Patents Assigned to Union Electric Corp.
  • Vacuum cleaner assembly
    Patent number: 4701975
    Abstract: An electric vacuum cleaner has a floor engaging unit, a generally vertically extending handle assembly pivotally affixed to the rear of the floor engaging unit, and a porous bag assembly mounted to the front of the handle assembly. The handle assembly is hollow to direct dust-laden air from the floor engaging unit to the bag assembly. A bottom plate, under the brush roll, has notches at its edges to enhance edge cleaning, and front wheels for the cleaner. Ridges are provided in the floor engaging unit to prevent improper assembly of the drive belt. The handle assembly is resiliently biased upwardly, and a release is provided thereon to enable relaxation of forces on the porous bag of the porous bag assembly, to facilitate changing of the bag.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 1986
    Date of Patent: October 27, 1987
    Assignee: National Union Electric Corp.
    Inventors: Leonard Hampton, Samuel E. Hohulin
  • Lightweight battery powered suction broom
    Patent number: 4665582
    Abstract: A lightweight broom having a rechargeable battery powered vacuum pump and a mounting assembly for pivotally mounting a nozzle. The mounting assembly and power assembly are spaced apart on a frame carrying both assemblies, and a filter bag arrangement is removably received therebetween. The filter bag arrangement includes a canister adapted to removably fit on a frame between the mounting assembly and the power assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 1985
    Date of Patent: May 19, 1987
    Assignee: National Union Electric Corp.
    Inventors: Clark S. Richmond, Joyce K. Thomas, Samuel E. Hohulin
  • Self-propellable toy and arrangement for and method of controlling the movement thereof
    Patent number: 4662854
    Abstract: The movements of a self-propellable toy are controlled by an on-board infrared light transmitter and receiver and a control subcircuit operative for detecting obstacles in the forward path of advancement of the toy, and for causing the toy to either advance forwardly toward the detected obstacle or to turn away from the same, in dependence upon a selected control mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 1985
    Date of Patent: May 5, 1987
    Assignee: Union Electric Corp.
    Inventor: Alan Fang
  • Vacuum cleaner assembly
    Patent number: 4648149
    Abstract: An electric vacuum cleaner has a floor engaging unit, a generally vertically extending handle assembly pivotally affixed to the rear of the floor engaging unit, and a porous bag assembly mounted to the front of the handle assembly. The handle assembly is hollow to direct dust-laden air from the floor engaging unit to the bag assembly. A bottom plate, under the brush roll, has notches at its edges to enhance edge cleaning, and front wheels for the cleaner. Ridges are provided in the floor engaging unit to prevent improper assembly of the drive belt. The handle assembly is resiliently biased upwardly, and a release is provided thereon to enable relaxation of forces on the porous bag of the porous bag assembly, to facilitate changing of the bag.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 1986
    Date of Patent: March 10, 1987
    Assignee: National Union Electric Corp.
    Inventors: Leonard Hampton, Samuel E. Hohulin