Patent · US Expired

Internal contact for a charging circuit

US4947514A · kind A · utility

18Cited by
8References
5Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateJan 9, 1989
Grant dateAug 14, 1990
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Expiry dateJan 9, 2009

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10S15/01
  • WIPO fieldFurniture, games
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

The present invention is a vacuum cleaner recharging assembly. The assembly includes a vacuum cleaner having a motor, a housing enclosing the motor, a fan driven by the motor for producing a vacuum, and a canister for at least the reception of foreign matter and air drawn into the canister in response to the vacuum produced by the fan. The vacuum cleaner has a power source for powering the motor and electrical wiring interconnecting the motor and the power source. The assembly also includes a charging unit cooperable with the vacuum cleaner for charging the power source. The assembly further includes circuitry for disconnecting the flow of electrical power from the power source to the motor when the vacuum cleaner and the charging unit are operatively engaged to allow optimum charging of the power source.

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