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US 10,117,555 B2Granted
Upward cleaning vacuum cleaning apparatus
OwnerThomas K. Schultheis, Toni L. Schultheis +1inventors
InventorsThomas K. Schultheis, Toni L. Schultheis, Jethro Bennett
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Abstract
A vacuum cleaning apparatus comprises: a head; a handle for holding; and a cleaning element, for upward cleaning, wherein the cleaning element is removably attachable.
Claims26
A vacuum cleaning apparatus, comprising:
- a head;
- a suction element to facilitate suction cleaning of a ground surface via the head;
- a handle for holding;
- and
- a cleaning element that travels around a front and at least a portion of a left side and at least a portion of a right side of the head;
- wherein the cleaning element extends higher than a portion or a whole of a top surface of the head;
- wherein the cleaning element is removably attachable.
4 more elements
A vacuum cleaning apparatus, comprising:
- a head;
- a suction element to facilitate suction cleaning of a ground surface via the head;
- a handle for holding;
- and
- a cleaning element that travels around a front and at least a portion of a left side and at least a portion of a right side of the head;
- wherein the cleaning element extends higher than a portion or a whole of a top surface of the head;
- wherein the cleaning element is removably attachable to the head.
4 more elements
A vacuum cleaning apparatus, comprising:
- a head;
- a suction element to facilitate suction cleaning of a ground surface via the head;
- a handle for holding;
- and
- a cleaning element that travels around a front and at least a portion of a left side and at least a portion of a right side of the head, the cleaning element comprising:
- a front portion in front of the front of the head;
- a left portion left of the at least a portion of the left side of the head;
- and
- a right portion right of the at least a portion of the right side of the head;
- wherein the cleaning element is shaped and positioned such that, at its highest point, it is higher than a portion or a whole of a top surface of the head;
- wherein the cleaning element is removably attachable.
8 more elements
A vacuum cleaning apparatus, comprising:
- a head;
- a suction element to facilitate suction cleaning of a ground surface via the head;
- a handle for holding;
- and
- a cleaning element that travels around a front and at least a portion of a left side and at least a portion of a right side of the head, the cleaning element comprising:
- a front portion in front of the front of the head;
- a left portion left of the at least a portion of the left side of the head;
- and
- a right portion right of the at least a portion of the right side of the head;
- wherein the cleaning element is shaped and positioned such that, at its highest point, it is higher than a portion or a whole of a top surface of the head;
- wherein the cleaning element is removably attachable to the head.
8 more elements
A vacuum cleaning apparatus, comprising:
- a head;
- a suction element to facilitate suction cleaning of a ground surface via the head;
- a handle for holding;
- and
- a cleaning element that travels around a front and at least a portion of a left side and at least a portion of a right side of the head, the cleaning element comprising:
- a left portion left of the at least a portion of the left side of the head;
- and
- a right portion right of the at least a portion of the right side of the head;
- wherein the left portion is shaped and positioned such that, at its highest point, it is higher than a portion or a whole of a left top portion of a top surface of the head;
- and the right portion is shaped and positioned such that, at its highest point, it is higher than a portion or a whole of a right top portion of the top surface of the head;
- wherein the cleaning element is removably attachable.
8 more elements
A vacuum cleaning apparatus, comprising:
- a head;
- a suction element to facilitate suction cleaning of a ground surface via the head;
- a handle for holding;
- and
- a cleaning element that travels around a front and at least a portion of a left side and at least a portion of a right side of the head, the cleaning element comprising:
- a left portion left of the at least a portion of the left side of the head, wherein the left portion, at its highest point, is higher than the left side of the head;
- and
- a right portion right of the at least a portion of the right side of the head, wherein the right portion, at its highest point, is higher than the right side of the head;
- wherein the cleaning element is removably attachable.
6 more elements
A vacuum cleaning apparatus, comprising:
- a head;
- a suction element to facilitate suction cleaning of a ground surface via the head;
- a handle for holding;
- and
- a cleaning element that surrounds a front and at least a portion of a left side and at least a portion of a right side of the head;
- wherein the cleaning element extends higher than a portion or a whole of a top surface of the head;
- wherein the cleaning element is removably attachable.
4 more elements
A vacuum cleaning apparatus, comprising:
- a head;
- a suction element to facilitate suction cleaning of a ground surface via the head;
- a handle for holding;
- and
- a cleaning element that surrounds a front and at least a portion of a left side and at least a portion of a right side of the head, the cleaning element comprising:
- a front portion in front of the front of the head;
- a left portion left of the at least a portion of the left side of the head;
- and
- a right portion right of the at least a portion of the right side of the head;
- wherein the cleaning element is shaped and positioned such that, at its highest point, it is higher than a portion or a whole of a top surface of the head;
- wherein the cleaning element is removably attachable.
8 more elements
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.