Vacuum cleaner bag cover with enlarged access opening
US5390392A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 17, 1993 |
| Grant date | Feb 21, 1995 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 17, 2013 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA47L9/149
- WIPO fieldFurniture, games
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
The present invention is directed towards a vacuum cleaner bag cover which provides an enlarged access opening into the interior thereof. The vacuum cleaner bag, which is designed to enclose a removable dirt filtering and collecting bag, includes a main section and a front panel section. In a first embodiment, the front panel section is connected to the main section by a pair of parallel, vertically oriented zippers and a top member which snap-fits over the top of the main section. In a second embodiment, the front panel section is permanently attached to the main section along one edge, and releasably attached at an opposite edge by a vertically-oriented zipper. An interior frame is provided to vertically support the vacuum cleaner bag cover. In the first embodiment, access to the interior of the vacuum cleaner bag cover is gained by sliding the zippers downwardly, pulling the bag cover top member off the vacuum cleaner bag cover and folding the front panel section downwardly. In the second embodiment, access to the interior of the vacuum cleaner bag cover is gained by sliding the zipper downwardly, pulling the bag cover top member off the vacuum cleaner bag cover, and folding the…
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