EP 1733673 A2 20061220 - Vacuum cleaner
Title (en)
Vacuum cleaner
Title (de)
Staubsauger
Title (fr)
Aspirateur
Publication
Application
Priority
GB 0512161 A 20050614
Abstract (en)
A vacuum cleaner comprising a floor-engaging unit having a suction inlet, an upright body mounted to said floor-engaging unit and including means for creating a suction and means for separating and collecting dirt from an airstream drawn in by said suction, a unit having a handle and a tubular portion extending from said handle, said tubular portion forming a suction inlet and being coupled to said body via a flexible hose, and said tubular portion being attachable to said body with said handle projecting for the user to grasp for manoeuvring the cleaner over the floor, wherein said tubular portion comprises first and second tubes which are telescopically coupled together to enable said tubular portion to be extended when detached from said body.
IPC 8 full level
A47L 9/24 (2006.01); A47L 5/32 (2006.01); F16L 27/00 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP US)
A47L 5/32 (2013.01 - EP US); A47L 9/244 (2013.01 - EP US)
Citation (applicant)
- EP 1464267 A2 20041006 - HOOVER LTD [GB]
- US 5417611 A 19950523 - MITCHELL STEPHEN WILLIAM LOWER [GB]
Citation (third parties)
Third party :
- US 5617611 A 19970408 - WOERWAG PETER [CH]
- US 5500979 A 19960326 - WOERWAG PETER [CH]
- WO 02071913 A1 20020919 - DYSON LTD [GB], et al
- US 5836620 A 19981117 - WANG CHIEH-CHUN [TW], et al
- US 5462311 A 19951031 - CIPOLLA MARK E [US]
- US 3083041 A 19630326 - STANLEY OWENMARK OLOV
- US 2660457 A 19531124 - MALLON ADELAIDE H
- US 6317920 B1 20011120 - BRICKNER DAVID M [US], et al
Designated contracting state (EPC)
AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR
Designated extension state (EPC)
AL BA HR MK YU
DOCDB simple family (publication)
EP 1733673 A2 20061220; EP 1733673 A3 20070822; EP 1733673 B1 20100331; EP 1733673 B2 20140910; AT E462341 T1 20100415; CN 1947638 A 20070418; CN 1947638 B 20100818; DE 602006013221 D1 20100512; GB 0512161 D0 20050720; HK 1102904 A1 20071207; US 2006282976 A1 20061221
DOCDB simple family (application)
EP 06253069 A 20060613; AT 06253069 T 20060613; CN 200610142278 A 20060614; DE 602006013221 T 20060613; GB 0512161 A 20050614; HK 07111216 A 20071017; US 42346606 A 20060612