The Scott-fetzer Company

Century Products Company

John J Andrisin, Jr

John R Lackner

Wei Du

Shuzhen Fu

A floor cleaning apparatus includes a cleaning element and a vibratory agitation device. The cleaning element is configured to adjoin a floor in scrubbing engagement with the floor. The vibratory agitation device has an output member, and is operative to impart oscillation to the output member. The output member is connected with the cleaning element to impart oscillation to the cleaning element upon operation of the vibratory agitation device when the cleaning element is in scrubbing engagement with the floor.

Cleaning attachment for vacuum cleaner

A connector system is disclosed for providing a connection between a tubular connector having external projections and a mounting collar having a hole with internal notches, for receiving the projections and securing them upon rotation. The connector opening has a non-planar edge and the collar includes an elastic sealing diaphragm with an elongated hole. This configuration of elements cooperate to reduce full contact between the diaphragm and connector during installation, permitting less force to be used in bringing the components into full connection and also providing a spring force which facilitates removal. Also disclosed is a bag for receiving a connector portion. The bag has a continuous perforation, approximately dimensioned to correspond to the connector portion's opening. The perforation is separated by contact with the connector, so as to admit the connector into the filter bag.

Connector system

An adjustable reclining mechanism for a seat back of a baby stroller includes a seat back that is hinged to a stroller frame having opposed sides and a cross bar extending between the opposed sides above the seat back. A flexible web or belt extends from a medial portion of the upper edge of the seat back. Secured to the cross bar is a buckle that includes one end adapted to pivot freely about the cross bar, and an opposed tab end to .facilitate manipulation of the buckle. The buckle includes a planar member having a pair of adjacent slots disposed to receive the belt extending from the seat back. The web is frictionally immobilized by the buckle when the planar member is disposed generally vertically. When the planar member is rotated to a substantially horizontal disposition, the belt is free to translate through the slots of the buckle. To adjust the angle of reclination of the seat back, the user engages the tab of the buckle to rotate the buckle horizontal and free the belt to translate through the slots of the buckle. The belt end may be pulled to shorten the length extending from the buckle to the seat back and raise the seat back toward an upright position. To further recline the seat back, the user supports the seat back with one hand to permit the seat back to tilt back safely while the buckle is held in the horizontal position with the other hand.

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Parma, OH, United States of America

John J Andrisin, Jr