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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 28, 2003
Filed:
Mar. 30, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Ronald Griffin, Williamsport, PA (US);
Kevin Fry, So Williamsport, PA (US);
Assignee:
Shop Vac Corporation, Williamsport, PA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A47L 9/26 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A47L 9/26 ;
Abstract
A vacuum cleaner has a cord retainer for holding looped cord in a horizontal position against the housing of the vacuum cleaner. The cord retainer includes two cord locks that are pivotally mounted to the vacuum cleaner housing. The cord locks are limited in their pivotal movement from a horizontal or near horizontal position to a vertical or near vertical position. The cord locks are mounted onto shafts which, in turn, are either integrally molded with the vacuum cleaner housing or connected to the vacuum cleaner housing in a suitable fashion.