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Battery powered cordless cleaning system

US8671509B2 · kind B2 · utility

8Cited by

26References

36Claims

0Family size

Assignee

Techtronic Floor Care Technology Limited · VG

Inventors

Brett A. Reed · Alliance, US
Markus Allemann · Chagrin Falls, US
Doug Rukavina · Concord, US
Mark Reindle · Parma, US
Norm Siegel · Mentor, US
Jack W. Gee, II · Willoughby, US
Jamie Horvath · Lakewood, US
Mark Butts · Akron, US

Key dates

Filing date	Aug 24, 2012
Grant date	Mar 18, 2014
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Aug 24, 2032

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY02E60/10
WIPO fieldFurniture, games
WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

A cordless, battery-powered system of cleaning products. The system of cleaning products includes devices such as upright vacuums (e.g., a stick vacuum, a lightweight upright vacuum, etc.), a hand-held vacuum, a carpet-cleaner, a canister vacuum, and the like. Each of the devices is powered by a battery pack which is interchangeable among the devices. The battery pack includes a combination of hardware and software for connecting to, identifying, and communicating with the cleaning products to ensure that each of the products receives the power necessary to ensure optimal performance.

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