Patents by Inventor Tony Elkington

Tony Elkington 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).

  • Accessory tool for a surface cleaning apparatus
    Patent number: 11452413
    Abstract: An accessory tool for a surface cleaning apparatus, the apparatus including a source of suction, the tool including a body including a dirty air inlet in a tool surface which faces a surface to be cleaned in use; and a neck connected to the body, the neck including first and second passages fluidly connected to each other; wherein the first passage has a smaller cross sectional area than the second passage; wherein the dirty air inlet is fluidly connected to the first and second passages; wherein the first passage has a cross sectional area which is formed by first and second sides connected by third and fourth sides; and wherein the third and fourth sides generally extend towards each other as they extend from the second side to the first side.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2022
    Inventors: Chloe Scott, Tony Elkington, Edward Barrett
  • AN ACCESSORY TOOL FOR A SURFACE CLEANING APPARATUS
    Publication number: 20200015643
    Abstract: An accessory tool for a surface cleaning apparatus, the apparatus including a source of suction, the tool including a body including a dirty air inlet in a tool surface which faces a surface to be cleaned in use; and a neck connected to the body, the neck including first and second passages fluidly connected to each other; wherein the first passage has a smaller cross sectional area than the second passage; wherein the dirty air inlet is fluidly connected to the first and second passages; wherein the first passage has a cross sectional area which is formed by first and second sides connected by third and fourth sides; and wherein the third and fourth sides generally extend towards each other as they extend from the second side to the first side.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 9, 2018
    Publication date: January 16, 2020
    Inventors: Chloe Scott, Tony Elkington, Edward Barrett
  • CLEANING NOZZLE FOR UPHOLSTERY FOR USE WITH A SURFACE CLEANING APPARATUS
    Publication number: 20190380555
    Abstract: An upholstery tool for use with a surface cleaning apparatus, the apparatus including a source of suction, wherein the tool includes a body including a dirty air inlet in a tool surface which faces a surface to be cleaned in use, wherein the dirty air inlet includes a first inlet section which extends across the surface and terminates in peripheral bleed air inlets a second inlet section which extends across the surface and terminates in peripheral bleed air inlets; and a third inlet section which fluidly connects the first and second inlet sections; and an outlet for fluid communication with the source of suction fluidly connected to the dirty air inlet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 9, 2018
    Publication date: December 19, 2019
    Inventors: Chloe Scott, Tony Elkington, Edward Barrett