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US 2017/0265702 A1Published application
Dirt cup latch mechanism for vacuum cleaner
AssigneeBISSELL Homecare, Inc.
InventorWai Man Lee
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Abstract
A latch mechanism for selectively fastening a dirt cup to a vacuum cleaner having a locking recess. The latch mechanism can include a latch member having a portion that is selectively received in the locking recess and a latch actuator comprising a button. When the latch mechanism is actuated, the latch member is moved from a latched position in which the portion of the latch member is received within the locking recess to an unlatched position in which the portion of the latch member is removed from the locking recess, thereby allowing the dirt cup to be removed from the vacuum cleaner.
Claims20
A vacuum cleaner comprising:
- a main body having a locking recess;
- a dirt cup removably mounted to the main body and having an outwardly-facing side wall;
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- a latch mechanism carried by the dirt cup for selectively fastening the dirt cup to the main body and movable between a latched position in which the dirt cup is secured to the main body and an unlatched position in which the dirt cup can be removed from the main body, the latch mechanism comprising:
- a latch member movably mounted to the side wall of the dirt cup and having a lower end, an upper end, and a locking projection at the upper end that is selectively received by the locking recess;
- a latch actuator operably coupled with the latch member and comprising a button;
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- a spring biasing the upper end of the latch member into the locking recess on the main body and biasing the button upwardly.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.