Patent ID: 8286299
Filing Date: 2012-10-16
Classification: A47L

Abstract:
1. A vacuum cleaner device, comprising: a canister having a hollow interior; suction-producing means on the canister for sucking air from the hollow interior; and an attachment-coupling component on the canister that serves as means for holding a vacuuming attachment on the canister pivotally while coupling the vacuuming attachment in fluid communication with the hollow interior of the canister, said attachment-coupling component being held on the canister pivotally to enable a user to pivot the vacuuming attachment relative to the canister; said vacuum cleaner device further comprising a coupler-holding component on the canister that functions as means for holding the attachment-coupling component on the canister pivotally; and wherein the coupler-holding component includes means for locking the attachment-coupling component in a user-selected one of multiple pivotal positions.