Patents by Inventor Peter D. Rickett

Peter D. Rickett has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Pick-up head for a vacuum cleaner
    Patent number: 5634238
    Abstract: An attachment for connection to a suction hose of a vacuum cleaner for enabling liquid to be picked up from a surface and collected by the attachment. The attachment comprises a hollow body defining a collection container for receiving and collecting liquid therein; an outlet member defining an outlet and including a connector adapted to be connected to the suction hose; a pick-up inlet member defining an inlet adapted to pick up liquid from the surface; and a flow path member extending in a flow path between the container and the outlet member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 1995
    Date of Patent: June 3, 1997
    Assignee: VAX Limited
    Inventors: Andrew F. McCaffrey, Peter D. Rickett