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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 19, 1990
Filed:
Dec. 02, 1988
Applicant:
Inventor:
Gerard J Lenting, Groningen, NL;
Assignee:
U.S. Philips Corp., New York, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A47L / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
15353 ; 55216 ;
Abstract
Vacuum cleaning water separator for a vacuum cleaner including a receptacle (1) having a cover (2), and a closing mechanism (7) comprising a float operable valve (10) to seal-off a suction channel (8) when the receptacle is filled to a predetermined level, characterized in that the valve (10) is rotatably supported in the cover (2), the closing mechanism (6) includes a lever (12) which is rotatably supported in the cover and is coupled to the float (9), the valve being locked by the lever (12) in an open state at an extreme position of the float, travel of the float (9) unlocking the valve (10).