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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 17, 2012
Filed:
Mar. 13, 2009
Applicants:
Douglas J. Medema, Belding, MI (US);
Timothy S. Parker, Rockford, MI (US);
Tom Minh Nguyen, Grand Rapids, MI (US);
Inventors:
Douglas J. Medema, Belding, MI (US);
Timothy S. Parker, Rockford, MI (US);
Tom Minh Nguyen, Grand Rapids, MI (US);
Assignee:
BISSELL Homecare, Inc., Grand Rapids, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A47L 9/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A handheld vacuum cleaner according to the invention comprises a housing, a dirt cup, a latch coupled between the dirt cup and the housing for selectively joining the dirt cup to the housing, a filter positioned in the dirt cup between the inlet and the outlet, and a plurality of different nozzle assemblies, each having at least one nozzle opening and each having an outlet opening at a back end thereof that is removable coupled to the dirt cup front end.