Upright vacuum cleaner with power switch pedal
US5991970A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 21, 1998 |
| Grant date | Nov 30, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 21, 2018 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA47L9/2842
- WIPO fieldFurniture, games
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A vacuum cleaner comprises a housing, a motor mounted in the housing, and a switch coupled the motor for actuating the motor to an operative and an inoperative condition. The switch includes an actuator button for moving the switch between an opened and a closed position. A foot pedal is pivotally mounted to the housing and has a bottom surface in an abutting relationship with respect to the actuator button. The foot pedal can include an axle having a pair of flat surfaces which pivotally mount to a slotted circular retainer in the housing. The bottom surface of the foot pedal can include a depending flange which is in abutting relationship with the actuator button. Further, a spring can be disposed between the bottom surface of the foot pedal and the housing to bias the foot pedal away from the switch wherein the spring at least partially surrounds a portion of the foot pedal and at least partially surrounds the actuator button.
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