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Patent US4662026 - Convertible vacuum cleaner handle - Google PatentsSearch Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive More »Sign inPatentsA vacuum cleaner handle shiftably supported on a vacuum cleaner body for selective positioning thereon suiting floor supported or hand carried vacuum cleaner operation and including handle segments telescopically adjustable and secured by a common latch element into different handle lengths each suitable...http://www.google.com/patents/US4662026?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US4662026 - Convertible vacuum cleaner handleAdvanced Patent SearchTry the new Google Patents, with machine-classified Google Scholar results, and Japanese and South Korean patents.Publication numberUS4662026 APublication typeGrantApplication numberUS 06/863,498Publication dateMay 5, 1987Filing dateMay 15, 1986Priority dateMay 15, 1986Fee statusLapsedAlso published asCA1271904A, CA1271904A1Publication number06863498, 863498, US 4662026 A, US 4662026A, US-A-4662026, US4662026 A, US4662026AInventorsWilliam R. Sumerau, Valerie D. OwensOriginal AssigneeThe Singer CompanyExport CitationBiBTeX, EndNote, RefManPatent Citations (8), Referenced by (48), Classifications (7), Legal Events (6) External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, EspacenetConvertible vacuum cleaner handle
US 4662026 AAbstract
A vacuum cleaner handle shiftably supported on a vacuum cleaner body for selective positioning thereon suiting floor supported or hand carried vacuum cleaner operation and including handle segments telescopically adjustable and secured by a common latch element into different handle lengths each suitable for a different vacuum cleaner operating mode.
1. A vacuum cleaner having a housing;means associated with said body portion defining an air conduit, means in said body portion for inducing flow of air through said conduit, and means for separating and collecting dirt entrained in said air flowing through said conduit; a handle; means pivotally securing said handle to said vacuum cleaner housing for movement selectively to a first position extending from said vacuum cleaner body portion for floor supported vacuum cleaning or to a second position adjacent to said vacuum cleaner housing for portable hand caried vacuum cleaner operation; said handle comprising at least two telescopically arranged sections; and operator influenced latch means effective to lock said handle sections in different degrees of telescoped relation whereby the overall length of the handle may be varied significantly when moved from one to the other of said positions. 2. A vacuum cleaner as set forth in claim 1 in which the cross sectional shape of the telescopically arranged handle sections are generally rectangular so as to provide only two alternative relative positions of rotation of the handle sections in which telescopic interrelation is permissible.
It is an object of this invention to provide a convertible handle for a vacuum cleaner or similar appliance, which handle has articulated segments which may be selectively interlocked in different angular as well as telescopic relationships so that the combined length and disposition of handle parts may differ widely in the different modes of appliance use and not dictate the size or shape of appliance body.
Referring particularly to FIG. 1 of the drawings, this invention is illustrated as applied to a vacuum cleaner indicated generally at 11 and comprising a housing including a head portion 12 pivotally connected to a body portion 13. Wheels 14 may be rotationally supported on or adjacent the pivotal connection between the head and body portions. A motor blower 15 is aranged in the head portion together with a nozzle 16 which may be fitted with a driven brush 17. A flexible tube 18 extends from the motor blower 15 in the head portion 12 along a trough 19 formed in the rear of the body portion 13 and provides a conduit to an exhaust fitting 19 providing a terminus to the air conduit from the vacuum cleaner nozzle 16. The exhaust fitting is preferably fitted with flexible gasket 22. Retaining fingers 23 extending from the rear of the vacuum cleaner body portion 13 provide storage for coils of the power cord 24 for the motor blower.
As described above, and with particular reference to FIG. 5, when the handle part 52 is rotated 180° from the position relative to the handle part 51 shown in FIGS. 1 and 3 and the handle 50 is rotated about the bearing projections 47 into retracted position adjacent the cleaner housing, the handle part 52, upon telescopic insertion into handle part 51, shifts a projection 57 on handle part 52 into a cover socket 58 substantially simultaneously with the reception of the latch button 55 into the aperture 56 in the handle part 51. To remove any looseness in the interlocking relation between the handle and the cleaner housing, a resilient tab 80 is formed to extend from the handle part 52 adjacent to the projection 57. The tab 80 engages the cover 30 in the interlocked position of the projection within the socket 58 and, in being deflected thereby, the resilient tab 80 imposes a light force between the handle 50 and the cleaner housing to remove any slack therebetween.
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OF DEFree format text: CHANGE OF NAME;ASSIGNOR:SINGER COMPANY, THE;REEL/FRAME:005003/0684Effective date: 19880425Oct 31, 1990FPAYFee paymentYear of fee payment: 4Dec 13, 1994REMIMaintenance fee reminder mailedMay 7, 1995LAPSLapse for failure to pay maintenance feesJul 18, 1995FPExpired due to failure to pay maintenance feeEffective date: 19950510RotateOriginal ImageGoogle Home - Sitemap - USPTO Bulk Downloads - Privacy Policy - Terms of Service - About Google Patents - Send FeedbackData provided by IFI CLAIMS Patent Services