EP 2268180 A1 20110105 - UPRIGHT VACUUM CLEANER
Title (en)
UPRIGHT VACUUM CLEANER
Title (de)
STIELSTAUBSAUGER
Title (fr)
ASPIRATEUR-BALAI
Publication
Application
Priority
- GB 2009000865 W 20090331
- GB 0805999 A 20080402
Abstract (en)
[origin: WO2009122172A1] The present invention relates to the field of vacuum cleaners for cleaning carpets and other floor surfaces. The invention particularly relates to upright cleaners which have a cleaning head portion and an upstanding handle portion which typically carries a collection device for collecting detritus lifted by a vacuum induced airflow. The present invention provides an upright vacuum cleaner (10), the cleaning head portion (15) being provided with wheel means which allow the cleaner to be moved over a floor surface, wherein the wheel means comprises first and second laterally spaced apart rear wheels (14) and a castor wheel (25) that is located at a position forward of the rear wheels and preferably aft of the roller brush. The castor wheel is preferably located in a domed recess in an underside of the cleaning head.
IPC 8 full level
A47L 5/28 (2006.01); A47L 9/00 (2006.01); A47L 9/04 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP US)
A47L 5/28 (2013.01 - EP US); A47L 9/009 (2013.01 - EP US); A47L 9/04 (2013.01 - EP US)
Citation (search report)
See references of WO 2009122172A1
Citation (examination)
- US 5500979 A 19960326 - WOERWAG PETER [CH]
- US 2005015917 A1 20050127 - MATTINGLY LEON A [US], et al
Designated contracting state (EPC)
AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO SE SI SK TR
Designated extension state (EPC)
AL BA RS
DOCDB simple family (publication)
WO 2009122172 A1 20091008; CA 2719307 A1 20091008; CN 101983028 A 20110302; EP 2268180 A1 20110105; GB 0805999 D0 20080507; US 2011023263 A1 20110203; ZA 201006931 B 20111228
DOCDB simple family (application)
GB 2009000865 W 20090331; CA 2719307 A 20090331; CN 200980112048 A 20090331; EP 09726950 A 20090331; GB 0805999 A 20080402; US 93609909 A 20090331; ZA 201006931 A 20100929