Patent ID: 6085383
Filing Date: 2000-07-11
Classification: A47L

Abstract:
A vacuum cleaner comprising:a housing having on its bottom side an elongated transverse brush cavity with an elongated cylindrical powered brush therein having radially extending bristles;a duct having an opening for an air flow nozzle adjacent said brush cavity for receiving dirt-entrained air from said brush cavity;a vacuum motor operably associated with said duct and nozzle to draw dirt-entrained air through said nozzle and duct; andsaid brush cavity having a pair of ends, and wrapping over said brush; said brush cavity including an elongated reflective ledge spaced sufficiently close to said brush bristles to cause debris particles to reflect off said ledge and advance to said nozzle;wherein said nozzle is spaced from said ends of said cavity;wherein said ledge slopes laterally upwardly from both of said ends to said opening of said nozzle.