Vacuum apparatus with tilting container
US4193161A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 24, 1978 |
| Grant date | Mar 18, 1980 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 24, 1998 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA47L9/009
- WIPO fieldFurniture, games
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
The apparatus includes a rimmed base having support wheels. A pair of supports extend upwardly from the base; and a handle is pivotally connected to the uprights for movement between a use position in which the handle may be used for pushing the apparatus, and a dumping position in which the handle is rotated approximately 180.degree. about a horizontal axis to lift the container and disengage it from the base to a raised position in which it is free to be rotated for dumping the contents of the container. The handle includes a pair of depending extension members pivotally connected to the container at approximately the vertical and horizontal midpoints of the container to facilitate emptying the contents.
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