Portable vacuum cleaner and method for storing a vacuum hose

a vacuum cleaner and portability technology, applied in the field of portability vacuum cleaners, can solve the problems of not allowing users the ability to use vacuum cleaners, and users would have difficulty storing vacuum cleaners in compact areas of vehicles

Inactive Publication Date: 2007-05-31
HONEYWELL INT INC
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A disadvantage with the vacuum cleaner is that the vacuum cleaner does not allow a user the ability to store the vacuum hose wi...

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[0015] Referring to FIGS. 1 and 2, a portable vacuum cleaner 10 in accordance with an exemplary embodiment is provided. The portable vacuum cleaner 10 comprises a housing 12, a vacuum hose 14, a vacuum-generating device 17, a nozzle 22, a retraction device 33, a power cord 35, and a power socket 34.

[0016] The housing 12 is provided to hold the vacuum-generating device 17 therein. The housing 12 has a groove or multiple grooves extending around the periphery of the housing 12 for receiving and holding the vacuum hose 14 therein. In particular, the vacuum hose 14 is wrapped around the groove extending around a periphery 40 of the housing several times in an overlapping manner as shown in FIG. 4. Furthermore, the vacuum hose 14 is retained in close contact with the periphery of the housing 12. Because the vacuum hose 14 is compressed against the groove extending around the periphery of the housing 12, the vacuum hose 14 is prevented from being damaged when the portable vacuum cleaner ...

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A portable vacuum cleaner and a method for storing a vacuum hose of a portable vacuum cleaner are provided. The portable vacuum cleaner includes a vacuum-generating device. The portable vacuum cleaner further includes a housing configured to hold the vacuum generating device therein. The housing has a groove extending around a periphery of the housing for receiving and holding a vacuum hose therein during storage of the housing. The vacuum hose has first and second ends. The first end is operably coupled to the vacuum generating device.

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CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS [0001] This application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Patent Application Ser. No. 60 / 681,737, filed May 17, 2005, the contents of which are incorporated herein by reference thereto.TECHNICAL FIELD [0002] This application relates to a portable vacuum cleaner and a method for storing a vacuum. BACKGROUND [0003] U.S. Pat. No. 6,081,961 describes a vacuum cleaner that includes a base, a housing, and a vacuum hose. A disadvantage with the vacuum cleaner is that the vacuum cleaner does not allow a user the ability to store the vacuum hose within a portion of the housing. As a result, the user would have difficulty storing the vacuum cleaner in a compact region of a vehicle. [0004] Accordingly, the inventors herein have recognized that it would be advantageous to have a portable vacuum cleaner configured to store the vacuum hose within a groove extending around a periphery of the housing. SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION [0005] A portable vacuum cle...

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IPC IPC(8): A47L5/36
CPCA47L9/0036A47L9/02A47L9/2836A47L9/2842A47L9/2857A47L9/30B60R11/02B60R2011/0012B60R2011/0075B60S3/008
Inventor LESLIE, STUARTZEDER, ROLAND
Owner HONEYWELL INT INC
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