Patent ID: 7533440

Claim:
An integral vacuum cleaner bumper adapted to be affixed to a vacuum cleaner chassis of a vacuum cleaner, the bumper comprising: a bumper shell formed of an at least partially resilient material and including an inner surface that mates to the vacuum cleaner chassis and an outer surface, wherein the bumper shell is adapted to be affixed to the vacuum cleaner chassis as an integral component of the vacuum cleaner and wherein the outer surface of the bumper shell becomes a portion of an outer surface of the vacuum cleaner; one or more cavities formed in the inner surface of the bumper shell and formed along a bottom edge region of the bumper shell; one or more corresponding magnets designed to fit at least partially into the one or more cavities; a backing plate including one or more fastener apertures; and one or more fasteners that pass through the one or more fastener apertures of the backing plate and affix the backing plate to the bumper shell, wherein the one or more magnets are trapped in the one or more cavities by the backing plate.