Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Vacuum cleaner attachment with floating cleaning element and surface cleaning apparatus including the same
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Application No.: US16571529Application Date: 2019-09-16
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Publication No.: US11607097B2Publication Date: 2023-03-21
- Inventor: Brian Burke , William Liberis , Jason B. Thorne , Charlie Cai , Peter Hutchinson , Andre D. Brown , Kai Xu , Brian M. Bond
- Applicant: SharkNinja Operating LLC
- Applicant Address: US MA Needham
- Assignee: SharkNinja Operating LLC
- Current Assignee: SharkNinja Operating LLC
- Current Assignee Address: US MA Needham
- Agency: Grossman Tucker Perreault & Pfleger, PLLC
- Main IPC: A47L9/06
- IPC: A47L9/06 ; A47L9/00 ; A47L9/30

Abstract:
A vacuum cleaner attachment generally includes a cleaning element that floats relative to a suction conduit of the vacuum cleaner attachment. The cleaning element is supported on a support structure that is movably coupled to a housing and is biased towards a floor, for example, as a result of the weight of the cleaning element support structure. The cleaning element may be permanently attached to the support structure or may be a removable or disposable pad or sheet attached to the support structure. The floating cleaning element may be supported between the suction conduit and one or more wheels of the vacuum cleaner attachment. The vacuum cleaner attachment may be removably attached to a vacuum cleaner, for example, to be used interchangeably with other surface cleaning heads.
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