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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 05, 1997
Filed:
Dec. 01, 1995
David W Moine, North Canton, OH (US);
Greg A Bilek, Doylestown, OH (US);
Leron R Thomas, North Canton, OH (US);
The Hoover Company, North Canton, OH (US);
Abstract
A hand held cleaner is provided with a swiveling nozzle that moves from a position perpendicular to the cleaner body to a position of axial alignment with it. A series of stops are mounted on the swiveling nozzle and cleaner body to limit nozzle swing to these two positions. A reciprocable latch is mounted with the nozzle to engage, selectively, in one of a pair of latching apertures in the cleaner body to lockingly maintain the swiveling nozzle of its stopped positions. The agitator and agitator belt are offset from what would be considered their normal centered relationship to accommodate the swiveling action of the hand held cleaner nozzle.