Vacuum cleaner having two cyclonic cleaning stages
Patent Information
- Authority / Receiving Office
- US ยท United States
- Patent Type
- Applications(United States)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- CONRAD WAYNE ERNEST
- Publication Date
- 2006-06-29
- Estimated Expiration
- Not applicable ยท inactive patent
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Abstract
Description
[0001] This application is a continuation of application Ser. No. 11 / 036,609 filed on Jan. 18, 2005 which is a continuation of Ser. No. 10 / 828,250 filed on Apr. 21, 2004 which is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09 / 679,353 filed on Oct. 5, 2000 which is a division of application Ser. No. 09 / 239,860 filed on Jan. 29, 1999 now issued as U.S. Pat. No. 6,334,234, which is a continuation-in-part of application Ser. No. 09 / 227,534 filed on Jan. 8, 1999 now issued as U.S. Pat. No. 6,141,826.FIELD OF THE INVENTION
[0002] The present invention relates generally to vacuum cleaners having at least two cyclonic separation stages. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0003] Various types of vacuum cleaners are traditionally produced. These include built in vacuum cleaners, canister vacuum cleaners and upright vacuum cleaners. Upright vacuum cleaners have a ground engaging portion and an upwardly extending portion. The ground engaging portion typically has wheels for movement of the clea...