Patent ID: 9504364
Filing Date: 2016-11-29
CPC Classification: A47L,H01M,Y02E

Claim Text:
1. A cordless vacuum cleaner, comprising: a nozzle base portion having a suction inlet; a body portion positioned above and coupled to the nozzle base portion, the body portion including a battery pack recess, the battery pack recess sized to receive a lithium-based battery pack, the battery pack including a battery pack housing, a portion of the battery pack housing being insertable into the battery pack recess, the battery pack being selectively removably coupled to the body portion of the vacuum cleaner; a first power terminal and a second power terminal, the vacuum cleaner configured to receive power from the battery pack over the first power terminal and the second power terminal; a communication terminal, the vacuum cleaner configured to communicatively connect to the battery pack over the communication terminal; a vacuum motor powered by the battery pack and configured to provide a suction force at the suction inlet; a switch configured to control the application of power to the vacuum motor.