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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 28, 1984
Filed:
Sep. 16, 1982
Applicant:
Inventor:
Dean H Buchtel, Canton, OH (US);
Assignee:
The Hoover Company, North Canton, OH (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A47L / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
15323 ; 15339 ; 15410 ;
Abstract
The invention is provided in a floor care appliance with a rigid housing having a pocket for nesting an accessory appliance. A latch means maintains the accessory appliance within the pocket and is releasable to permit removal of the accessory appliance. The latch means includes a catch, with the floor care appliance, movable into and out of engagement with an opposite locking portion of the accessory appliance.