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US 8,661,610 B2Granted
Integrated bag door and carry handle for a floor cleaner
AssigneeTechtronic Floor Care Technology Limited
InventorsAndrew Q. Liu, Mark E. Cipolla, Steven R. Dings
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Abstract
A floor cleaner including a nozzle and a handle assembly pivotably mounted to the nozzle. The handle assembly including a handle, a motor housing supporting a suction source in fluid communication with the nozzle, and a bag housing. A door is removably coupled to the bag housing and includes a door handle and a filter bag retaining structure.
Claims19
A floor cleaner comprising:
- a nozzle;
- a handle assembly pivotably mounted to the nozzle, the handle assembly including a handle, a motor housing supporting a suction source in fluid communication with the nozzle, and a bag housing;
- and
- a door removably coupled to the bag housing, the door including a door handle and a filter bag retaining structure, wherein the floor cleaner is configured to be lifted by the door handle.
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A floor cleaner comprising:
- a nozzle;
- a handle assembly pivotably mounted to the nozzle, the handle assembly including
- a handle,
- a latch structure,
- a motor housing supporting a suction source in fluid communication with the nozzle, and
- a bag housing defining a dust cavity;
- and
- a door removably coupled to the handle assembly and at least partially enclosing the dust cavity, the door including a door handle and a latch movable between a first position and a second position, the latch configured to engage the latch structure when in the first position and to disengage the latch structure when in the second position, the floor cleaner configured to be lifted by the door handle.
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A floor cleaner comprising:
- a nozzle;
- a handle assembly pivotably mounted to the nozzle, the handle assembly including
- a handle,
- a motor housing supporting a suction source in fluid communication with the nozzle, and
- a bag housing defining a dust cavity;
- and
- a door removably coupled to the handle assembly to at least partially enclose the dust cavity, the door including a door handle;
- and
- a closure assembly connected to the door handle and movable between a first position and a second position, the closure assembly including a push button, a catch for engaging the handle assembly, a body connecting the push button and the catch, and a spring biasing the catch toward the first position,
- wherein the door is inhibited from removal from the handle assembly when the closure assembly is in the first position and the door is free to be removed from the handle assembly when the closure assembly is in the second position, and
- wherein the floor cleaner is configured to be lifted by the door handle.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.