Patent · US Expired

Hand-held vacuum cleaner

US5134751A · kind A · utility

26Cited by
6References
9Claims
0Family size

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Key dates

Filing dateJan 4, 1991
Grant dateAug 4, 1992
Priority date
Expiry dateJan 4, 2011

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA47L5/26
  • WIPO fieldFurniture, games
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

A hand-held vacuum cleaner including a housing having mating first and second half housing elements. The housing has a handle and a nozzle. A motor is mounted within the housing for driving a shaft. A fan is mounted on the shaft for rotation therewith. A selectively separable bag assembly is mounted on the housing. A working air channel is defined within the housing communicating the nozzle with the bag assembly. The bag assembly includes a collar, a dirty air collector bag attached to the collar, and a combination latch and handle member pivotally connected to the collar. The housing includes a wall member for receiving the collar of the bag assembly and a detent member for holding the latch and handle member in a locking position when the member is pivoted into engagement therewith for securing the bag assembly onto the wall member of the housing.

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