Vacuum cleaner
AssigneeLowe's Companies, Inc.
InventorsJay Fording, Eduardo Gonzalez, Michael McDermott, Claude E. Reynolds, Jr., James Townsend, Trevor N. Devine, Steven P. Gerstein, Kevin D. Fry
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Abstract
Embodiments of the present invention described herein relate to vacuum cleaners. The vacuum cleaners described herein can include a motor, a lid, a collection receptacle, and at least one support member to permit access to the interior of the vacuum cleaner. Also described herein are vacuum cleaners having a motor, a lid, a collection receptacle, and an accessory holder that can be pivotally mounted to the collection receptacle to permit access to the contents thereof.
Claims27
A vacuum cleaner comprising:
- a motor configured to suction matter into the vacuum cleaner through an input port of the vacuum cleaner;
- a collection receptacle for receiving matter collected by the vacuum cleaner;
- a lid adapted to cover the collection receptacle;
- a filter carrier adapted to hold at least one filter to the lid and positioned so that, during operation of the vacuum cleaner, matter collected by the vacuum cleaner is filtered from at least one fluid stream in the vacuum cleaner;
- at least one support member adapted to hold the lid stably in an access orientation that allows manual access to the at least one filter for removal from the filter carrier or cleaning of the at least one filter while the at least one filter is located over the collection receptacle, the at least one support member being positionable with respect to the lid or the collection receptacle so as to free the lid to move from the access orientation to a closed orientation with respect to the collection receptacle;
- and a support member holder adapted to hold the at least one support member in an orientation in which the at least one support member does not interfere with access to contents of the collection receptacle, wherein the support member holder comprises at least one ledge on at least one inside wall of the collection receptacle.
A vacuum cleaner comprising:
- a motor configured to suction matter into the vacuum cleaner through an input port of the vacuum cleaner;
- a collection receptacle for receiving matter collected by the vacuum cleaner;
- a lid adapted to cover the collection receptacle;
- a filter carrier adapted to hold at least one filter to the lid and positioned so that, during operation of the vacuum cleaner, matter collected by the vacuum cleaner is filtered from at least one fluid stream in the vacuum cleaner;
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- at least one support member adapted to hold the lid stably in an access orientation that allows manual access to the at least one filter for removal from the filter carrier or cleaning of the at least one filter while the at least one filter is located over the collection receptacle, wherein the at least one support member is positionable with respect to the lid or the collection receptacle so as to free the lid to move from the access orientation to a closed orientation with respect to the collection receptacle, and wherein the at least one support member is spring-biased toward a grasp facilitating orientation which is different from an orientation in which the at least one support member is placed when the lid is in the closed orientation or in the access orientation.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.