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Handheld vacuum cleaner

US7958597B2 · kind B2 · utility

35Cited by

93References

12Claims

0Family size

Assignee

AB Electrolux · SE

Inventors

Thommy Frantzen · Sollentuna, SE
Henrik Holm · Nørresundby, DK
Roger Karlsson · Stockholm, SE

Key dates

Filing date	Mar 15, 2007
Grant date	Jun 14, 2011
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jul 26, 2028

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA47L9/009
WIPO fieldFurniture, games
WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

A handheld vacuum cleaner having a housing with an electric motor, a fan driven by the motor, a debris emptying hole for removal of debris from a debris collecting compartment inside the vacuum cleaner, a lid pivotally hinged about a pivot axis and adapted to allow closing and opening of the debris emptying hole, a nozzle defining a nozzle opening in a forward end of the vacuum cleaner through which an air stream may be drawn for collecting debris, and at least two wheels, which are positioned adjacent the nozzle opening and are rotatable about a common rotation axis. The pivot axis for the lid and the rotation axis for the wheels are located on a common axis.

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