The Hoover Comapny

Darwin T McKnight

John D Essex

David W Moine

Richard S Parr

Richard A Wareham

Ronald J Stephens

William G Alford

Matthew J Archer

Kenneth L Symensma

Ivan Brousseau

Douglas C Barker

Edgar A Maurer

Lynn A Frederick

William S Houston

Walter Francovich

Darwin S Crouser

Greg A Bilek

Gad Shaanan

Milton G Kieft

David M Allgeier

Kevin S Waltz

Gerald L Melegari

Richard F Riczinger

Luc Mion

Foot of an upright vacuum cleaner

Middle handle portion for a floor cleaner

Upper portion of an upright vacuum cleaner

A removable suction nozzle inlet adapter is taught for converting the suction inlet of a vacuuming nozzle from a straight line inlet to one having either a convex or concave suction inlet whereby curved carpet and/or upholstery surfaces may be vacuumed. The adapters are particularly useful for use with hand held hot water extractor nozzles upon the curved carpet surface between the step and risers of carpeted stairs and/or the curved carpet transition from the riser to the horizontal step. Further, the invention described and taught may be used to vacuum curved upholstery or carpet surfaces found in the typical household and/or automobile.

Vacuum cleaner nozzle adapter

A tool storage door for a floor care appliance encloses a tool storage compartment formed on the floor care appliance for storing various floor care accessory tools. The tool storage door receives and supports at least one of the accessory tools. A cutout area is formed in the tool storage door for providing direct and unobstructed visibility to the accessory tool and for allowing a portion of the accessory tool to extend therethrough. A recess which is substantially complementary to the shape of the accessory tool is formed in an underside of the tool storage door for receiving the accessory tool on the tool storage door. A pair of latching tabs extends downwardly from the underside of the tool storage door for releasably retaining the accessory tool within the recess.

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Louisville, OH, United States of America

Darwin T McKnight