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Upright vacuum cleaner

US8196257B2 · kind B2 · utility

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7References

4Claims

0Family size

Assignee

MIELE & CIE. KG · DE

Inventors

Mark Hanschur · Bielefeld, DE
Udo Mersmann · Vellmar, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Aug 27, 2008
Grant date	Jun 12, 2012
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Mar 28, 2031

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA47L9/244
WIPO fieldFurniture, games
WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

An upright vacuum cleaner for cleaning a surface includes a base unit with a brush motor and a brush roller drivable by the brush motor. An air conduit leads from the base unit to a dust collection container and includes an interface and a first section downstream of the interface. The first section includes a hose or a hose-and-wand assembly and is arranged externally on an upper body of the vacuum and is also securable to the upper body. A receiving structure on the upper body is configured to receive the first section and is removable from the receiving structure in a region of the interface so as to enable a vacuuming mode of operation that is independent of the base unit. A turning-off device is operable to turn off the brush motor when the first section is removed from the receiving structure.

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