16 Claims
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1. A head (200) for a vacuum cleaning device comprising:
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a central airflow conduit (255) comprising an ingress end (254) and an egress end (258); a first flexible tubular appendage (211) and a second flexible tubular appendage (212), each flexible tubular appendage comprising; a distal end (218), a proximal end (219), an intermediate connection area with an egress port (241, 242) disposed between the distal ends and the proximal ends, and a floor (270); an internal channel (220) spanning between the distal and proximal ends and connecting to the egress port; a surface channel (222) comprising a leading edge (350) and a trailing edge (360) disposed along the floor spanning the distal and proximal ends; and a plurality of ingress vents (221) disposed between the internal channel and the surface channel; and a cross member (240) structurally connecting the first flexible tubular appendage and the second flexible tubular appendage at the intermediate connection area, the cross member further comprising a cross-connecting airflow channel providing airflow from the first flexible tubular appendage egress port to the central airflow conduit ingress end and airflow from the second flexible tubular appendage egress port to the central airflow conduit ingress end, wherein the first flexible appendage and the second flexible appendage are attached at their respective proximal ends at an apex (215), the distal ends of the first flexible appendage and the second flexible appendage extending from the apex at an angle to form an A-shaped structure with the cross member such that the trailing edge is closer to an interior portion of the A-shaped structure than the leading edge, and the central airflow conduit egress end is configured to provide airflow to the vacuum cleaning device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method for forming a head for a vacuum cleaning device, comprising the steps of:
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forming a central airflow conduit from a rubberized plastic; forming a first appendage and a second appendage of a flexible tubular material, each appendage comprising; an internal channel spanning the appendage; a surface channel spanning the appendage disposed substantially parallel to the internal channel; and a plurality of vents disposed between the internal channel and the surface channel; forming a cross member between the first appendage and the second appendage; forming an airflow passage between the central airflow conduit and the internal channel of the first appendage and the second appendage; and forming an apex of an A-shaped structure formed of the first appendage and the second appendage. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A head (1000) for a vacuum cleaning device comprising:
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a central airflow conduit (950) comprising an ingress end (954) and an egress end (958); and a first flexible tubular appendage and a second flexible tubular appendage, each flexible tubular appendage comprising a distal end (218), a proximal end (219), a floor (270), an internal channel (220) spanning between the distal and proximal ends, an egress port configured to provide air flow to the central airflow conduit from the internal channel, a surface channel (222) comprising a leading edge (350) and a trailing edge (360) disposed along the floor spanning the distal and proximal ends, a plurality of ingress vents (221) disposed between the internal channel and the surface channel configured to provide airflow between the internal channel and the surface channel, wherein the first flexible appendage and the second flexible appendage are attached at their respective proximal ends at an apex (215), the distal ends of the first flexible appendage and the second flexible appendage extending from the apex to form a V-shaped structure such that the trailing edge is closer to an interior portion of the V-shaped structure than the leading edge, the central airflow conduit ingress end is in airflow communication with the first flexible tubular appendage and/or the second flexible tubular appendage at the interior portion of the V-shaped structure, and the central airflow conduit egress end is configured to connect to the vacuum cleaning device. - View Dependent Claims (16)
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