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Vacuum cleaner

US5613271A · kind A · utility

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26Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateOct 17, 1995
Grant dateMar 25, 1997
Priority date
Expiry dateOct 17, 2015

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA47L11/4086
  • WIPO fieldFurniture, games
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

A vacuum cleaner with a steam generator and a source of water under pressure has a suction hose connecting the suction head with the turbine and a dirt collector. Steam and pressurized water lines extend along the hose and the steam line runs to an orifice strip in a sole plate of the head while the spray nozzles are provided in a slot between a pair of brushes. The suction nozzle opens at a slot in the sole plate and sealing strips are provided along the longitudinal sides of the suction nozzle and the steam nozzle strip.

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