(19)
(11) EP 1 860 263 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
04.06.2008 Bulletin 2008/23

(43) Date of publication A2:
28.11.2007 Bulletin 2007/48

(21) Application number: 07270024.8

(22) Date of filing: 22.05.2007
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
E05D 3/02(2006.01)
A47L 9/00(2006.01)
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MT NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR
Designated Extension States:
AL BA HR MK RS

(30) Priority: 25.05.2006 GB 0610323

(71) Applicant: HOOVER LIMITED
Pentrebach Road Pentrebach Merther Tydfil CF48 4TU (GB)

(72) Inventor:
  • McLeod, Euan Skinner
    Tai Po Tau Road Tai Po, New Territories Hong Kong (CN)

(74) Representative: Evans, Huw David Duncan 
Chapman Molony Cardiff Business Technology Centre Senghennydd Road
Cardiff South Glamorgan CF24 4AY
Cardiff South Glamorgan CF24 4AY (GB)

   


(54) Hinge assembly


(57) A vacuum cleaner comprises a closure (12) having a first hinge portion (13) and body (10) having a second hinge portion (15) displaceably mounted thereon, the first portion (13) is pivotally connected to the second portion (15) for rotation of the closure (12) about a rotational axis (A-A) relative to the body (10). The vacuum cleaner further comprises an axially projecting cam (17) on the first portion (13) having a cam surface disposed radially outwardly of the rotational axis (A-A), and a fixed abutment surface (18) disposed remote from the hinge portions (13,15). The surface of the cam (17) is biased against the abutment surface (18) by a spring (16) acting on the second hinge portion (15), the cleaner being arranged such that rotation of the first hinge portion (13) about the rotational axis (A-A) causes the cam (17) to ride over the abutment surface (18) under the applied bias allowing upward translatory movement of the rotational axis (A-A) of the closure.







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