Abstract: An interchangeable control panel module removably mountable to the housing of the powered unit of a hand-held vacuum cleaner may be configured to provide the feature mix of a given product model without requiring redesign of the housing of the powered unit to accommodate the feature mixes of different product models. The feature face of the interchangeable control panel module is aesthetically continuous with the housing of the powered unit and may be configured to include at least one of an on/off power switch, a headlight and a battery charge indicating bar graph.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
March 14, 2001
Date of Patent:
March 26, 2002
Assignee:
Hezdwzlers Research & Development, Inc.
Inventors:
Rudy A. Vandenbelt, Bjarki Hallgrimsson