Multi-operational battery powered vacuum cleaner

Abstract

A multi-operational battery powered vacuum cleaner (1) comprising a hand held vacuum cleaner (1) releasably mounted within a caddy (15) which has a detachable handle (51) and a floor engaging head (19). The hand held unit (1) may be released from the caddy to be used in a first hand held operation, it may alternatively be mounted within the caddy with the handle attached for use as an upright vacuum cleaner, whilst in a third mode the handle (51) may be removed from the caddy while the hand held unit remains mounted in the caddy to provide a compact vacuum cleaner system with a floor engaging head (19). The cleaner further comprises a first spring biased latch member (27) mounted within the caddy (15) to releasably restrain the hand held unit therein, together with a second latch member (53) mounted within the handle (57) for releasably connecting the handle to the caddy (15).

Description

technical field [0001] The present invention relates to a battery powered hand-held vacuum cleaner and, more particularly, to such a vacuum cleaner for use in combination with other components to provide a multi-operation vacuum cleaner. Background technique [0002] A conventional battery powered hand-held vacuum cleaner is described in EP-A-1070478. It consists of: a generally conical nose piece housing the airflow inlet at its tip and also housing the dust collection module; the main housing section behind the nose piece housing the fan, motor and rechargeable battery pack; and an integrally molded handle on its upper surface. The vacuum cleaner is usually wall mounted on a recharging chassis when not in use, so that the vacuum cleaner is permanently at a high battery charge. The vacuum cleaner is hand-held and small, and is typically used to collect small amounts of dust or debris. Its small size and handy nature mean it is especially useful for collecting dust or deb...

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Problems solved by technology

However, the disadvantages of this system include the necessity of a larger box for housing the elongated handle when it is placed in the storage position, so that even in the stored position part of the elongated handle remains protruding from the box, thereby Increases the length of the unit and therefore due to the additional length of the protruding handle can lead to limitations in the places where the unit can be used, even in the storage position, increasing the overall length of the box in which the hand-held unit is mounted makes it larger and difficult to use in a limited used in the area

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