Patent ID: 11969137
Assignee: BISSELL INC.
Field: Furniture, games (Other fields)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 19:
20. A vacuum cleaner, comprising:
a housing including a base, the housing at least partially defining an agitator chamber therein;
a sole plate removably mounted to a bottom of the housing, the sole plate at least partially defining a suction nozzle opening forming an inlet of the base, the suction nozzle opening in fluid communication with agitator chamber;
an agitator at least partially provided within the agitator chamber for rotational movement about an axis;
a suction source in fluid communication with the suction nozzle opening for generating a working air stream through the housing along a working air path; and
a wiper having a unitary body extending rearwardly within the suction nozzle opening and at least selectively adapted to contact a surface to be cleaned; and
a multiply-adjustable coupling provided on the sole plate, the multiply-adjustable coupling forming a connection between the wiper and the sole plate, the multiply-adjustable coupling having opposing inwardly facing walls provided on opposite sides of the sole plate, with the wiper extending between the opposing inwardly facing walls, the multiply-adjustable coupling configured to provide for vertical movement of the wiper relative to the surface to be cleaned and for pivotal movement of the wiper about a pivot axis that is parallel to the axis;
wherein the housing comprises a working air duct having a working air duct inlet that opens to the agitator chamber, the working air duct defining a portion of the working air path with a reduced size.