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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 20, 2001
Filed:
Dec. 16, 1999
Jung-su Park, Jungeup, KR;
Yun-sup Hwang, Kwangju, KR;
SamSung Kwangju Electronics Co. Ltd., Kwangju, KR;
Abstract
A stick-type vacuum cleaner capable of performing a cleaning process by using an auxiliary tool without having to separate a brush assembly from a suction pipe, including: a body having main and auxiliary suction channels; a dust collecting cup having main and auxiliary suction ports which are communicated with the main and auxiliary suction channels, respectively; a flexible hose arranged to be communicated with the auxiliary suction channel, the flexible hose whose outlet portion is attached to the auxiliary tool; means for selectively blocking the main suction channel; means for selectively blocking a suctioning of air through the auxiliary suction channel; and a motor-fan system for generating an air flow, which moves through the main suction channel and the auxiliary suction channel, and then into the dust collecting cup.