Patent ID: 6530116
Filing Date: 2003-03-11
Classification: A47L

Abstract:
A vacuum cleaner comprising:a housing having a housing passage with a passage inlet, air entering through the passage inlet flowing in a first direction and the housing passage directing air flowing therethrough in a second direction which is more than 90 degrees different from the first direction; and a blower adapted to be used separately from the housing, the blower having a blower housing with a blower inlet, a blower outlet, and defining a blower passage between the blower inlet and the blower outlet, an impeller disposed in the blower passage to move air between the blower inlet and the blower outlet and a motor mounted to the blower housing and coupled to the impeller to move the impeller, the blower detachably secured to the housing with the blower outlet disposed in substantially direct communication with the passage inlet.