Vorwerk & Co Interholding Gmbh

Hans-Joachim Birr

Wieland Guhne

Uwe Kemker

Peter Hannemann

Wolfgang Troger

Jurgen Jager

Renate Friedrichs

Paul Michel

The invention is directed to a telescopic guide wand for floor-cleaning apparatus such as household vacuum cleaners. The guide wand includes two concentrically arranged tubes which telescopically engage each other and conjointly define an inner space to accommodate the electrical supply cable for the motor blower head of the vacuum cleaner. The tubes are latched with respect to each other in several steps and the supply cable extends as helically configured cable within the upper portion of the wand. The supply cord extends concentrically out of the end of the upper tube which is configured as a handle and can be connected to the house electrical supply system. The end of the guide wand facing toward the apparatus has a connecting device disposed thereon. On its upper member, the guide wand has the following: a stowing cavity for the cable lined with insulating material; a guide sleeve minimizing the telescoped overall length of the wand which supports, when the wand is in its extended position, the portion facing the motor; and, an end stop to prevent separation of the upper and lower members.

Telescopic guide wand for floor-cleaning appliances

The invention relates to a hang-up and protective arrangement for an electrical appliance such as a vacuum cleaner or carpet cleaning apparatus having a guide wand. The guide wand is equipped with a handle having an end portion with an opening formed therein from which an electrical cable passes from the handle. A U-shaped bracket has respective legs which are pivotally connected to the end portion of the handle so as to straddle the cable. The bracket can pivot between a pivoted-out position whereat the bracket can be hanged on a wall-mounted hook and a pivoted-in position.

Hang-up and protective arrangement for an electrical appliance

The invention is directed to a floor cleaning apparatus which includes a nozzle-like structure for a vacuum cleaner. The apparatus is for vacuum cleaning and polishing hard floors and is moved by the operator in a desired direction. The apparatus includes a chassis defining a longitudinal axis and at least two working plates for working on the surface of the hard floor. The working plates are movably mounted on the chassis so as to perform respective reciprocal movements counter to each other and in a direction ninety degrees to the desired direction in which the apparatus is moved by the operator. The plates conjointly define a total depth extending in the direction of the longitudinal axis of the chassis and work plate takes up one-third of this depth. The other one of the work plates takes up two-thirds of this depth. The work plates have a flat shape and at least one of the work plates is pervious to air. The work plates are sealed at their edges and are mounted on the apparatus by means of elastic bearings.

Floor cleaning apparatus

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Wuppertal, Germany

Hans-Joachim Birr