Wet/dry vacuum cleaner
US7779505B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 9, 2007 |
| Grant date | Aug 24, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 6, 2028 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA47L11/4016
- WIPO fieldFurniture, games
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A wet/dry canister vacuum cleaner has a base assembly, a recovery tank, and a solution tank. A hose interface adapted to mount a vacuum hose is pivotally mounted on the base assembly for selective fluid communication with the inlet to the recovery tank. The hose interface is moveable between a position in which the hose interface is coupled with the recovery tank and a suction source in fluid communication with the recovery tank can draw fluid through the hose interface and the recovery tank, and a second position, in which the hose interface is removed from the recovery tank and the recovery tank can be removed from the vacuum cleaner without having to disconnect the vacuum hose from the vacuum cleaner. The vacuum cleaner can further comprise a diverter assembly for switching between dry and wet mode cleaning, where the diverter assembly forms an inlet to the recovery tank.
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