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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:
May. 08, 2001
Filed:
May. 05, 1999
Applicant:
Inventor:
Michael J. McCormick, Danville, KY (US);
Assignee:
Matsushita Home Appliance Corporation of America, Danville, KY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A47L 9/04 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A47L 9/04 ;
Abstract
A vacuum cleaner includes a housing having a nozzle assembly and a handle. An agitator shield is held in the nozzle assembly. An agitator is mounted for rotation relative to the nozzle assembly in an agitator chamber. A fan and motor assembly mounted to the housing drive the agitator and provide suction.