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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 04, 2014
Filed:
Sep. 01, 2011
Samuel A. Marsh, Ligonier, PA (US);
Michael L. Fry, Danville, KY (US);
James T. Crouch, Danville, KY (US);
Kyle A. Hawkins, Stanford, KY (US);
Samuel A. Marsh, Ligonier, PA (US);
Michael L. Fry, Danville, KY (US);
James T. Crouch, Danville, KY (US);
Kyle A. Hawkins, Stanford, KY (US);
Panasonic Corporation of North America, Secaucus, NJ (US);
Abstract
An upright vacuum cleaner includes a body having a nozzle assembly and a handle assembly. The nozzle assembly includes a suction inlet and a pivot. A suction generator and a dirt collection vessel are both carried on the body. A connecting arm pivotally connects the handle assembly to the nozzle assembly. The connector arm includes (a) a hub received on the pivot so as to provide a first pivotal connection along a first axis and (b) a trunion providing a second pivotal connection about which the handle assembly is tilted.