Vacuum cleaner tool having a rotatable duct for moving between a use position and storage position on a vacuum cleaner

US11234567B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• SharkNinja Operating LLC · US

Inventors

• Jason B. Thorne · Wellesley, US
• Alexander Calvino · Needham, US
• Mingshun Su · Suzhou, CN
• Robert Yang · New Taipei, TW
• Charlie Cai · 红钢城街道, CN
• Gordon Howes · Suzhou, CN
• Brian M. Bond · Woburn, US
• Leanna Cornelius · Acton, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Aug 30, 2018
• Grant date: Feb 1, 2022
• Expiry date: Jun 23, 2039

Classification

• Technology area (CPC A): Human Necessities
• CPC primary: A47L9/246
• WIPO field: Furniture, games
• WIPO sector: Other fields

Abstract

A vacuum cleaner tool having a brush head, a rotatable duct, and a hinge. The rotatable duct is configured to receive a hose or wand and rotates about the hinge relative to the brush head, between a use position and storage position. In a storage position, the rotatable duct extends generally parallel, or in-line with the brush head and, in a use position, the rotatable duct extends generally perpendicular to the brush head. The vacuum cleaner tool may removably attach to the vacuum cleaner via a release on one end of the brush head interacting with a fixed catch on the vacuum cleaner.