Handle assembly for a vacuum cleaner
AssigneeDyson Technology Limited
InventorsDavid Alan Millington, Charles Geoffrey Box
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Abstract
A handle assembly for a vacuum cleaner that includes a handle attached to a duct assembly. The duct assembly includes a first duct and a second duct. The first duct pivots relative to the second duct about a pivot axis, and the first duct and the second duct rotate collectively relative to the handle about a rotation axis. The rotation axis is then orthogonal to the pivot axis.
Claims20
A handle assembly for a vacuum cleaner, the handle assembly comprising:
- a handle attached to a duct assembly, wherein the duct assembly comprises a first duct and a second duct, the first duct pivots relative to the second duct about a pivot axis, the first duct and the second duct rotate collectively relative to the handle about a rotation axis, and the rotation axis is orthogonal to the pivot axis.
A vacuum cleaner comprising;
- a hose and
- a handle assembly, the handle assembly comprising:
- a handle attached to a duct assembly, wherein the duct assembly comprises a first duct and a second duct, the first duct pivots relative to the second duct about a pivot axis, the first duct and the second duct rotate collectively relative to the handle about a rotation axis, and the rotation axis is orthogonal to the pivot axis
- wherein the hose is attached to one end of the duct assembly and moves relative to the handle as the first duct pivots relative to the second duct and as the first duct and the second duct rotate collectively relative to the handle.
A handle assembly for a vacuum cleaner, the handle assembly comprising:
- a handle attached to a duct assembly, wherein the duct assembly comprises a first duct and a second duct, the first duct pivots relative to the second duct though an angle of at least 90 degrees, and the first duct and the second duct rotate collectively relative to the handle through an angle of at least 90 degrees.
A handle assembly for a vacuum cleaner, the handle assembly comprising:
- a handle attached to a duct assembly, wherein the duct assembly comprises a first duct and a second duct, the first duct pivots relative to the second duct about a pivot axis, the first duct and the second duct rotate collectively relative to the handle about a rotation axis, the first duct and the second duct each comprise an arcuate section that arcs about the pivot axis, and pivoting the first duct relative to the second duct causes the arcuate section of one of the ducts to move in and out of the arcuate section of the other of the ducts.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.