Lighted wand assembly with remote light source
AssigneePanasonic Corporation of North America
InventorsChad D. Overvaag, Robert M. Mayes
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Abstract
A floor cleaning apparatus includes a housing, a dirt collector, a suction generator, a wand, a hose, a light source, a light director and a light transmitter. The light source is provided on the apparatus at a first point while the light director is provided on the apparatus at a second point remote from the first point. The light transmitter extends between the first and second points. The light source, transmitter and director all function together to direct light from the light source past the wand onto a work area to be cleaned.
Claims22
A canister vacuum cleaner, comprising:
- a main housing;
- a dirt collector carried by said main housing;
- a suction generator carried by said main housing;
- a wand having a first end and a second end;
- a hose providing fluid communication between said first end of said wand and said suction generator;
- a light source carried on said canister vacuum cleaner at a first point;
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- a light transmitter extending from said light source at said first point to a second point on said canister vacuum cleaner remote from said first point whereby light from said light source is directed past said second end of said wand onto a surface being cleaned.
A floor cleaning apparatus, comprising:
- a nozzle assembly with a suction opening;
- a canister assembly pivotally connected to said nozzle assembly;
- a suction generator carried by one of said canister assembly and said nozzle assembly;
- a dirt collector carried by one of said canister assembly and said nozzle assembly;
- a wand and hose assembly carried by one of said canister assembly and said nozzle assembly and in selective fluid communication with said suction generator;
- a light source carried on said floor cleaning apparatus at a first point;
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- a light transmitter extending substantially between said first point and a second point on said floor cleaning apparatus whereby light from said light source is directed past said wand onto a surface being cleaned.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.