IP Library Granted Patent US 8,826,493
Granted Patent B2
US 8,826,493 · App. 13/027,416 · Granted Sep 9, 2014

Vacuum cleaner brushroll

Inventor: Eric A. Stegens (Olmsted Falls, OH)
Assignee: The Scott-Fetzer Company
A47L9/0427A46B15/0053A46B13/001
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Patent No.
US 8,826,493
App. No.
13/027,416
Granted
Sep 9, 2014
Kind
B2
Abstract

A shaft driven vacuum cleaner brushroll that can be mounted in the nozzle of the vacuum cleaner and directly connected to a shaft of the cleaner's motor drive shaft system. The brushroll features a two-piece drive assembly that simplifies its manufacture and can be engaged on a wood spindle to effectively transmit torque from the vacuum cleaner drive to the brushroll.

Claims (13)

1. A shaft driven brushroll that mounts in a vacuum cleaner and is rotated by direct connection to a shaft of the motor drive shaft system of said vacuum cleaner, said brushroll comprising:

(a) a spindle,

(b) a ferrule at one end of said spindle, said ferrule having a skirt around said spindle and a portion seated in said one end, whereby said spindle is captured between said skirt and said ferrule portion,

(c) a drive pin inserted through said ferrule into said one end of said spindle, said drive pin having a slot forming a quick connect-disconnect for locking said drive pin to a driver shaft of the motor drive shaft system of said vacuum cleaner,

(d) said ferrule and said drive pin have coacting surfaces that lock the two members together, whereby torque is transmitted through said drive pin to rotate said spindle, and

(e) bristle tufts projecting out from said spindle with some of said tufts extending through said ferrule skirt.

2. A shaft driven brushroll that can be mounted in the nozzle of a vacuum cleaner nozzle and connected directly to the vacuum cleaner motor drive shaft system, said brushroll comprising:

(a) a spindle having a hole drilled in one end and a recess forming an end opening for said hole,

(b) a ferrule having a skirt embracing said end of said spindle, a neck seated in said recess to capture said spindle end between said skirt and said neck, and cam surfaces on the inside of said neck extending axially radially inwardly of said neck,

(c) a drive pin having a shaft end pressed through said ferrule into said hole, and a head having cam surfaces engaging said cam surfaces of said neck, and a bayonet slot for receiving a shaft pin of said vacuum cleaner motor drive shaft system,

(d) bristle tufts extending from said spindle with some of said tufts projecting through said skirt, and

(e) a bearing end assembly at the other end of said spindle.

3. A brushroll as claimed in claim 2 wherein said spindle is wood.

Assignments (3)
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Jul 21, 2026
From: KIRBY OPCO, LLC
To: CAMBRIDGE SAVINGS BANK
Reel/Frame 075347/0626 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Oct 9, 2025
From: THE SCOTT FETZER COMPANY
To: MARMON SPECIALTY PRODUCTS COMPANY
Reel/Frame 074056/0094 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 15, 2011
From: STEGENS, ERIC A.
To: THE SCOTT-FETZER COMPANY
Reel/Frame 025810/0498 →
Continuity (1)
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