GB2223934A - Vacuum cleaner - Google Patents
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- Publication number
- GB2223934A GB2223934A GB8923728A GB8923728A GB2223934A GB 2223934 A GB2223934 A GB 2223934A GB 8923728 A GB8923728 A GB 8923728A GB 8923728 A GB8923728 A GB 8923728A GB 2223934 A GB2223934 A GB 2223934A
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- United Kingdom
- Prior art keywords
- connector
- vacuum cleaner
- handle
- suction pipe
- nozzle
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
- A47L—DOMESTIC WASHING OR CLEANING; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
- A47L9/00—Details or accessories of suction cleaners, e.g. mechanical means for controlling the suction or for effecting pulsating action; Storing devices specially adapted to suction cleaners or parts thereof; Carrying-vehicles specially adapted for suction cleaners
- A47L9/02—Nozzles
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
- A47L—DOMESTIC WASHING OR CLEANING; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
- A47L9/00—Details or accessories of suction cleaners, e.g. mechanical means for controlling the suction or for effecting pulsating action; Storing devices specially adapted to suction cleaners or parts thereof; Carrying-vehicles specially adapted for suction cleaners
- A47L9/32—Handles
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- Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
- Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
- Electric Vacuum Cleaner (AREA)
- Nozzles For Electric Vacuum Cleaners (AREA)
- Filters For Electric Vacuum Cleaners (AREA)
- Addition Polymer Or Copolymer, Post-Treatments, Or Chemical Modifications (AREA)
Abstract
In a vacuum cleaner comprising a suction hose 4 and a handle 4 connectable to a suction pipe 3, the handle is provided with a connector 2, which, after disconnection of the suction pipe, is capable of being deformed by manual or foot pressure to form a crevice nozzle for the cleaning of floors, upholstery, and radiators. The connector may be telescopic or may have a central bellows portion to render it bendable. <IMAGE>
Description
VACUUM CLEANER
The invention relates to a vacuum cleaner having a suction hose with a handle connectible to a suction pipe.
For vacuum-cleaning crevices and narrow gaps it is known to fit the vacuum cleaner with a crevice nozzle as an accessory. In present-day vacuum cleaners, these nozzles are stored in the vacuum cleaner housing, which does away with the troublesome business of hunting for the crevice nozzle. Nevertheless, there has not hitherto been an optimum solution to the handling of this equipment. Without changing the position of the vacuum cleaner it is generally necessary to carry out several different operations, e.g., vacuum cleaning of the floor as well as upholstery and radiators. This means that the tools required have to be changed constantly. The crevice nozzle has to be taken from its place of storage again and again, the suction hose removed and the crevice nozzle attached to the handle.
Because of the need to change nozzles constantly, the user is inclined to carry out this change of nozzle as seldom as possible and refrain from carrying out a complete vacuum cleaning operation, particularly as known crevice nozzles are very rigid in shape and consequently their use is greatly restricted.
According to the invention there is provided a vacuum cleaner having a suction hose with a handle connectible to a suction pipe, wherein a connector for the suction pipe is provided on the handle, the free end of the connector being deformable into a crevice nozzle.
As a result of these features, once the suction pipe has been removed from the handle, the connector can be transformed into a crevice nozzle at any time as required. The user is not obliged to obtain a separate crevice nozzle from a storage area or remove it from a nozzle store integrated in the vacuum cleaner.
For the purposes of use, e.g., vacuum-cleaning areas which are difficult to get at, the user removes the suction pipe from the connector nozzle and converts the latter into a crevice nozzle. This conversion can be carried out for example simply by pressing the free end of the connector by manual or foot power. As a result, the opening of the connector assumes the shape of a crevice nozzle. After the vacuum cleaning operation using the crevice nozzle is complete, this nozzle can be changed back into the shape of a connector by manual or foot pressure and the connector is then in a condition to be attached to the suction pipe. Thus it is easier to use the crevice nozzle and its range of applications is expanded.
Advantageously, the connector can be telescopically lengthened or shortened, so that more remote areas can be cleaned in comfort. Alternatively, or additionally to being adjustable in length, the connector may be bendable at an angle, e.g. a right angie,to its axis, to assist 1n-vacuum#c1eaning areas which are extremely inaccessible.
Certain preferred embodiments of the invention will now be described by way of example and with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which:
Figure 1 shows a suction hose with a handle having a connector according to the invention;
Figure 2 shows another embodiment of the invention;
Figure 3 shows a further embodiment of the invention.
Figure 1 shows a handle 1 of a suction hose 4 and a connector 2 for the suction pipe 3 which is shown by broken lines. As necessary, the free end of the connector 2 can be re-shaped or deformed into a crevice nozzle and, after use, pressed back into its original shape. Advantageously, the connector 2 is telescopically adjustable in length, as shown in Figure 2. Figure 3 shows another advantageous embodiment in which the connector 2 is provided with a flexible portion 5 so that the connector 2 can be bent around at right angles to its longitudinal axis.
It is to be clearly understood that there are no particular features of the foregoing specification, or of any claims appended hereto, which are at present regarded as being essential to the performance of the present invention, and that any one or more of such features or combinations thereof may therefore be included in, added to, omitted from or deleted from any of such claims if and when amended during the prosecution of this application or in the filing or prosecution of any divisional application based thereon.
Furthermore the manner in which any of such features of the specification or claims are described or defined may be amended, broadened or otherwise modified in any manner which falls within the knowledge of a person skilled in the relevant art, for example so as to encompass, either implicitly or explicitly, equivalents or generalisations thereof.
Claims (4)
1. A vacuum cleaner having a suction hose with a
handle connectible to a suction pipe, wherein a
connector for the suction pipe is provided on the
handle, the free end of the connector being
deformable into a crevice nozzle.
2. A vacuum cleaner as claimed in claim 1, wherein the
connector is telescopically variable in length.
3. A vacuum cleaner as claimed in claim 1 or 2,
wherein the connector can be bent around at right
angles to its axis.
4. A vacuum cleaner substantially as hereinbefore
described with reference to Figure 1 or Figure 2 or
Figure 3 of the accompanying drawings.
Applications Claiming Priority (1)
| Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| DE8813289U DE8813289U1 (en) | 1988-10-22 | 1988-10-22 |
Publications (2)
| Publication Number | Publication Date |
|---|---|
| GB8923728D0 GB8923728D0 (en) | 1989-12-06 |
| GB2223934A true GB2223934A (en) | 1990-04-25 |
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Family Applications (1)
| Application Number | Title | Priority Date | Filing Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| GB8923728A Withdrawn GB2223934A (en) | 1988-10-22 | 1989-10-20 | Vacuum cleaner |
Country Status (8)
| Country | Link |
|---|---|
| DE (1) | DE8813289U1 (en) |
| DK (1) | DK519589A (en) |
| ES (1) | ES1011779Y (en) |
| FR (1) | FR2638084B3 (en) |
| GB (1) | GB2223934A (en) |
| IT (1) | IT218989Z2 (en) |
| NL (1) | NL8902262A (en) |
| SE (1) | SE8903206L (en) |
Cited By (5)
| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AT402682B (en) * | 1995-02-06 | 1997-07-25 | Dallamassl Franz | Nozzle for vacuum cleaner with removable floor nozzle |
| WO2000018286A1 (en) * | 1998-09-30 | 2000-04-06 | Headwaters Research & Development, Inc. | Multi-purpose attachment tool for a hand-held vacuum cleaner |
| US8533907B2 (en) | 2009-01-06 | 2013-09-17 | Emerson Electric Co. | Flexible crevice tool attachment for vacuum appliances |
| US9277845B2 (en) | 2006-03-10 | 2016-03-08 | Bissell Homecare, Inc. | Flexible crevice tool for vacuum cleaners |
| US11937761B2 (en) | 2019-09-11 | 2024-03-26 | Dyson Technology Limited | Attachment for a vacuum cleaning appliance |
Families Citing this family (1)
| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DE19900649A1 (en) * | 1999-01-11 | 2000-07-13 | Bsh Bosch Siemens Hausgeraete | Tubular handgrip for electric vacuum cleaner suction hose has end coupled to suction pipe provided as cushioning jet with axially adjustable bristle set |
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1988
- 1988-10-22 DE DE8813289U patent/DE8813289U1/de not_active Expired
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1989
- 1989-09-11 NL NL8902262A patent/NL8902262A/en not_active Application Discontinuation
- 1989-09-29 SE SE8903206A patent/SE8903206L/en not_active Application Discontinuation
- 1989-10-19 DK DK519589A patent/DK519589A/en not_active Application Discontinuation
- 1989-10-19 IT IT21958U patent/IT218989Z2/en active IP Right Grant
- 1989-10-20 FR FR898913768A patent/FR2638084B3/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 1989-10-20 ES ES19898903104U patent/ES1011779Y/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 1989-10-20 GB GB8923728A patent/GB2223934A/en not_active Withdrawn
Cited By (6)
| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AT402682B (en) * | 1995-02-06 | 1997-07-25 | Dallamassl Franz | Nozzle for vacuum cleaner with removable floor nozzle |
| WO2000018286A1 (en) * | 1998-09-30 | 2000-04-06 | Headwaters Research & Development, Inc. | Multi-purpose attachment tool for a hand-held vacuum cleaner |
| GB2363060A (en) * | 1998-09-30 | 2001-12-12 | Headwaters Res & Dev Inc | Multi-purpose attachment tool for a hand-held vacuum cleaner |
| US9277845B2 (en) | 2006-03-10 | 2016-03-08 | Bissell Homecare, Inc. | Flexible crevice tool for vacuum cleaners |
| US8533907B2 (en) | 2009-01-06 | 2013-09-17 | Emerson Electric Co. | Flexible crevice tool attachment for vacuum appliances |
| US11937761B2 (en) | 2019-09-11 | 2024-03-26 | Dyson Technology Limited | Attachment for a vacuum cleaning appliance |
Also Published As
| Publication number | Publication date |
|---|---|
| SE8903206L (en) | 1990-04-23 |
| NL8902262A (en) | 1990-05-16 |
| GB8923728D0 (en) | 1989-12-06 |
| ES1011779Y (en) | 1990-12-01 |
| ES1011779U (en) | 1990-05-16 |
| IT8921958U1 (en) | 1991-04-19 |
| DE8813289U1 (en) | 1988-12-22 |
| FR2638084A3 (en) | 1990-04-27 |
| SE8903206D0 (en) | 1989-09-29 |
| IT8921958V0 (en) | 1989-10-19 |
| DK519589A (en) | 1990-04-23 |
| DK519589D0 (en) | 1989-10-19 |
| FR2638084B3 (en) | 1990-10-05 |
| IT218989Z2 (en) | 1992-11-12 |
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Legal Events
| Date | Code | Title | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| WAP | Application withdrawn, taken to be withdrawn or refused ** after publication under section 16(1) |