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EP 2 052 658 A3 |
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EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION |
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Date of publication A3: |
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15.07.2009 Bulletin 2009/29 |
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Date of publication A2: |
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29.04.2009 Bulletin 2009/18 |
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Date of filing: 07.10.2008 |
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International Patent Classification (IPC):
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Designated Contracting States: |
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AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MT NL NO PL
PT RO SE SI SK TR |
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Designated Extension States: |
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AL BA MK RS |
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Priority: |
23.10.2007 US 981935 P
27.05.2008 US 127303
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Applicant: The Scott Fetzer Company |
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Westlake, OH 44145 (US) |
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Inventors: |
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- Barr, Carl, M.
Avon
Ohio 44011 (US)
- Sohn, Ian, Emil
Victoria
Australia 3141 (US)
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Representative: Jones Day |
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Rechtsanwälte, Attorneys-at-Law, Patentanwälte
Prinzregentenstrasse 11
80538 München
80538 München (DE) |
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Vacuum cleaner nozzle with disposable cover sheet |
(57) A vacuum cleaner base includes a source of suction and front wheels and rear wheels
for wheeling the base across a floor. A nozzle assembly is attached to and supported
by the base. The nozzle assembly includes a suction inlet and a sheet-pressing surface
that are located in front of the front wheels. A disposable sheet is configured to
be removably attached to the nozzle assembly such that, as the base is wheeled across
the floor, the sheet-pressing surface presses the sheet against the floor to dislodge
dirt from the floor, and the suction draws the dirt from the floor through the suction
inlet.