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公开(公告)号:US12059116B2
公开(公告)日:2024-08-13
申请号:US17692921
申请日:2022-03-11
发明人: Lee M. Cottrell , Oliver G. Holmes
CPC分类号: A47L9/02 , B01D46/12 , B01D46/4272 , B01D46/44 , A47L9/242
摘要: A bypass valve may include a body defining a dirty air passageway, a nozzle coupling port configured to fluidly couple the dirty air passageway to a nozzle of the surface cleaning device, a wand coupling port configured to fluidly couple the dirty air passageway to a wand of the surface cleaning device, a suction coupling port configured to fluidly couple the dirty air passageway with a suction motor of the surface cleaning device, a wand receptacle configured to removably couple to the wand, and a valve bypass arrangement configured to selectively redirect air flowing through the body such that a majority of the air flowing through the body transitions between flowing through one of the wand coupling port and the nozzle coupling port. The valve bypass arrangement redirects the air in response to the wand being coupled to or decoupled from the wand receptacle.
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公开(公告)号:US11839347B2
公开(公告)日:2023-12-12
申请号:US17240494
申请日:2021-04-26
发明人: Jason B. Thorne , Andre D. Brown , Daniel Innes , Lee M. Cottrell , Adam Udy , Daniel Tonderys , David Clare , Kai Xu
摘要: A flexible hose for use with surface cleaning devices is disclosed that includes a support structure that allows a user to collapse and lock the same into a storage configuration, and then easily unlock the same using a relatively minor amount of force, e.g., a user-applied pulling force or mechanical force. Thus, in a general sense, a hose consistent with the present disclosure may include two relatively stable/steady-state configurations, namely a storage configuration and an in-use configuration. Thus, the hose allows a user to collapse and lock the hose when not in use, and to transition the hose to an in-use configuration to target various types of surfaces to clean including, for instance, floors, walls and ceilings which may be many feet (e.g., up to 5 feet or more) from the surface cleaning apparatus.
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公开(公告)号:US11998157B2
公开(公告)日:2024-06-04
申请号:US17878693
申请日:2022-08-01
发明人: Scott B Niedzwecki , Andre D. Brown , Mingshun (Aaron) Su , Robert Yang , Lee M. Cottrell , Patrick Cleary
CPC分类号: A47L5/225 , A47L5/36 , A47L9/0018
摘要: A reconfigurable surface treatment apparatus may include a wand and a pod removably coupled to the wand. The wand may have a first distal end that is configured to couple to a surface cleaning head and a second distal end that is configured to couple to a handle. The pod may include a suction motor assembly cavity, a battery cavity, and a dust cup cavity. The suction motor assembly cavity and the battery cavity may be disposed on opposing sides of a vertical plane, wherein the vertical plane extends along a central longitudinal axis of the pod. The dust cup cavity may be disposed between the suction motor assembly cavity and the battery cavity such that at least a portion of the dust cup cavity is disposed on each side of the vertical plane.
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公开(公告)号:US11617482B2
公开(公告)日:2023-04-04
申请号:US16270078
申请日:2019-02-07
发明人: Nicholas Sardar , Christopher P. Pinches , Lee M. Cottrell , Samuel Emrys James , Michael James Douglas , David S. Clare
摘要: A surface treatment apparatus may include a coupling, a handle, an accessory coupled to the coupling, and a toggle proximate the handle. The accessory may have at least two operational states. An actuation of the toggle may cause the accessory to transition between operational states.
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公开(公告)号:US10347448B2
公开(公告)日:2019-07-09
申请号:US15695715
申请日:2017-09-05
发明人: Lee M. Cottrell
IPC分类号: A47L9/28 , H01H33/666 , A47L11/40 , G05G1/02 , G05G1/10 , H01H9/26 , H01H13/14 , H01H15/10 , H01H9/18 , H01H9/06
摘要: A multifunctional switch may include a switch carrier. The switch carrier may include a pushbutton support and a slide switch support. The pushbutton support may be recessed relative to the slide switch support. A slide switch may be supported by the slide switch support. A pushbutton switch may be supported by the pushbutton support. A cap may be slideably coupled to the switch carrier. The cap may include a shuttle for engaging the slide switch and a plunger for engaging the pushbutton switch.
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公开(公告)号:US12070171B2
公开(公告)日:2024-08-27
申请号:US18207480
申请日:2023-06-08
发明人: Lee M. Cottrell , Daniel Innes , Jordan Ridgley , Philippa Copeland , Mingliang Qin , Xuemei Liu , Ying Dong , Bin Yao , Cong Su , Dawei Liu , Xiang Zhou , Heliang Chen , Richard Dahlgren
CPC分类号: A47L11/4088 , A47L11/30 , A47L11/34 , A47L11/4019 , A47L11/4025 , A47L11/4044 , A47L11/4075 , A47L11/4083 , A47L11/4094
摘要: An extraction cleaner may include a cleaner body including a pump and a suction motor, a supply tank configured to be removably coupled to the cleaner body and configured to receive a first cleaning fluid, an additive tank configured to receive a second cleaning fluid, a recovery tank configured to be removably coupled to the cleaner body, and a cleaning tool including a fluid applicator and a cleaning assembly, the fluid applicator is configured to deliver one of the first cleaning fluid or a mixture of the first cleaning fluid and the second cleaning fluid to a surface to be cleaned and the cleaning assembly is configured to extract at least a portion of the delivered first cleaning fluid or at least a portion of the delivered mixture.
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公开(公告)号:US12053140B2
公开(公告)日:2024-08-06
申请号:US16575891
申请日:2019-09-19
发明人: Jason B. Thorne , Kai Xu , Zongnan Cheng , Ian Liu , AiMing Xu , Wenxiu Gao , Andre D. Brown , Samuel Emrys James , Jordan Ridgley , Nicholas Sardar , Christopher P. Pinches , David S. Clare , Lee M. Cottrell
CPC分类号: A47L9/0455 , A47L9/0054 , A47L9/009
摘要: An example of a surface cleaning head may include a main body, a neck pivotally coupled to the main body, a stabilizer, and a linkage pivotally coupled to the main body and the stabilizer. The linkage may be configured to cause the stabilizer to transition between an extended position and a retracted position in response to a pivotal movement of the neck.
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公开(公告)号:US11723498B2
公开(公告)日:2023-08-15
申请号:US16447734
申请日:2019-06-20
发明人: Andre D. Brown , Jason B. Thorne , Kai Xu , Lee M. Cottrell , Alexander Calvino , Gordon Howes , AiMing Xu , Wenxiu Gao , Oliver Chambers
CPC分类号: A47L5/24 , A47L9/1683 , A47L9/242
摘要: An example of a vacuum pod may include a handle, a vacuum pod body, a dust cup removably coupled to the vacuum pod body, and a fluid conduit fluidly coupled to the dust cup. The fluid conduit may include a flexible hose configured to transition between an expanded and a retracted position and a coupling configured to be removably coupled to the vacuum pod body. A first end of the flexible hose may be coupled to the vacuum pod body and a second end of the flexible hose may be coupled to the coupling. When the coupling is coupled to the vacuum pod body, the flexible hose may be in the retracted position.
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公开(公告)号:USD877432S1
公开(公告)日:2020-03-03
申请号:US29616605
申请日:2017-09-07
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公开(公告)号:US12035857B1
公开(公告)日:2024-07-16
申请号:US18207503
申请日:2023-06-08
发明人: Lee M. Cottrell , Daniel Innes , Jordan Ridgley , Philippa Copeland , Mingliang Qin , Xuemei Liu , Ying Dong , Bin Yao , Cong Su , Dawei Liu , Xiang Zhou , Heliang Chen , Richard Dahlgren
CPC分类号: A47L11/30 , A47L11/34 , A47L11/4016 , A47L11/4044 , A47L11/4083 , C11D3/0031 , C11D3/10 , C11D3/33 , C11D3/3942 , C11D3/3945 , C11D3/3947 , C11D2111/12
摘要: An extraction cleaner may include a cleaner body including a pump and a suction motor, a supply tank configured to be removably coupled to the cleaner body and configured to receive a first cleaning fluid, an additive tank configured to receive a second cleaning fluid, a recovery tank configured to be removably coupled to the cleaner body, and a cleaning tool including a fluid applicator and a cleaning assembly, the fluid applicator is configured to deliver one of the first cleaning fluid or a mixture of the first cleaning fluid and the second cleaning fluid to a surface to be cleaned and the cleaning assembly is configured to extract at least a portion of the delivered first cleaning fluid or at least a portion of the delivered mixture.
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