Patent · US Expired

Vacuum cleaner with suction indicator

US4955103A · kind A · utility

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12References
21Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateDec 9, 1988
Grant dateSep 11, 1990
Priority date
Expiry dateDec 9, 2008

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA47L9/2857
  • WIPO fieldFurniture, games
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

A vacuum cleaner has an adjustable-height suction nozzle. A diaphragm switch is mounted in the housing inside the nozzle and determines a differential air pressure of the operating vacuum cleaner. Voltage source terminals are self-energizing with the rotation of a rotatable brush inside the nozzle and an indicator lamp is illuminated, or extinguished, upon developing a proper suction as establised by the proper adjusted height of the nozzle relative to the floor surface. The foregoing abstract is merely a resume of one general application, is not a complete discussion of all principles of operation or applications, and is not to be construed as a limitation on the scope of the claimed subject matter.

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