# US 2019/0313869 A1 · Holder for vacuum cleaner dust container > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2019/0313869 A1 - Document ID: US20190313869A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 16/462,656 - Filed: 2016-11-23 - Published: 2019-10-17 - Earliest claimed: 2016-11-23 - Assignees: Aktiebolaget Electrolux - Applicants: Aktiebolaget Electrolux - Inventors: Bert Scheufen; Patrik Werius; Simon Faremo - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20190313869A1 ## CPC - A47L 9/1436: {Connecting plates, e.g. collars, end closures} - A47L 9/1445: {with closure means} - A47L 9/00: Details or accessories of suction cleaners, e.g. mechanical means for controlling the suction or for effecting pulsating action; Storing devices specially adapted to suction cleaners or parts thereof; Carrying-vehicles specially adapted for suction cleaners - A47L: DOMESTIC WASHING OR CLEANING (brushes A46B; cleaning quantities of bottles or of other hollow articles of one kind B08B9/00; laundry D06F); SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL (cleaning in general B08) ## Abstract A vacuum cleaner dust container holder for holding a dust container having a connector plate. The holder has an insert slot configured to receive the connector plate of the dust container and configured to hold the connector plate in a working position within a vacuum cleaner during use of the vacuum cleaner. The insert slot is configured to bend at least a first portion of the connector plate upon insertion of the connector plate into the insert slot, or configured to bend at least a first portion of the connector plate after insertion of the connector plate into the insert slot. A connector plate for a vacuum cleaner dust container, and a vacuum cleaner comprising a holder are also provided ## Claims ### Claim 1 A holder for a vacuum cleaner dust container having a dust bag made of an air permeable material and a connector plate surrounding an opening in the dust bag, the holder comprising: an insert slot configured to receive the connector plate of the dust container and configured to hold the connector plate in a working position within a vacuum cleaner during use of the vacuum cleaner, the insert slot being configured to bend at least a first portion of the connector plate either upon insertion of the connector plate into the insert slot, or after insertion of the connector plate into the insert slot. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The holder according to claim 1, wherein the insert slot is configured to bend the first portion of the connector plate in a direction towards the dust bag of the dust container. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The holder according to claim 1, wherein the insert slot comprises a curved portion configured to bend the first portion of the connector plate upon insertion of the connector plate into the insert slot. ### Claim 4 (depends on 3) The holder according to claim 3, wherein the insert slot further comprises an open end and a straight portion, wherein the straight portion connects the open end and the curved portion. ### Claim 5 (depends on 4) The holder according to claim 4, wherein the straight portion extends along a first direction, and the curved portion is shorter as measured along the first direction than the straight portion. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The holder according to claim 1, wherein the insert slot is configured to bend the connector plate after insertion of the connector plate into the insert slot, and wherein the insert slot comprises a central portion and an extending portion, the extending portion being movable between a first position in which the extending portion projects from the central portion in a plane of the central portion, and a second position in which the extending portion is bent out of the plane of the central portion into a step-wise or continuous curvature. ### Claim 7 (depends on 6) The holder according to claim 6, wherein the extending portion is configured to be bent from the first position to the second position by a force achieved by an insertion of the holder into the vacuum cleaner, or configured to be bent by a force of a lid of the vacuum cleaner being displaced from an open position to a closed position. ### Claim 8 (depends on 6) The holder according to claim 6, wherein the extending portion comprises a lower bending stiffness than the central portion. ### Claim 9 (depends on 8) The holder according to claim 8, wherein the extending portion comprises a plurality of living hinges located along the extending portion. ### Claim 10 (depends on 6) The holder according to claim 6, wherein the central portion extends in a first direction, and the extending portion is shorter as measured along the first direction than the central portion. ### Claim 11 (depends on 1) The holder according to claim 1, wherein the holder comprises the insert slot and a further insert slot opposing the insert slot, wherein the insert slot and the further insert slot each comprises a respective open end for insertion of the connector plate into the holder. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) The holder according to claim 11, wherein the respective open ends are tapered in a direction coinciding with an intended direction of insertion of the connector plate into the holder. ### Claim 13 (depends on 1) The holder according to claim 1, wherein the holder comprises one or more locks configured to lock the connector plate to the holder when the connector plate is fully received in the insert slot. ### Claim 14 (depends on 1) The holder according to claim 1, wherein the first portion of the connector plate is configured to be inserted into the holder before a remaining portion of the connector plate. ### Claim 15 (depends on 1) The holder according to claim 1, wherein the holder is configured to bend a distal end of the first portion at a beta angle of less than 170 degrees is formed between the distal end of the first portion and an unbent remaining portion of the connector plate. ### Claim 16 (depends on 15) The holder according to claim 15, wherein the holder is configured to bend the connector plate so that the beta angle is within a range of 90-170 degrees. ### Claim 17 (depends on 15) The holder according to claim 15, wherein the holder is configured to bend the connector plate so that the beta angle is within the range of 110-150 degrees. ### Claim 18 A connector plate for a vacuum cleaner dust container, the connector plate having a central portion having an opening configured to surround an opening in an attached dust bag, and an extending portion attached to an end of the central portion, the extending portion being movable between a first position in which the extending portion projects from the central portion in a plane of the central portion, and a second position in which the extending portion is bent out of the plane of the central portion into a step-wise or continuous curvature. ### Claim 19 (depends on 18) The connector plate according to claim 18, wherein the extending portion is configured to bend to form an angle of less than 170 degrees relative to the central portion. ### Claim 20 (depends on 18) The connector plate according to claim 18, wherein the extending portion is configured to bend to form an angle of 90 to 170 degrees relative to the central portion. ### Claim 21 (depends on 18) The connector plate according to claim 18, wherein the extending portion is configured to bend to form an angle of 110 to 150 degrees relative to the central portion. ### Claim 22 (canceled) ### Claim 23 A vacuum cleaner comprising: a lid configured to selectively open and close; and a holder for a vacuum cleaner dust container having a dust bag made of an air permeable material and a connector plate surrounding an opening in the dust bag, the holder being attached to the lid and comprising an insert slot configured to receive the connector plate of the dust container and configured to hold the connector plate in a working position within the vacuum cleaner during use of the vacuum cleaner, the insert slot being configured to bend a first portion of the connector plate either upon insertion of the connector plate into the insert slot, or after insertion of the connector plate into the insert slot.