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US 8,584,309 B2Granted
Auxiliary suction nozzle and port for vacuum cleaner
AssigneeBISSELL Homecare, Inc.
InventorJose Carlito Santiago
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Abstract
A vacuum cleaner includes an auxiliary suction nozzle in fluid communication with an auxiliary port provided on the vacuum cleaner. A vacuum hose can be coupled with the auxiliary port to establish fluid communication between the auxiliary suction nozzle and a source of suction.
Claims16
A vacuum cleaner for cleaning a surface, comprising:
- a housing having a main suction nozzle and an auxiliary suction nozzle that is fluidly isolated from the main suction nozzle;
- a suction source for generating a working air flow at one of the main suction nozzle and the auxiliary suction nozzle;
- a vacuum hose in fluid communication with the suction source and with one of the main suction nozzle and the auxiliary suction nozzle;
- a port provided in the housing in fluid communication with the auxiliary suction nozzle, wherein the vacuum hose is removably coupled to the port to fluidly communicate with the auxiliary suction nozzle;
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- a moveable door provided on the housing and selectively closing the port when the vacuum hose is uncoupled from the port.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.