Patent ID: 7108217
Filing Date: 2006-09-19
Classification: A47L,B65H,H02G

Abstract:
1. A vacuum cleaner comprising: a housing; an electric cable retractably extending from the housing and providing electrical power from an electrical power source to the vacuum cleaner; a storage space disposed within the housing for receiving the electric cable; a cable drum disposed within the storage space for winding the electric cable; an axle fixedly supported by the housing adjacent the storage space; a pendulous body supported by the axle for pivotal movement with respect to the axle and including two supporting elements spaced apart from one another; at least a pair of rollers extending between the supporting elements and mounted for rotation with respect to the supporting elements, the cable extending between the axle and the rollers and generating a swinging movement of the pendulous body in response to the cable contacting the rollers; and wherein the pendulous body is supported by the axle for translational sliding movement in an axial direction with respect to the axle.