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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 18, 2004
Filed:
Jan. 31, 2002
Joseph L. Najm, Strongsville, OH (US);
Steve Porath, Painesville, OH (US);
James Malone, Naples, FL (US);
HMI Industries, Inc., Seven Hills, OH (US);
Abstract
A vacuum cleaning system for a recreational vehicle having an internal compartment including a floor and a plurality of walls extending upwardly from the floor comprises a vacuum cleaner having a suction inlet, a vacuum hose having inlet and outlet ends and a vacuum line in or extending along one of the walls. The vacuum line is connected to the suction inlet of the vacuum cleaner and to the outlet end of the vacuum hose for cleaning the compartment. The vacuum cleaner can be portable and releasably connected to the vacuum line from outside the vehicle, or can be mounted inside the vehicle and permanently connected to the vacuum line.