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US 5,659,922 AGranted
Dirt cup latching arrangement
AssigneeThe Hoover Company
InventorJeffrey S. Louis
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Abstract
A stick cleaner is provided with a dirt cup that can be inserted partially into the housing of the stick cleaner and swung to a fully mounted position by an automatic camming action. The dirt cup includes a latching mechanism which also cammingly engages a latch hook on the suction tube of the stick cleaner to maintain the dirt cup in an assembled position.
Claims13
A dirt cup arrangement for a vacuum cleaner including:
- a) a cleaner housing portion;
- b) a dirt cup mounted to said housing portion, defining a mounted position;
- c) a suction tube attached to said housing portion;
- d) a latch hook mounted on said suction tube;
- e) a latch hook mounted with said dirt cup;
- f) said dirt cup at least partially swinging to said mounted position with said housing portion;
- g) one of said latch hook on said suction tube and said latch hook on said dirt cup cammingly deforming during said swinging to thereby latch with the other.
4 more elements
A latch arrangement for a vacuum cleaner having a dirt cup and a housing including:
- a) a latch hook mounted on a downwardly extending suction tube attached to said housing of said vacuum cleaner;
- b) a latch hook mounted on said dirt cup;
- c) one of said latch hooks including a camming means for aiding in securely mounting said dirt cup to said vacuum cleaner.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.