Patent ID: 7275279
Filing Date: 2007-10-02
Classification: A47L

Abstract:
1. An adapter for coupling a vacuum cleaner handle to a wand implement, comprising: a housing defining an inner passage for receiving a portion of the handle and a portion of the wand implement; first locking means arranged on said housing for releasably locking the handle to said housing; second locking means arranged on said housing for releasably locking said housing to the wand implement; a connector for providing electrical connection to conductors of the handle; electrical contacts for providing electrical connection to contacts of the wand implement, said connector being arranged at one axial end of said housing and said electrical contacts being arranged at an opposite axial end; and wires interconnecting said connector and said electrical contacts, said connector being arranged on the same end of said housing as said first locking means and on a side of said housing opposite said first locking means such that said inner passage is interposed between said connector and said first locking means, said electrical contacts being arranged on the same end of said housing as said second locking means and on the same side of said housing as said first and second locking means and thus on an opposite side from said connector such that said wires pass from one side of said housing to the opposite side of said housing alongside said inner passage.