EP 3250102 B1 20220126 - SURFACE CLEANING HEAD INCLUDING OPENABLE AGITATOR CHAMBER AND REMOVABLE AGITATORS FOR USE THEREIN
Title (en)
SURFACE CLEANING HEAD INCLUDING OPENABLE AGITATOR CHAMBER AND REMOVABLE AGITATORS FOR USE THEREIN
Title (de)
FLÄCHENREINIGUNGSKOPF MIT EINER ÖFFNUNGSFÄHIGEN RÜHRERKAMMER UND ABNEHMBAREN RÜHRERN ZUR VERWENDUNG DARIN
Title (fr)
TÊTE DE NETTOYAGE DE SURFACE COMPRENANT UNE CHAMBRE D'AGITATEUR POUVANT ÊTRE OUVERTE ET DES AGITATEURS AMOVIBLES DESTINÉS À ÊTRE UTILISÉS À L'INTÉRIEUR DE CELLE-CI
Publication
Application
Priority
- US 201562110232 P 20150130
- US 201514739915 A 20150615
- US 201514744438 A 20150619
- US 201514801185 A 20150716
- US 201514812734 A 20150729
- US 201514867599 A 20150928
- US 2016015370 W 20160128
Abstract (en)
[origin: EP4008228A1] A removable rotatable agitator (130, 730) for use in a surface cleaning head (100, 700, 2400, 2500, 2600, 2700, 2800, 2900), the removable rotatable agitator comprising: the agitator, or an agitator body (131, 531, 631, 731) having a driven end (132, 732) and a non-driven end (134, 754); at least one agitator element (136, 536) located on at least a portion of the agitator body between the driven end and the non-driven end; a tab (796), or an end cap including a tab, the tab extending radially from at least one end of the agitator body and configured to be gripped by a user to facilitate removing and inserting the non-driven end into an agitator chamber (120, 720) in the surface cleaning head; and a splined driven member (780) located at the driven end of the agitator body, the splined driven member being configured to mate axially and engage with a splined drive member (770) on a drive mechanism (750) in the surface cleaning head.
IPC 8 full level
A47L 9/04 (2006.01)
CPC (source: CN EP KR)
A47L 5/30 (2013.01 - EP KR); A47L 9/04 (2013.01 - CN); A47L 9/0411 (2013.01 - EP); A47L 9/0444 (2013.01 - EP KR); A47L 9/0455 (2013.01 - EP KR); A47L 9/0461 (2013.01 - CN); A47L 9/0477 (2013.01 - EP KR)
Citation (examination)
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- EP 2289381 A2 20110302 - TECHTRONIC FLOOR CARE TECH LTD [VG]
Citation (opposition)
Opponent : Jiangsu Midea Cleaning Appliances Co., Ltd
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- GB 2292673 A 19960306 - SHARP KK [JP]
- JP H1014830 A 19980120 - HITACHI LTD
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- JP H10127542 A 19980519 - HITACHI LTD
- JP H07322981 A 19951212 - MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC IND CO LTD
- EP 0909547 A2 19990421 - ORECK HOLDINGS LLC [US]
Opponent : Operating LLC
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- EP 2289381 A2 20110302 - TECHTRONIC FLOOR CARE TECH LTD [VG]
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Designated contracting state (EPC)
AL 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 RS SE SI SK SM TR
DOCDB simple family (publication)
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DOCDB simple family (application)
EP 22153318 A 20160128; AU 2016211450 A 20160128; CA 2975385 A 20160128; CN 201680020710 A 20160128; CN 202210050729 A 20160128; DE 202016009173 U 20160128; EP 16744107 A 20160128; EP 23159789 A 20160128; ES 16744107 T 20160128; ES 22153318 T 20160128; JP 2017540638 A 20160128; JP 2021078012 A 20210430; KR 20177024440 A 20160128