Patent ID: 6434786
Filing Date: 2002-08-20
Classification: A47L

Abstract:
An upright vacuum cleaner for leaning a floor surface, comprising:a wheel-mounted head assembly with a front wall and two side walls and containing a floor brush rotatable about an axis parallel to the floor surface adapted to dislodge debris from the floor surface, an intake nozzle extending substantially along the length of the floor brush, and an air blower having an inlet and an outlet, the inlet being fluidly connected to the intake nozzle to remove debris dislodged from the floor surface; a handle assembly pivotally attached to the head assembly for translating the head assembly across the floor surface; an outer bag assembly attached to the handle assembly and having an internal volume that is fluidly connected to the blower outlet, the bag assembly being adapted to collect debris removed from the floor surface; a flexible, resilient edge cleaning member disposed on a lower portion of the front wall extending along the length of the front wall and at least partially onto a lower portion of the side walls and extending downwardly from the lower portion of the front wall and the side walls to form a lower edge spaced apart from the floor surface; and a plurality of air openings projecting through the edge cleaning member.