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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 14, 2014
Filed:
Nov. 16, 2007
Katherine E. Phelan, Towson, MD (US);
Gregg L. Sheddy, Shrewsbury, PA (US);
Katherine E. Phelan, Towson, MD (US);
Gregg L. Sheddy, Shrewsbury, PA (US);
Black & Decker Inc., Newark, DE (US);
Abstract
A vacuum can include a housing having an inlet adapted to receive debris being vacuumed. A mounting bar can be fixedly coupled to the housing. A floor collector assembly can be rotatably disposed about a first axis defined by the mounting bar. The floor collector assembly can include a floor scoop that, in the use mode, can be pivoted to be disposed adjacent to the floor. The front wall of the floor scoop can define a recess that allows debris to pass under the recess so that the floor collector assembly can be used in a debris pickup mode. A visor can be mounted to the floor scoop and can be moved to a closed position to block at least a portion of the recess so that the floor collection assembly can be used in a water pickup mode.