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Battery-operated hand vacuum cleaner with liquid spray

US5970572A · kind A · utility

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19Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateDec 10, 1997
Grant dateOct 26, 1999
Priority date
Expiry dateDec 10, 2017

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA47L11/4088
  • WIPO fieldFurniture, games
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

A battery-operated hand vacuum cleaner includes a drive part which has a housing, wherein a handle is integrally formed onto the housing and the housing contains an electric motor for a blower, and an intake part with an air inlet, wherein the intake part is separable from the drive part. The drive part contains a tank for containing a liquid, the intake part is provided with a spray nozzle for the liquid, and separable means connecting the tank and the spray nozzle are provided for discharging the liquid.

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