Upright vacuum cleaner with framework support
OwnerJames Todd Crouchinventor
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Abstract
A floor care appliance is provided including a nozzle assembly having a suction inlet and a mechanical housing including a control handle. A dirt collection vessel is held in the mechanical housing. A suction generator is held in one of the nozzle assembly and the mechanical housing. A universal framework receives and holds the mechanical housing and pivotally connects the mechanical housing to the nozzle assembly. In addition a model line of floor care appliances is provided. Further a method is provided for providing a product line of floor care appliance models while reducing production and tooling costs.
Claims20
A floor care appliance, comprising:
- a nozzle assembly including a suction inlet;
- a mechanical housing including a control handle;
- a dirt collection vessel held in said mechanical housing;
- a suction generator held in one of said nozzle assembly and said mechanical housing;
- a universal framework receiving and holding said mechanical housing and pivotally connecting said mechanical housing and said nozzle assembly.
A model line of floor care appliances, comprising:
- a first nozzle assembly;
- a second nozzle assembly different in design from said first nozzle assembly;
- a first mechanical housing including a first suction generator and a first dirt collection vessel;
- a second mechanical housing including a second suction generator and a second dirt collection vessel;
- a universal framework for holding and pivotally connecting (a) either one of said first and second nozzle assemblies with (b) either one of said first and second mechanical housings.
A method of providing a product line of floor care appliance models while reducing production and tooling costs, comprising:
- producing a number of different nozzle assemblies, each said different nozzle assembly including a different combination of operating features;
- producing a number of different mechanical housings, each said different mechanical housing including a different combination of operating features;
- producing a universal framework for holding and pivotally connecting any one of said different nozzle assemblies with anyone of said different mechanical housings;
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- assembling any one of said different nozzle assemblies with anyone of said different mechanical housings using said universal framework to produce a particular floor care appliance model.
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