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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 27, 1983
Filed:
Sep. 28, 1981
Erwin E Nordeen, St. Paul, MN (US);
Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor, MI (US);
Abstract
A vacuum cleaner electrical connector for use with a wand removably connected to a suction hose for providing electrical energy selectively to electrical apparatus associated with the wand. The electrical connector includes a plug housing carried on one end of the wand and a plug on one end of a power cord removably received in the plug housing. The plug housing defines a shoulder stop for preventing outward movement of the plug in the installed dispostion. The plug housing further includes cord-gripping structure which functions to retain the plug releasably in the installed disposition in alignment with the stop shoulder. The plug housing, in the illustrated embodiment, includes a base with the stop shoulder and cord retaining structure formed integrally therewith.