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US 2016/0095485 A1Published application
Vacuum cleaner including a removable dirt collection assembly
AssigneeTechtronic Industries Co. Ltd.
InventorsWill Sebastian, Richard Friend
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Abstract
A vacuum cleaner having a vacuum cleaner housing, a suction nozzle, a motor configured to generate a suction force through the suction nozzle, a motor housing at least partially enclosing the motor and coupled to the vacuum cleaner housing, and a dirt collection assembly removably coupled to the vacuum cleaner housing. The dirt collection assembly includes a dirt cup, a handle for removing the dirt collection assembly, and a motor shroud at least partially enclosing the motor housing.
Claims23
A vacuum cleaner comprising:
- a vacuum cleaner housing;
- a suction nozzle;
- a motor configured to generate a suction force through the suction nozzle;
- a motor housing at least partially enclosing the motor and coupled to the vacuum cleaner housing;
- and
- a dirt collection assembly removably coupled to the vacuum cleaner housing, the dirt collection assembly including
- a dirt cup,
- a handle for removing the dirt collection assembly, and
- a motor shroud at least partially enclosing the motor housing.
6 more elements
A vacuum cleaner comprising:
- a base including a suction nozzle;
- a handle assembly movably coupled to the base for movement between an upright storage position and an inclined operating position;
- a motor configured to generate a suction force through the suction nozzle;
- a motor housing at least partially enclosing the motor and coupled to the handle assembly;
- and
- a dirt collection assembly removably coupled to at least one of the handle assembly and the base, the dirt collection assembly including
- a dirt cup,
- a handle for removing the dirt collection assembly, and
- a motor shroud at least partially enclosing the motor housing.
6 more elements
A vacuum cleaner comprising:
- a vacuum cleaner housing;
- a suction nozzle;
- a motor configured to generate a suction force through the suction nozzle;
- a motor housing at least partially enclosing the motor and coupled to the vacuum cleaner housing;
- and
- a dirt collection assembly removably coupled to the vacuum cleaner housing, the dirt collection assembly including
- a dirt cup,
- a handle for removing the dirt collection assembly, and
- a cavity for at least partially receiving the motor housing.
6 more elements
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.