Air filtering self-propelled upright vacuum cleaner

US6308374A · kind A · utility

Assignee

• White Consolidated Industries, Inc. · US

Inventors

• Vincent Bobrosky · Normal, US
• Richard J. Eisenmenger · Champaign, US
• John A. Huebsch · Bloomington, US
• Christer Kontio · Bloomington, US
• Joseph Mulcahy · Bloomington, US
• William Reimer · Harrisburg, US
• Timothy P. Toohill · Sterling, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Apr 17, 2000
• Grant date: Oct 30, 2001
• Expiry date: Apr 17, 2020

Classification

• Technology area (CPC A): Human Necessities
• CPC primary: A47L9/325
• WIPO field: Furniture, games
• WIPO sector: Other fields

Abstract

Disclosed is a unique and novel air filtering, self-propelled upright vacuum cleaner. The filtration system utilizes a HEPA-rated air filter as a final filtering element. The disclosed vacuum cleaner contains numerous other features including a self-propelled drive mechanism.