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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 27, 2014
Filed:
Jun. 18, 2012
Robert R. Niederman, Downs, IL (US);
Thomas Josefsson, Bloomington, IL (US);
John C. Morphey, Normal, IL (US);
Brian Wang Sun, Bloomington, IL (US);
Robert R. Niederman, Downs, IL (US);
Thomas Josefsson, Bloomington, IL (US);
John C. Morphey, Normal, IL (US);
Brian Wang Sun, Bloomington, IL (US);
Electrolux Home Care Products, Inc., Charlotte, NC (US);
Abstract
A vacuum cleaner lint brush accessory system having a lint brush and cradle. The lint brush has longitudinally opposed handle and brush portions. The brush portion has a brush material adapted to remove fibrous substances from a surface to be cleaned. The cradle has a chamber opening leading to a chamber. The chamber extends in the longitudinal direction and is adapted to longitudinally receive at least the brush portion of the lint brush, the chamber has at least one brush cleaning pad adapted to engage the brush material and remove the fibrous substances from the brush material. The chamber further includes an air outlet spaced from the chamber opening. The air outlet is selectively connectable to a vacuum passage of a vacuum cleaner.