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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:
Nov. 04, 2003
Filed:
Sep. 18, 2001
Jeffery A. Morgan, Cuyahoga Falls, OH (US);
Douglas E. Gerber, North Canton, OH (US);
Robert W. Hecht, Canton, OH (US);
Charles A. Lang, Hartville, OH (US);
Adam C. Sclafani, North Canton, OH (US);
Kevin L. Thomas, North Canton, OH (US);
Vincent L. Weber, North Lawrence, OH (US);
Robert S. Wilson, New Philadelphia, OH (US);
Christopher J. Fawcett, Tallmadge, OH (US);
Kam Hoi Ma, SunShine, CN;
Tak On Yip, Kwai Chung, CN;
The Hoover Company, North Canton, OH (US);
Abstract
A floor cleaning device includes a base portion for movement along a surface. The base portion further includes a suction nozzle and a brush assembly driven by a brush motor for agitating the surface. The brush assembly includes a lifting mechanism for moving the brush assembly from a first position wherein the brush is off the surface to a second position wherein the brush assembly is on the surface. A switching assembly is responsive to the brush lifting mechanism to energize the brush motor when the brush assembly is in the second position.