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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:
Nov. 16, 1999
Filed:
May. 13, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Kevin L Thomas, North Canton, OH (US);
Edgar A Maurer, Canton, OH (US);
Assignee:
The Hoover Company, North Canton, OH (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A47L / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
15383 ; 15334 ; 15337 ; 15351 ;
Abstract
A dirt conveying duct arrangement is formed between a nozzle and motor-fan of a vacuum cleaner and includes front and rear duct sections. The front duct section is open at the bottom thereof and covered by a removable bottom plate. The rear duct section is open at the top thereof and is covered by a removable top duct cover. The two-section dirt conveying duct arrangement allows clogs to be removed along the entire length thereof. The corner formed between the rear duct section and the motor-fan inlet may be molded with a radius to improve airflow into the motor-fan and limit losses in suction pressure.