Patent ID: 6807708
Filing Date: 2004-10-26
Classification: A47L

Abstract:
An upright vacuum cleaner, comprising:a nozzle assembly including a nozzle cavity; a canister assembly pivotally connected to said nozzle assembly; a dust bag carried by said canister assembly; a dirty air pathway providing fluid communication between said nozzle cavity and said dust bag; and a suction generator for generating a vacuum for drawing dirt and debris from said nozzle cavity, through said dirty air pathway to said dust bag, said suction generator being carried on one of said nozzle assembly and said canister assembly; said dirty air pathway including; dual suction ports carried on said nozzle assembly in fluid communication with said nozzle cavity; a splitter carried on said canister assembly; dual suction hoses providing fluid communication between said dual suction ports and said splitter; a removable bag mount carried on said canister assembly including an outlet for feeding dirty air from said dirty air pathway into said dust bag; and a feed conduit on said canister assembly providing fluid communication between said splitter and said removable bag mount.