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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. 29, 1996
Filed:
Feb. 10, 1995
Applicant:
Inventors:
Assignee:
Aktiebolaget Electrolux, Stockholm, SE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16L / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
285-7 ; 285119 ; 285303 ;
Abstract
A vacuum cleaner having a hose (13) which is connected to a vacuum cleaner housing, the outer end of the hose having a tube handle (12). The tube handle is connected to a nozzle (10) by a tube shaft (11). The tube shaft (11) is movable relative to the tube handle (12), and can be releasably locked in different positions. A device is conveniently provided to allow the operator to adjust the relative length of the tube shaft by moving the tube shaft relative to the tube handle.