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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 27, 1993
Filed:
Apr. 08, 1992
Gordon R Blackman, Lexington, KY (US);
Matsushita Floor Care Company, Danville, KY (US);
Abstract
An upright vacuum cleaner having a nozzle assembly including a blower motor and agitator brush and a handle assembly rotatably mounted thereto. The handle rotates relative to the nozzle assembly while the blower motor remains fixed thereto. The vacuum cleaner includes height adjusting means for changing the height of the agitator brush relative to the floor surface which, although manually adjustable, once adjusted retains its adjustment. Improved, self-locking latches are provided on the bottom of the nozzle assembly for maintaining a cover affixed to the nozzle assembly. In order to release the self-locking latches, a release member must be actuated at the same time the latch is opened. The vacuum cleaner includes top and bottom bag retaining assemblies which are simple in construction and can be assembled without the use of tools.