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US 2010/0132151 A1Published application
Sweepable electric vacuum cleaner
OwnerDavid Khalil, David Matthew Collins +5inventors
InventorsDAVID KHALIL, David Matthew Collins, Suzanne Ponikvar, Greg Pajak, Louis Yip Yuen Cheong, Zhang Jian Hua, Mark Butts
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Abstract
An electric vacuum cleaner with improved broom-like feel in sweeping includes a head and a handle. Batteries are provided in the handle and a suction motor/fan assembly, as well as a dirt cup, are provided in the head of the broom. There is a side entry of the dirt cup into the head of the unit. Pivotally mounted to the dirt cup is a filter assembly. The head of the dirt cup includes a flexible nozzle.
Claims7
An electric cleaning apparatus, comprising:
- (a) an elongated handle;
- (b) a housing associated at one end of the handle, comprising:
- (i) at least one compartment with a suction source;
- (ii) at least one dust collecting compartment in air flow association with the suction source;
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- (iii) flexible nozzle including an aperture in air flow association with the dust collecting compartment and suction source where the nozzle is configured for broom-like sweeping action.
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