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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 07, 1988
Filed:
Nov. 06, 1986
Applicant:
Inventor:
Donald B Tschudy, Canton, OH (US);
Assignee:
The Hoover Company, North Canton, OH (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A47L / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
15390 ; 15332 ; 74481 ; 474122 ;
Abstract
The invention comprehends a belt shifting arrangement for an upright cleaner in which belt shifting to an intermediate idler pulley is occasioned by either handle movement or pedal actuation. Either of these movements functions to cam the belt onto the idler pulley or to permit its movement back to an agitator drive pulley.