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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 10, 2002
Filed:
Sep. 29, 2000
Chris M. Paterson, Long Beach, MS (US);
Shane P. Cohen, Metairie, LA (US);
Javier Verdura, Milford, CT (US);
Oreck Holdings, LLC, Cheyenne, WY (US);
Abstract
An outer bag assembly for an upright vacuum cleaner is disclosed. The outer bag assembly comprises a flexible, air permeable enclosure having an internal volume adapted to contain a disposable inner bag. The outer bag assembly is further comprised of an upper end adapted to provide access to the internal volume through a closure device, and an opposite end attached to a handle assembly through a bag clip assembly. In one embodiment, the closure device includes a zipper disposed along an upper front peripheral edge of the outer bag assembly that allows a front panel of the bag assembly to be partially released. In another embodiment, the closure device includes a zipper disposed along an upper front peripheral edge, and a zipper disposed along an upper rear peripheral edge of the outer bag assembly that allows a top panel of the outer bag assembly to be partially released. In still another embodiment, the closure device includes a bag cap comprised of resilient thermoplastic sections hingeably connected to allow access to the internal volume of the bag assembly. In another embodiment, a bag clip assembly adapted to retain the opposite end of the bag is disclosed. In still other embodiments, abrasion-resistant outer panels that are affixed to the outer surfaces of the outer bag assembly are disclosed.