The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
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:
May. 26, 2015
Filed:
Feb. 27, 2012
Barry Pears, Durham, GB;
David Rowntree, Durham, GB;
Martyn Riley, Newcastle Upon Tyne, GB;
Stephen Houghton, Newcastle Upon Tyne, GB;
Andrew Walker, Durham, GB;
Barry Pears, Durham, GB;
David Rowntree, Durham, GB;
Martyn Riley, Newcastle Upon Tyne, GB;
Stephen Houghton, Newcastle Upon Tyne, GB;
Andrew Walker, Durham, GB;
BLACK & DECKER INC., Newark, DE (US);
Abstract
A steam cleaning apparatus including a main body having a main switch, a steam cleaning head coupled to the main body, and a position sensitive switch having a first state when the steam apparatus is in a substantially vertical storage position and a second state when the steam cleaning apparatus is in a tilted, cleaning position, the position sensitive switch being connected in electrical series with the main switch such that when the position-sensitive switch is in the first state the position-sensitive switch interrupts the flow of electrical current from the main switch and when the position-sensitive switch is in the second state, electrical power is supplied by the main switch.