GB2482227B - Improved agitator bristle tufting design - Google Patents

Improved agitator bristle tufting design

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GB2482227B
GB2482227B GB1111709.0A GB201111709A GB2482227B GB 2482227 B GB2482227 B GB 2482227B GB 201111709 A GB201111709 A GB 201111709A GB 2482227 B GB2482227 B GB 2482227B
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tuftless
exterior surface
improved agitator
bristle tufting
arc
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Ryan T Dant
Michael L Fry
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Panasonic Corp of North America
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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
    • A47L9/04—Nozzles with driven brushes or agitators
    • A47L9/0461—Dust-loosening tools, e.g. agitators, brushes
    • A47L9/0466—Rotating tools
    • A47L9/0477—Rolls
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A46—BRUSHWARE
    • A46B—BRUSHES
    • A46B13/00—Brushes with driven brush bodies or carriers
    • A46B13/001—Cylindrical or annular brush bodies
    • A46B13/006—Cylindrical or annular brush bodies formed by winding a strip tuft in a helix about the body
    • 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
    • A47L9/04—Nozzles with driven brushes or agitators

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
  • Nozzles For Electric Vacuum Cleaners (AREA)

Abstract

A rotary agitator is provided having a body with an exterior surface. A plurality of bristle tufts extend outwardly from the exterior surface about an arc of less than 360°. A tuftless gap on the exterior surface provides for enhanced bare floor cleaning. The tuftless gap extends through an arc of between about 20° and about 40°. In one particularly useful embodiment two tuftless gaps are provided at opposing positions on the agitator body.
GB1111709.0A 2010-07-22 2011-07-08 Improved agitator bristle tufting design Expired - Fee Related GB2482227B (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (1)

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US12/841,407 US20120017936A1 (en) 2010-07-22 2010-07-22 Agitator bristle tufting design

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GB201111709D0 GB201111709D0 (en) 2011-08-24
GB2482227A GB2482227A (en) 2012-01-25
GB2482227B true GB2482227B (en) 2013-06-26

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CA (1) CA2744592C (en)
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US1372622A (en) * 1919-05-23 1921-03-22 Hoover Suction Sweeper Co Cleaning device for suction-sweepers
US1889224A (en) * 1931-06-29 1932-11-29 Hoover Co Suction cleaner
US2085700A (en) * 1933-09-25 1937-06-29 Hoover Co Suction cleaner
GB1486313A (en) * 1973-09-08 1977-09-21 Mauz & Pfeiffer Progress Cleaning roller for floor cleaning apparatus
GB2021937A (en) * 1978-06-02 1979-12-12 Nat Union Electric Corp Brush-beater assembly for a vacuum cleaner
US4307479A (en) * 1979-10-19 1981-12-29 Superior Brush Company Angle tufted rotary brush assembly
US4372004A (en) * 1981-04-03 1983-02-08 The Singer Company Wide-sweep carpet cleaner bristle strip and brush roll
EP0265407A2 (en) * 1986-10-20 1988-04-27 National Union Electric Corporation Motor driven brush assembly for a vacuum cleaner
WO2001001819A2 (en) * 1999-07-02 2001-01-11 Oreck Holdings, Llc Agitator for a cleaning machine, such as a floor cleaner, and a method of making the same
US20040031124A1 (en) * 2002-08-16 2004-02-19 Baker Mcmillen Company Bladed disk brush roller assembly for a vacuum cleaner

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CA2744592A1 (en) 2012-01-22

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