Pivotal edge cleaning brushes for vacuum cleaner
US6421874B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 18, 2000 |
| Grant date | Jul 23, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 18, 2020 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA47L9/0666
- WIPO fieldFurniture, games
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A vacuum cleaner includes a housing having a handle pivotally mounted to a nozzle assembly. An agitator is received in an agitator cavity formed in the nozzle assembly. A suction fan and suction fan drive motor are carried on the housing. An edge cleaning brush is pivotally mounted to the nozzle assembly along a lateral edge of the nozzle assembly adjacent the agitator cavity. The brush includes a body having a series of apertures for receiving cleaning bristles and a pair of opposed mounting lugs. The edge cleaning brush is received in a recess with the mounting lugs held in a pair of opposed mounting openings in the nozzle assembly.
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