Vacuum cleaner with improved brush
US4042997A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 29, 1976 |
| Grant date | Aug 23, 1977 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 29, 1996 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA47L5/30
- WIPO fieldFurniture, games
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A vacuum cleaner is provided with a suction nozzle and a cylindrical rotary brush. The brush includes a plurality of generally longitudinally extending rows of uniform bristle tufts. Alternate tufts in alternate rows are spaced at about twice the distance as the remaining more closely spaced tufts and prepare the carpet for sweeping by the latter. PAC PRIOR ART OF INTEREST U.S. Pat. Nos. 1,044,488, Case, 11/19/12; 1,970,355, Bennet, 8/14/34; 2,281,798, Prince, 5/5/42; 2,459,007, Taylor, 1/11/49; 2,659,921, Osborn, 11/24/53; 3,716,889, Goldstein, 2/20/73; 3,815,170, Brooks et al, 6/11/74. PAC BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION Vacuum cleaners have long been considered one of the most effecient devices for removing debris from carpets and the like. Many modern cleaners, when of the upright type, often comprise a power head portion having a vacuum nozzle, a rotary brush in the nozzle for engaging the carpet, and a brush drive motor; as well as an upright handle or stick pivoted to the head and including a suction motor and a storage chamber for receiving the material removed from the carpet. The rotary brush has usually comprised a cylindrical core having rows of brush bristle tufts. In many…
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