Patent ID: 6245159
Filing Date: 2001-06-12
Classification: A47L

Abstract:
A vacuum cleaner for cleaning dirt from a floor, comprising:a blower assembly, including an intake port and an exhaust port, that draws a low pressure input air stream through the intake port and outputs a high pressure output air stream through the exhaust port;a vacuum inlet in fluid communication with the intake port and disposed adjacent to the floor;an outlet, in fluid communication with the exhaust port and disposed adjacent to the vacuum inlet and the floor, that directs the output stream onto the floor adjacent to the vacuum inlet to agitate the dirt adjacent to the vacuum inlet, the outlet includinga forward deflection channel,a plurality of rearward deflection channels, anda selector configured to selectively connect the exhaust port to one of the forward deflection channel and the rear deflection channels; anda filter that collects and filters incoming dirt and debris.