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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:
Jun. 29, 2010
Filed:
Oct. 13, 2006
Adam G. Carr, Grand Rapids, MI (US);
Donald J. Mahaffy, Zeeland, MI (US);
Adam G. Carr, Grand Rapids, MI (US);
Donald J. Mahaffy, Zeeland, MI (US);
Bissell Homecare, Inc., Grand Rapids, MI (US);
Abstract
A vacuum cleaning machine comprising a housing that includes a suction nozzle that is adapted to move along a surface to be cleaned and a receptacle coupled to the housing for holding particles removed from the surface during operation of the vacuum cleaning machine. The receptacle is provided with an external opening for the introduction of debris particles therein which are not ordinarily removable from the surface through the suction-generating apparatus. The vacuum cleaning machine can be an upright vacuum cleaning machine and the receptacle can be mounted to the handle. The receptacle can also be incorporated into a dirt cup in a cyclone separator module.
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