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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 07, 2015
Filed:
Mar. 15, 2013
Aktiebolaget Electrolux, Stockholm, SE;
Gregory James Kowalski, Cornelius, NC (US);
Aktiebolaget Electrolux, , SE;
Abstract
A vacuum cleaner having a base, an agitator, a motor, an agitator cleaner, first and second support assemblies, and an actuator. The agitator cleaner is movable to be spaced from the agitator or to engage the agitator to remove debris while the motor rotates the agitator. The support assemblies collectively support the base on a surface to be cleaned, and the first support assembly is movable between a raised position in which the agitator is proximal to the surface and a lowered position in which the agitator is spaced from the surface. The actuator is movable between an idle position and an operative position. The actuator has a first controller to move the agitator cleaner into the first position when the actuator is in the idle position, and a second controller to move the first support assembly to the lowered position when the actuator is in the operative position.