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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:
Sep. 18, 2001
Filed:
May. 23, 2000
Applicant:
Inventor:
Michael J. McCormick, Danville, KY (US);
Assignee:
Matsushita Electric Corporation of America, Secaucus, NJ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A47L 9/30 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A47L 9/30 ;
Abstract
A vacuum cleaner includes a housing having a nozzle that incorporates an agitator cavity. A rotary agitator is received in the agitator cavity. A light source is held in an illumination compartment carried on the housing. A first window divides the illumination compartment from the agitator cavity and a second window provides an outer facing for the illumination compartment. The light source illuminates the agitator which is viewed through the first and second windows.