Patent ID: 8701245
Filing Date: 2014-04-22
Classification: A47L

Abstract:
1. A vacuum cleaner configured to remove debris from a surface, the vacuum cleaner comprising: a suction source; a dirt collection chamber in fluid communication with the suction source; a handle coupled to the suction source and the dirt collection chamber; a base coupled to the handle and configured to be moved along the surface by the handle, the base including, wherein the ramp includes a first end that defines the lower position and a second end that defines the upper position, wherein the ramp has a continuous incline from the first end to the second end, wherein the knob includes a projection, wherein the housing includes a first recess and a second recess, wherein the projection of the knob is received in the first recess when the inlet is in the lower position to fix the knob and the ramp from rotation with respect to the housing, and wherein the projection of the knob is received in the second recess when the inlet is in the upper position to fix the knob and the ramp from rotation with respect to the housing, and wherein the knob and the ramp are rotatable with respect to the housing about an axis, the knob being movable along the axis between a locked position and an unlocked position with respect to the housing and the ramp, wherein when the knob is in the locked position, the projection of the knob is received in one of the first and the second recesses, and when the knob is in the unlocked position the projection of the knob is outside of the first and the second recesses such that the knob and ramp are rotatable about the axis to move the inlet between the upper and the lower positions.