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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:
Oct. 10, 1995
Filed:
Jan. 15, 1993
Darwin S Crouser, Canton, OH (US);
Nick M Bosyj, North Canton, OH (US);
Donald R Bowers, Akron, OH (US);
Nicholas Koukourakis, Akron, OH (US);
Richard A Wareham, North Canton, OH (US);
Conway Vincent, North Canton, OH (US);
The Hoover Company, North Canton, OH (US);
Abstract
The present invention teaches a utility, wet/dry, tank type, vacuum cleaner suitable for domestic use whereby wet or dry material may be alternately vacuumed. Two storage or receiving chambers are provided, preferably positioned one within the other. Two suction inlets, one communicating with the first chamber and the other communicating with the second chamber are provided such that wet and dry material may be selectively directed, by the user, to the appropriate chamber for collection.