Intake seal for tank vacuum cleaner
USRE34325E · kind E · reissue
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| Filing date | Apr 27, 1992 |
| Grant date | Jul 27, 1993 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 27, 2012 |
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- Technology area (CPC —)General
Abstract
An adapter, mounted on the cylindrical sidewall of the vacuum cleaner tank, provides a receptacle for a rigid connector on which a flexible vacuum hose is sealingly mounted. The leading edge of the connector insert is beveled. A corresponding beveled surface is formed on the inner wall of the receptacle to engage and seal with the beveled leading edge of the connector to form a continuous, peripheral seal immediately adjacent to the wall of the tank so that when the vacuum motor is turned on, a positive force is generated to increase the effectiveness of the seal.
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