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Floor tool for a vacuum cleaning appliance

a vacuum cleaning and floor tool technology, applied in the field of floor tools, can solve the problems of affecting the pick-up performance of such tools on hard floors, less accomplished at removing other forms of dirt, etc., and achieve the effect of improving the debris pickup performance of the floor tool and low profil

Inactive Publication Date: 2013-07-11
DYSON TECH LTD
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The invention is a floor tool that combines two functions: wiping and vacuuming. It improves pickup performance by evenly distributing suction across the entire chamber. The tool has a tapered suction channel and a transversely positioned floor engaging member to help avoid debris getting stuck and improves the vacuuming performance.

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Although floor tools are adept at removing loose dirt and debris from a floor surface, they are less accomplished at removing other forms of dirt, for example stains, which may be left behind from liquid that is spilt on a hard floor covering.
Although such combined mop and suction floor tools have their advantages, the pick-up performance of such tools on hard floors tends to be compromised.

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[0047]With reference in general to FIGS. 1 to 6, a floor tool 2 comprises a main body 4 and a conduit 6 associated with the main body 4 which serves to connect the floor tool 2 to a wand of a vacuum cleaner (not shown) and enables a user to manoeuvre the floor tool 2 across a surface to be cleaned.

[0048]The main body 4 comprises a generally oblong support member 8 on which can be carried a sheet-like cleaning element (shown in FIGS. 4 and 5), and first and second suction nozzles 10, 12 arranged adjacent respective long edges 14, 16 of the support member 8. Each of the suction nozzles 10, 12 is pivotably associated with an air manifold 20 that is mounted to an upper surface 22 of the support member 8. In the figures, the floor tool 2 is oriented such that its ‘front’ is facing towards the right hand side of the drawing. Therefore, the first and second suction nozzles 10, 12 can be considered to be a front suction nozzle 10 and a rear suction nozzle 12, respectively, and shall be refe...

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A floor tool for a vacuum cleaning appliance, comprising a main body connected to a conduit, the main body comprising, a supporting member adapted to support a cleaning element and a suction nozzle adjacent an edge of the supporting member, wherein the suction nozzle defines a suction chamber, and wherein the suction chamber includes a first fluid outlet and a second fluid outlet in communication with the conduit.

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REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS[0001]This application claims the priority of United Kingdom Application No. 1200174.9, filed Jan. 6, 2012, and United Kingdom Application No. 1206545.4, filed Apr. 13, 2012, the entire contents of which are incorporated herein by reference.FIELD OF THE INVENTION[0002]The present invention relates to a floor tool for a vacuum cleaning appliance.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0003]Vacuum cleaners are generally supplied with a range of tools for dealing with different cleaning tasks. For example, such a tool may be a general purpose floor tool for on-the-floor cleaning of both hard and textile surface coverings. Typically, a floor tool comprises a main body which engages with a floor surface. The main body has a lower surface comprising a suction opening through which dirt and dust may be drawn into the floor tool due to a suction force generated by a vacuum cleaner to which the tool is attached. Although floor tools are adept at removing loose dirt and d...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(United States)
IPC IPC(8): A47L9/02
CPCA47L9/02A47L9/0686A47L9/0613A47L13/20A47L9/04A47L9/0461A47L9/06A47L9/00
Inventor GUDER, CHRISTIANWILLS, ANDREW JAMESGAMMACK, PETER DAVID
Owner DYSON TECH LTD
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