Compact vacuum cleaner
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1. A vacuum cleaner comprising:
- a hollow body member having a closed upper end and an open lower end adapted to be disposed so as to apply an air draft to a surface to be claimed;
driving means disposed in said body member;
means connecting said driving means with a source of energy to drive said driving means;
fan means disposed in said body member and adapted to be driven by said driving means; and
duct means formed in part by said body member and in part by partitions disposed in said body member and adapted to circulate within said body member an air flow generated by said fan means, said duct means having an outlet end adjacent to a suction side of said fan means and an inlet end confronted by a discharge side of said fan means, a portion of said duct means defining a dust collecting chamber into which dust may pass through openings in the wall of said duct whereby dust may be collected in said chamber and a door through which dust collected in said chamber may be removed.
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Abstract
An improved compact-type vacuum cleaner is provided. The vacuum cleaner comprises a hollow body member having a closed end and an open end, driving means disposed in said body member, fan means also disposed in said body member and adapted to be driven by said driving means, and duct means also disposed in said body member and adapted to recirculate within said body member an air flow generated by said fan means, said duct means having one end connected to the suction side of said fan means and the other end connected to the discharge side of said fan means.
The vacuum cleaner may further be provided with wiping means attached to the open end of said hollow body member.
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1. A vacuum cleaner comprising:
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a hollow body member having a closed upper end and an open lower end adapted to be disposed so as to apply an air draft to a surface to be claimed; driving means disposed in said body member; means connecting said driving means with a source of energy to drive said driving means; fan means disposed in said body member and adapted to be driven by said driving means; and duct means formed in part by said body member and in part by partitions disposed in said body member and adapted to circulate within said body member an air flow generated by said fan means, said duct means having an outlet end adjacent to a suction side of said fan means and an inlet end confronted by a discharge side of said fan means, a portion of said duct means defining a dust collecting chamber into which dust may pass through openings in the wall of said duct whereby dust may be collected in said chamber and a door through which dust collected in said chamber may be removed. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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