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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 10, 2008
Filed:
Jun. 25, 2004
Applicants:
David Barker, Prudhoe, GB;
Barry Pears, Langley Moor, GB;
Martyn Riley, Jesmond, GB;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Black & Decker Inc., Newark, DE (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A47L 5/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A vacuum cleanerhaving a housinghaving an inletand an outletis disclosed. Actuation of a motorcauses a fan to displace air out of outlet, and the resulting suction upstream of the fan draws dirty air through inletand inwardly through walls of filter unit. Air from filter unitpasses along a duct to the motorand fan. The housingis formed from a first housing part defining a recess, and the recess is then closed by means of a closure memberto define the duct between the filter unitand the motor