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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 07, 2004
Filed:
Mar. 04, 2002
Applicant:
Inventor:
Daniel Bone, Langley Moor, GB;
Assignee:
Black & Decker Inc., Newark, DE (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A47L 5/32 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A47L 5/32 ;
Abstract
A Vacuum Cleaner ( ) having a removable dust collection bowl ( ) through which the air flow passes so as to deposit dirt carried on the air flow. The dust bowl ( ) contains a closure member ( ) which is slidably displaceable relative the dust bowl ( ) so as to simultaneously close a first air inlet ( ) into the dust bowl ( ) while opening a second air flow path ( ) to the dust bowl ( ) that is remote from the first air flow path ( ). The second air flow path allows an external hose connector to be coupled in air flow communication with the dust bowl. The closure member ( ) comprises a slidable shuttle cassette.