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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 10, 2018
Filed:
Jun. 29, 2017
Applicant:
Bissell Homecare, Inc., Grand Rapids, MI (US);
Inventors:
Phong Hoang Tran, Grand Rapids, MI (US);
Thomas Wiedmaier, Pagosa Springs, CO (US);
Assignee:
BISSELL Homecare, Inc., Grand Rapids, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A47L 5/30 (2006.01); A47L 9/04 (2006.01); A47L 11/28 (2006.01); A47L 11/24 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A47L 9/0444 (2013.01); A47L 9/0477 (2013.01); A47L 5/30 (2013.01); A47L 9/04 (2013.01); A47L 11/24 (2013.01); A47L 11/28 (2013.01);
Abstract
A vacuum cleaner has an agitator assembly that is coupled to a motor via a belt, and a belt shifting assembly which has a belt shifter which moves the belt between engagement with a drive pulley or an idler pulley on the agitator assembly. A biasing member biases the belt shifter between engagement with the drive pulley and the idler pulley.