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US 2008/0301899 A1Published application
Vacuum Cleaner with Sensing System
AssigneeTacony Corporation
InventorsDouglas L. Blocker, John F. Kaido, T. Joy H. Petty
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Abstract
A vacuum cleaner having a floor nozzle movable by a user of the vacuum cleaner over a floor to suction dirt from the floor. A sensing system is provided for sensing a condition relating to the vacuum cleaner and for generating a signal in response to the condition. A sensor-responsive light system on the floor nozzle is responsive to the signal for projecting light onto the floor for observance by the user.
Claims24
A vacuum cleaner comprising
- a suction head configured to draw air from a surface as the suction head is moved over a working area of the surface,
- a sensing system for sensing a condition relating to the vacuum cleaner and
- a sensor-responsive light system for projecting light away from the suction head and toward the working area.
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A vacuum cleaner comprising:
- a suction head movable by a user of the vacuum cleaner over a working area of a surface to suction air from the surface,
- an illumination system for illuminating the working area,
- a dirt sensing system for sensing condition of the vacuum cleaner,
- a sensor-responsive light system for projecting light in response to the condition sensed by the dirt sensing system, the light projected toward the working area for observance by the user.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.