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Vacuum cleaner

US7836548B2 · kind B2 · utility

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17Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateNov 2, 2007
Grant dateNov 23, 2010
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Expiry dateDec 12, 2027

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA61L2/10
  • WIPO fieldFurniture, games
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

The sterilizing vacuum cleaner for bed clothes includes a housing including an ultraviolet (UV) irradiating space depressed into a bottom surface thereof, a suction port formed in the UV irradiating space, a discharge port formed in a side surface thereof, an air passage for connecting the suction port and the discharge port, and a sticking prevention passage depressed into the bottom extending to the side surface to prevent an object to be sterilized from adhering to the bottom surface. A first UV light emitter is installed in the housing to irradiate ultraviolet rays to the UV irradiating space of the housing.

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