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US 5,475,893 AGranted
Adjustable edge brush for vacuum cleaner
AssigneeWhite Consolidated Industries, Inc.
InventorArnold L. Sepke
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Abstract
A vertically sliding brush is provided along each edge of a vacuum cleaner nozzle. The edge brush is spring biased downwardly. A sliding lever operates the brush between engaged, self-adjusting, and disengaged positions. The edge brush acts to agitate or disturb dirt and debris in corners of a floor to provide improved cleaning.
Claims7
A nozzle assembly for a vacuum cleaner, comprising:
- a vacuum inlet defined by generally parallel first and second side walls and generally parallel front and rear walls joined by said side walls;
- a rotary agitator extending between said side walls and generally parallel with the front and rear walls;
- a vertically movable brush disposed adjacent and parallel with said first side wall, said brush having bristles extending generally downwardly so as to be engageable with a surface over which the nozzle travels;
- a brush holder holding the bristles, said brush holder having a holder rack;
- a rotatable pinion engaging the holder rack;
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- a slidable lever having a slide rack engaging the pinion so as to effect vertical movement of the brush by sliding the lever.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.