Automatic cord release
AssigneeG.B.D. Corp.
InventorWayne Ernest Conrad
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Abstract
A surface cleaning apparatus comprises an air flow path extending from a dirty air inlet to a clean air outlet, an air treatment member and a suction motor. The surface cleaning apparatus may comprise a power cord removably mounted to a power cord wrap and removable in a cord removal direction. The power cord wrap may comprise at least first and second spaced apart cord retaining members. At least one of the cord retaining members may be a moveable cord retaining member that is moveable between a cord storage position wherein the moveable cord retaining member is oriented to inhibit removal of the power cord and a cord removal position wherein the moveable cord retaining member extends generally in the cord removal direction.
Claims18
A surface cleaning apparatus comprising:
- (a) an air flow path extending from a dirty air inlet to a clean air outlet and including an air treatment member and a suction motor;
- (b) a power cord removably mounted to a power cord wrap and removable in a cord removal direction;
- and,
- (c) the power cord wrap comprising at least first and second spaced apart cord retaining members, at least one of the cord retaining members being a moveable cord retaining member that is moveable between a cord storage position wherein the moveable cord retaining member is oriented to inhibit removal of the power cord and a cord removal position wherein the moveable cord retaining member extends generally in the cord removal direction.
A surface cleaning apparatus comprising:
- (a) an air flow path extending from a dirty air inlet to a clean air outlet and including an air treatment member and a suction motor;
- (b) a flexible elongate member comprising a power cord or a suction hose removably mounted to a elongate member wrap and removable in a removal direction;
- and,
- (c) the elongate member wrap comprising at least first and second spaced apart retaining members, at least one of the retaining members being a moveable retaining member that is moveable between a storage position wherein the moveable retaining member is oriented to inhibit removal of the cord and a removal position wherein the moveable retaining member extends generally in the removal direction.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.