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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 03, 2017
Filed:
Jun. 03, 2014
Applicant:
Bissell Homecare, Inc., Grand Rapids, MI (US);
Inventors:
Jeffrey A. Scholten, Ada, MI (US);
Michael T. Dillane, Grand Rapids, MI (US);
Tyler James Imhoff, Cedar Springs, MI (US);
Scott M. Rose, Allendale, MI (US);
Adam Luedke, Holland, MI (US);
Assignee:
BISSELL Homecare, Inc., Grand Rapids, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A47L 11/24 (2006.01); A47L 11/33 (2006.01); A47L 11/40 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A47L 11/24 (2013.01); A47L 11/33 (2013.01); A47L 11/4013 (2013.01); A47L 11/4025 (2013.01); A47L 11/4036 (2013.01); A47L 11/4038 (2013.01); A47L 11/4061 (2013.01); A47L 11/4066 (2013.01); A47L 11/4069 (2013.01); A47L 11/4072 (2013.01); A47L 2201/00 (2013.01);
Abstract
An autonomous floor cleaner includes a base that is movable over a surface to be cleaned, a collection chamber associated with the base, and a rotating top mounted coupled with the base for rotation relative to the base, where the top carries at least one sweeping element for sweeping dirt on the surface to be cleaned toward the collection chamber.