Patent ID: 8001653
Filing Date: 2011-08-23
Classification: A47L,Y10S

Abstract:
1. A vacuum assembly including: a housing including a base having a top wall and a perimeter wall being attached to and extending downwardly from said top wall, a plurality of wheels being attached to said base and extending downwardly form said perimeter wall, an upper compartment being attached to and extending upwardly from said top wall, said housing containing a blower to create suction through a conduit extending through said base to suction material from a floor surface positioned beneath said base, a handle being attached to and extending upwardly from said housing, a trap being in fluid communication with said conduit to retain material suctioned into said conduit; a rechargeable battery being mounted within said housing, said battery being electrically coupled to said blower; a plurality of first mating charge contacts being mounted on said housing and being electrically coupled to said battery, said first mating charge contacts being positioned adjacent to a bottom edge of said perimeter wall; a charging station including an upper surface having a plurality of second mating charge contacts positioned thereon, said second mating charge contacts each being positioned to engage one of said first mating charge contacts when said base is positioned on said upper surface; a power cord being electrically coupled to said second mating charge contacts to supply power to said second mating charge contacts, said battery being charged when said first and second mating charge contacts abut each other and said power cord is plugged into an electrical power source; a covering being removably positionable over said base adjacent to a front edge of said base; and a polishing cloth being removably coupled to and covering a bottom side of said covering to allow said housing to be used to move said cloth across a floor surface and polish the floor with said polishing cloth.