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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 20, 2021
Filed:
Sep. 24, 2018
Applicant:
Black & Decker Inc., New Britain, CT (US);
Inventor:
Andrew Walker, Durham, GB;
Assignee:
Black & Decker, Inc., New Britain, CT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A47L 9/02 (2006.01); A47L 5/24 (2006.01); A47L 5/36 (2006.01); A47L 9/24 (2006.01); A47L 9/12 (2006.01); A47L 9/32 (2006.01); A47L 9/16 (2006.01); A47L 5/32 (2006.01); A47L 5/22 (2006.01); A47L 9/14 (2006.01); A47L 9/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A47L 9/02 (2013.01); A47L 5/225 (2013.01); A47L 5/24 (2013.01); A47L 5/32 (2013.01); A47L 5/36 (2013.01); A47L 9/0036 (2013.01); A47L 9/0045 (2013.01); A47L 9/0054 (2013.01); A47L 9/12 (2013.01); A47L 9/149 (2013.01); A47L 9/1683 (2013.01); A47L 9/248 (2013.01); A47L 9/322 (2013.01);
Abstract
A vacuum cleaner comprises a housing; a motor fan assembly mounted in the housing; a pivotable inlet nozzle in fluid communication with the motor fan assembly; and a dirt container coupled to the pivotable inlet nozzle and the housing. The pivotable inlet nozzle is pivotable a first operable position whereby the pivotable inlet nozzle is in fluid communication with a flexible hose mounted on the housing and a second operable position whereby the pivotable inlet nozzle projects from the housing and is remote from the flexible hose.