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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. 10, 1993
Filed:
Dec. 09, 1991
Applicant:
Inventors:
Darwin T McKnight, Louisville, OH (US);
Gerald L Melegari, North Canton, OH (US);
Assignee:
The Hoover Company, North Canton, OH (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A47L / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
15323 ; 15351 ; 220338 ;
Abstract
An upright vacuum cleaner having an upper, hardened housing portion includes a tool containing tool storage well. A tool door is hinged to the housing to cover the well and includes a 'breakaway' or hingedly detachable feature to limit damage to it or its associated structure from improper operation.