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Title:
SUCTION CLEANERS
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO2003096862
Kind Code:
A3
Abstract:
A suction cleaner comprising a suction unit (12) including a source of suction and separator/collector means for separating and collecting dirt from flow of air induced by said source of suction, and a flexible suction hose (22) for attachment of a cleaning tool and/or wand, wherein said suction unit is provided with storage means (21) for said flexible suction hose (22) including a rotatable hose storage member (21) from which said hose can be deployed for use, storage means (59), and means (58) powered by energy stored in said energy storage means (59), operable to rotate said hose storage member (21) to cause said hose (22) to be stored thereon.

Inventors:
BODDY ANDREW DAVID (GB)
ELSWORTHY CHRISTOPHER THOMAS (GB)
IVARSSON BENGT IVAR ANDERS (GB)
Application Number:
PCT/GB2003/002026
Publication Date:
February 05, 2004
Filing Date:
May 13, 2003
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Assignee:
TECHTRONIC IND CO LTD (CN)
BODDY ANDREW DAVID (GB)
ELSWORTHY CHRISTOPHER THOMAS (GB)
IVARSSON BENGT IVAR ANDERS (GB)
International Classes:
A47L9/26; A47L9/00; A47L9/28; B65H75/36; B65H75/40; B65H75/42; B65H75/44; (IPC1-7): A47L9/00; A47L9/28
Foreign References:
US5199996A1993-04-06
US5012886A1991-05-07
US3651536A1972-03-28
CH355905A1961-07-31
DE29816382U11998-11-19
US3958297A1976-05-25
Other References:
PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN vol. 1996, no. 11 29 November 1996 (1996-11-29)
PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN vol. 1996, no. 08 30 August 1996 (1996-08-30)
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