Full bag indicator

• US 4,416,033 A
• Filed: 10/08/1981
• Issued: 11/22/1983
• Est. Priority Date: 10/08/1981
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Maytag Corporation (Whirlpool Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Hoover Company (Whirlpool Corporation)
• Inventors: Specht, Glenn E.
• Primary Examiner(s): MOORE, CHRISTOPHER K
• Application Number:
  US06/309,575
• Time in Patent Office: 775 Days
• Field of Search: 15/339, 116/268, 55/274, 55/DIG. 34
• US Class Current: 15/339
• CPC Class Codes: A47L 9/19 Means for monitoring filtering operation
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 55/34 Indicator and controllers

Abstract

There is provided a full bag indicator which is calibrated by movement of it along the structure it is mounted to, to thereby vary an aperture leading into the full bag indicator.

Claims

1. A bag condition indicator for a vacuum cleaner, including;

(a) a vacuum cleaner shell,

(b) an aperture in said shell,

(c) a housing for said bag condition indicator,

(d) a spring urged piston mounted in said housing such that air may flow between said housing and said piston,

(e) an aperture in said housing in an air flow path between said shell aperture and said piston,

(f) said housing being movably mounted on said shell to vary the flow area of one of said apertures to thereby alter the flow rate of atmospheric air passing through said housing aperture.

2. A bag condition indicator for a cleaner as set out in claim 1 wherein;

(a) said aperture in said shell receives a viewing window of said bag condition indicator.

3. A bag condition indicator for a cleaner as set out in claim 2 wherein;

(a) means for gasketingly sealing the bag condition indicator to the shell is provided,

(b) said means for gasketing generally limiting air flow into the bag condition indicator to flow through said aperture in said shell.