Emerson Electric Company

United Industries Corporation

Alex J Wall

Douglas C Schultz

Phuong Le

Matthew A Williams

Mark J Tomasiak

John L Theising

Kelly Schumaker

Hemant S Betrabet

Amber Martin

Heather Timm

Billy Odon M Yrad, Jr

Thomas E Fogarty

David Martele Goggans

Glen Richard Chartier

Scott Kruepke

Seth B Bullock

Christopher Lutz

Donald M Embree

Jaime Swindall

Tony Le

Mark F Kurth

Jason J Hill

Jeremy Sanders

Peter Muller

Gregory Wilsey

Andrew Manocheo

Daniel Marvin Henke

Josh Matta

Kristina Thompson

Lisa Stuart

Megan Rupp

Tammy Balzar

Brian Vaughn

Billy Odon M Yrad Jr

Battery pack

Insect repellant cartridge

Insect repellent cartridge

Harness adjustment assemblies for user-worn electrical appliances and connection systems for the same are disclosed. In one aspect, a system includes an electrical appliance including a housing defining a recess, a track removably connected to the housing within the recess, a harness adjustment assembly connected to the housing by the track, and a harness assembly configured to be worn by a user of the electrical appliance to facilitate carrying the electrical appliance. The harness adjustment assembly includes an actuator assembly movable and selectively repositionable along the track. The harness assembly is connected to the actuator assembly such that the harness assembly is selectively repositionable relative to the electrical appliance housing upon actuation of the actuator assembly.

Harness adjustment assembly for a user-worn electrical appliance and connection system for same

Insect repellent device

Backpack vacuum cleaner

Insect bait device

A battery pack connection system includes a first battery pack, a second battery pack, and a battery receptacle. Each of the first and second battery packs includes a first guide slot, a second guide slot, and an electrical connector slot. The second battery pack has a power capacity and a width greater than the first battery pack. The battery receptacle defines an elongate passage sized and shaped to separately receive each of the first and second battery packs therein. The battery receptacle includes an electrical connector rail, a first guide rail sized and shaped to cooperatively engage the first guide slot of each of the first and second battery packs, and a second guide rail sized and shaped to cooperatively engage the second guide slot of each of the first and second battery packs.

Battery packs for battery-powered appliances and connection system for same

A battery pack includes a housing, at least one battery cell enclosed within the housing, a printed circuit board (PCBA) enclosed within the housing, a gauge electrically connected to the PCBA and including at least one light, and an actuator that, when actuated, activates the gauge to illuminate the at least one light to indicate a charge level of the at least one battery cell. The housing has a main body and a handle extending from the main body, and the handle defines an aperture sized and shaped to receive one or more of a user's fingers therein. The gauge is located on an outer surface of the handle.

A vacuum cleaner includes a suction inlet, a motor, and an impeller connected to the motor and operable to generate suction through the suction inlet upon operation of the motor. The vacuum cleaner further includes a power connector mounted to the vacuum cleaner and selectively connectable to a direct current (DC) power source and an alternating current (AC) power source. The power connector includes external terminals accessible from an exterior of the vacuum cleaner. The external terminals are configured for removable mechanical connection to each of the DC power source and an AC power supply cord such that the DC power source and the AC power supply cord are selectively and mechanically connectable to the same external power connector terminals.

Vacuum cleaner and system operable with AC and DC power sources

An upright vacuum cleaner includes a cleaning head for removing debris from a floor, a debris tube connected to the cleaning head for receiving the debris, and a steering handle connected to the debris tube. The upright vacuum cleaner also includes a hinge connecting the debris tube to the cleaning head such that the debris tube rotates relative to the cleaning head. The upright vacuum cleaner further includes braces to support the debris tube as the debris tube rotates relative to the cleaning head. The braces are disposed on opposite sides of the debris tube. Each brace includes a bearing connected to the cleaning head to allow the brace to rotate relative to the cleaning head.

Vacuum cleaner including debris tube and handle

Wet/dry vacuum cleaner

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St. Louis, MO, United States of America

Alex J Wall