EP 1452118 A2 20040901 - Hand-held vacuum cleaner with filter indicator
Title (en)
Hand-held vacuum cleaner with filter indicator
Title (de)
Handstaubsauger mit Filteranzeige
Title (fr)
Aspirateur à main avec indicateur pour filtre
Publication
Application
Priority
US 44998703 P 20030226
Abstract (en)
A hand-held portable vacuum cleaner (10a) having a filter indicator (36) that is coupled to an outlet housing (32) and in fluid communication with a portion of the outlet housing between a fan inlet and an intake. The filter indicator includes a pressure differential indicator that is configured to indicate a pressure differential between air in the portion of the outlet housing and atmospheric air pressure. The filter indicator is employed to indicate to the user of the hand-held vacuum that replacement and/or cleaning of the filter (34) is required. <IMAGE>
IPC 1-7
IPC 8 full level
A47L 5/14 (2006.01); A47L 5/24 (2006.01); A47L 7/04 (2006.01); A47L 9/02 (2006.01); A47L 9/19 (2006.01); A47L 9/24 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP)
A47L 5/14 (2013.01); A47L 5/24 (2013.01); A47L 7/04 (2013.01); A47L 9/02 (2013.01); A47L 9/19 (2013.01); A47L 9/242 (2013.01)
Designated contracting state (EPC)
AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IT LI LU MC NL PT RO SE SI SK TR
DOCDB simple family (publication)
EP 1452118 A2 20040901; EP 1452118 A3 20050629; AU 2004216122 A1 20040910; CA 2459028 A1 20040826; CN 100446709 C 20081231; CN 101390726 A 20090325; CN 1644150 A 20050727; CN 1780577 A 20060531
DOCDB simple family (application)
EP 04004404 A 20040226; AU 2004216122 A 20040226; CA 2459028 A 20040226; CN 200410033035 A 20040226; CN 200480011121 A 20040226; CN 200810168366 A 20040226