IP Library Granted Patent US 8,607,406
Granted Patent B2
US 8,607,406 · App. 13/555,560 · Granted Dec 17, 2013

Hand held vacuum cleaner

Inventors: Häkan Miefalk (Järfälla, SE); Fredrik Bergling (Skäret, SE); Stefan Jonsson (Stockholm, SE); Esbjörn Svantesson (Stockholm, SE); Christian Ågren (Stockholm, SE)
Assignee: AB Electrolux
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Patent No.
US 8,607,406
App. No.
13/555,560
Granted
Dec 17, 2013
Kind
B2
Abstract

A vacuum cleaner apparatus for securing a hand held vacuum cleaner having a housing, the housing comprising a motor-fan unit, a dust container, and an air passage. The vacuum cleaner apparatus has a shaft part to which the housing can be secured, the shaft part comprising a handle and one or more batteries. The vacuum cleaner apparatus also has a floor nozzle and a tube passage configured to connect the floor nozzle to the air passage when the housing is secured to the shaft part.

Claims (11)

1. A vacuum cleaner apparatus for operatively securing a hand held vacuum cleaner ( 11 ) having a housing ( 20 ) comprising a motor-fan unit ( 22 ), a dust container ( 31 ), and an air passage ( 27 ), the vacuum cleaner apparatus comprising:

a shaft part ( 10 ) to which the housing can be removably secured, the shaft part comprising a handle ( 16 ) and one or more batteries ( 18 );

a floor nozzle ( 12 ); and

a tube passage ( 15 ) configured to connect the floor nozzle to the air passage when the housing is secured to the shaft part.

2. The vacuum cleaner apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the shaft part ( 10 ) further comprises an electric circuit operably connected to said one or more batteries ( 18 ).

3. The vacuum cleaner apparatus according to claim 2 , wherein at least a part of the electric circuit is operably connected to the hand held vacuum cleaner ( 11 ) via a connection ( 25 ) when the housing ( 20 ) is secured to the shaft part ( 10 ).

4. The vacuum cleaner apparatus according to claim 3 , wherein the shaft part ( 10 ) further comprises an operating knob ( 17 ) that is operably connected to the hand held vacuum cleaner ( 11 ) via at least a part of the electric circuit when the housing ( 20 ) is secured to the shaft part.

5. The vacuum cleaner apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the shaft part ( 10 ) further comprises an electrical charger connection to charge the one or more batteries ( 18 ).

6. The vacuum cleaner apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the floor nozzle ( 12 ) comprises an electrically driven bush roll ( 13 ).

7. The vacuum cleaner apparatus according to claim 6 , wherein the electrically driven bush roll ( 13 ) is driven by an electric motor, said motor receiving energy from the one or more batteries ( 18 ).

8. The vacuum cleaner apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the motor-fan unit ( 22 ), when activated, is supplied with energy by means of the one or more batteries ( 18 ) when the housing ( 20 ) is secured to the shaft part ( 10 ).

Assignments (3)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 23, 2012
From: MIEFALK, HAKAN; BERGLING, FREDRIK; JONSSON, STEFAN; SVANTESSON, ESBJORN; AGREN, CHRISTIAN
To: ELECTROLUX HOME CARE PRODUCTS NORTH AMERICA, A DIVISION OF ELECTROLUX HOME CARE PRODUCTS LTD.
Reel/Frame 028614/0646 →
MERGER Recorded Jul 23, 2012
From: ELECTROLUX HOME CARE PRODUCTS LTD.
To: ELECTROLUX HOME CARE PRODUCTS, INC.
Reel/Frame 028614/0732 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 23, 2012
From: ELECTROLUX HOME CARE PRODUCTS, INC.
To: AB ELECTROLUX
Reel/Frame 028615/0949 →
Priority Claims (1)
SE 0300355 · Feb 10, 2003 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation 10544927
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