Abstract: A vacuum cleaner having a joint assembly to selectively rotate an extension pipe with respect to a handle. The joint assembly has a joint body removably installed between the extension pipe and the handle to allow the extension pipe 130 to rotate with respect to the handle 140 within a predetermined range. Also included on the joint assembly is a supplemental handle protruding from an outer surface of the joint body. The joint assembly and supplemental handle allow the user to clean under a bed or a desk without having to bend his/her back too much. Therefore, the user is not easily fatigued even when he/she cleans under the desk or bed.

Abstract: A vacuum cleaner suction device includes an upper casing member and a lower casing member that oppose each other. A rotary brush chamber in the suction device has a suction port formed therein. A turbine chamber that is separated from the rotary brush chamber but interconnected thereto through a passage formed in the partition that separates the rotary brush from the turbine chamber. The rotary brush is supported in the rotary brush chamber as is the turbine for driving the rotary brush. The turbine is rotated by an air current drawn into the vacuum cleaner. A service hole is formed on the turbine chamber of the seduction device body for partially exposing the turbine. The service hole is provided on a removable service hole cover with a locking portion for removably supporting the service hole cover. Contaminants that clog the passage to the tubing can be easily removed by opening the service hole by removing the service hole cover.

Abstract: An electric vacuum brush for vacuum cleaners has a vacuum head having a brush roller chamber through which suction air can flow, and a roller brush mounted to rotate in the brush roller chamber and driven by an electric motor. The vacuum head has a working width that is measured at the outside edges, crosswise to the working direction. The brush roller chamber has an opening at the bottom, delimited by parallel vacuum motor edges, which extends essentially over the working width of the brush roller chamber. The electric motor has a power consumption, measured at motor angle, of a maximum of 80 watts, and the vacuum head has a working width of more than 320 mm.

Abstract: A suction unit for use in an electric vacuum cleaner and an electric vacuum cleaner includes a floor nozzle and a mini nozzle detachably secured to the floor nozzle. When a suction head of the mini nozzle is secured to the floor nozzle, an air communication is provided therebetween. Further, the mini nozzle is provided with an ion generating unit.

Abstract: An upright vacuum cleaner includes a nozzle assembly and a canister assembly. The upright vacuum cleaner also includes a suction generator and a dirt collection vessel. Further, the upright vacuum cleaner is equipped with a flexible, electrified hose. A cleaning attachment is connected to the hose. The cleaning attachment may be equipped with a booster fan, a powered rotary agitator, a light source or the like.

Abstract: A front brush attachment device for a vacuum cleaner comprises a multi-component housing, a rotationally driven brush roller, and a rotating and tilting joint for connecting the vacuum cleaner. The rotating and tilting joint has a tilting joint piece inserted in a suction duct of the housing, as well as a short, rotatable joint tube, which is connected with the tilting joint piece in a rotating manner. The tilting joint piece is supported in the housing in a manner permitting it to revolve about an axle aligned transversely in relation to the suction duct. The short, rotatable joint tube is mounted on a cylindrical connector piece with rotational mobility. A protrusion on the housing and a recess on the rotatable joint tube engage each other in the locking position and secure the short, rotatable joint tube against rotation. A spring-loaded locking lever is supported on the housing, which, in the locking position, engages a shoulder located on the periphery of the tilting joint piece.

Abstract: An upright vacuum cleaner includes a nozzle assembly having an intake opening. A handle assembly is pivotally connected to the nozzle assembly. The vacuum cleaner also includes a suction generator and a dirt collection vessel. In addition, the vacuum cleaner includes a flexible, electrified stretch hose.

Abstract: A power nozzle for use with a vacuum cleaner. The power nozzle includes a housing having at least two compartments and a bottom surface, a rotary brush at least partially in a front compartment of the housing, a brush motor at least partially positioned in an back compartment of the housing, a suction opening located in the bottom surface of the housing, a set of front wheels, a set of rear wheels, and a wand connected to the housing. The bottom surface has a front end, a back end, and a non-planar shape. The bottom surface at least partially slopes downwardly at least between the front end of the bottom surface and the set of front wheels.

Abstract: A floor cloth employed in a suction assembly of a vacuum cleaner for cleaning impurities on a cleaning surface, and an apparatus of the vacuum cleaner for rotatably driving the floor cloth. The rotatable floor cloth driving apparatus includes a rotary member rotatably disposed on a lower end of the suction assembly for supporting the floor cloth, and a rotational driving portion on-off controlled by a manipulation of a driving switch for providing a rotational driving force for rotating the rotary member on on-state. Accordingly, while drawing in air and impurities, the vacuum cleaner can also remove impurities stuck on the cleaning surface with the floor cloth.

Abstract: A suction head of a vacuum cleaner with a power brush to dislodge and remove debris from an object to be cleaned is provided. The suction head includes a head case connected to a cleaner body via a connecting tube and having a suction hold on a lower surface thereof, a power brush positioned in the head externally protruding from the head case through the suction hole allowing contact with an object to be cleaned, a supporting unit fixed in the head case for supporting the power brush to allow rotary and linear movements thereof, a rotary operating unit positioned between the supporting unit and the power brush for rotating the power brush, and a linear operating unit installed between the supporting unit and power brush for moving the power brushing linearly. With such structure, the size of the suction head is reduced and cleaning performance is improved.

Abstract: Vacuum cleaning apparatus having a rotary brush situated at an air intake opening in a housing has a configuration which enables efficient cleaning of edge portions of a floor that are adjacent to a wall or other vertical surface. A cleaning head portion of the housing has intersecting sidewalls which extend at right angles to each other enabling one sidewall to face the edge of a floor while the other sidewall faces the lower edge of an adjacent wall. The air intake opening is angled to extend into both of the angled intersecting sidewalls of the cleaning head. The rotary brush carries bristles which protrude through the air intake opening at both of the sidewalls of the cleaning head and at the intersection between the sidewalls.

Abstract: One embodiment of the present invention concerns novel end effectors that may incorporate hexagonal drive shafting and are particularly well suited to be used as scrubbing/abrasive or wiping elements for the cleaning of surfaces. Another embodiment of the present invention is a tool that can wipe and scrub a surface to be cleaned and dry the same surface. Yet another embodiment of the present invention is a tool or a kit of tools that can be adapted to either wipe or scrub a surface or the tool may be adapted to accomplish other tasks such as acting as a power screw driver, power nut-driver, power hand drill, power sander, etc. And yet another embodiment is a novel powered device that serves as a duster.

Abstract: A suction head of a vacuum cleaner with a power brush is provided. In the suction head of the vacuum cleaner with the power brush, the power brush rotatively contacts objects to be cleaned and separates alien substances from the objects to be cleaned, to thus let the vacuum cleaner suck up the alien substances.

Abstract: A surface cleaning apparatus comprises a body including a rear compartment, a forward compartment and an intermediate compartment arranged between the rear and forward compartments. An elongate rotatable brush arrangement is positioned within and extends across the forward compartment. An electric motor is positioned in the rear compartment, and drive means extends between the rotatable brush arrangement and the electric motor.

Abstract: Pressurized filtered exhaust air from a motorized fan in a vacuum cleaner body passes on an exhaust path to a floor suction tool. The exhaust air is directed by the floor suction tool generally parallel to the surface to be cleaned to agitate dust and thus to improve cleaning performance. An electric motor in the floor suction tool drives a rotation brush. The exhaust air is also directed toward the rotation brush in the floor suction tool in a direction to add rotation force to the rotation brush. Feeder lines to the electric motor pass through the exhaust path so that the feeder lines are exposed only to filtered air. Passing the feeder lines through the exhaust path avoids the necessity to make special provision for the feeder lines. The exhaust path passes along a hose, and may optionally pass along one or more extension pipes on its way to the floor suction tool.

Abstract: An adapter for connecting a hose to a hose receptacle of an object in a locking relationship. The adapter includes a first end adapted to be fixedly attached to one of the hose receptacle or the hose and a second end having a first locking element adapted to selectively engage a second locking element to establish a locking relationship. The adapter is suitable for adapting a friction-based vacuum appliance hose connection receptacle such that it can be used with a hose-locking mechanism to selectively, securely lock the hose to the vacuum appliance.

Abstract: A vacuum-cleaner suction tool which comprises a sucking portion for sucking up dust on a surface to be cleaned, a joint portion having one end connected to the upper side of the sucking portion and the other end provided with a connection pipe, and an agitator disposed within the sucking portion for scraping dust off the surface, the opening, joint portion, and connection pipe each having a channel portion allowing sucked-up dust to pass therethrough, in which the joint portion is configured to be turnable, relative to the sucking portion, in a direction substantially horizontal to the surface to be cleaned to such an extent that the longitudinal central axis of the sucking portion becomes substantially parallel to the longitudinal central axis of the connection pipe, whereby the forward end of sucking portion, from left to right, can be brought into close contact with wall surfaces so that dust liable to collect at corners can be fully sucked up.

Abstract: A suction nozzle for use in a vacuum cleaner includes a floor nozzle and a mini nozzle having a suction head, a rotatable joint, and joint, to be detachably secured in the floor nozzle. Either of the suction head and the rotatable joint or the rotatable joint and the joint is vertically joined and the other rotatably joined. Moreover, the suction head is unrotatably secured onto the floor nozzle, and forms an air communication with the floor nozzle.

Abstract: A front brush attachment device for a vacuum cleaner comprises a multi-component housing, a rotationally driven brush roller, and a rotating and tilting joint for connecting the vacuum cleaner. The rotating and tilting joint has a tilting joint piece inserted in a suction duct of the housing, as well as a short, rotatable joint tube, which is connected with the tilting joint piece in a rotating manner. The tilting joint piece is supported in the housing in a manner permitting it to revolve about an axle aligned transversely in relation to the suction duct. The short, rotatable joint tube is mounted on a cylindrical connector piece with rotational mobility. A protrusion on the housing and a recess on the rotatable joint tube engage each other in the locking position and secure the short, rotatable joint tube against rotation. A spring-loaded locking lever is supported on the housing, which, in the locking position, engages a shoulder located on the periphery of the tilting joint piece.

Abstract: A brush attachment for vacuum cleaners comprises a housing consisting of a bottom part and a top part, a turbine wheel driven by the suction air stream, a brush roller driven by the turbine wheel, and a suction tube connection constructed in the form of a swivel/tilting joint. The brush roller is disposed in a brush roller chamber which has a bottom opening constructed as a suction orifice. The turbine wheel is disposed in a turbine chamber with a connection duct of the swivel/tilting joint. The duct is pivotable about the turbine wheel. The bottom part of the housing has webs which form the back wall of the brush roller chamber and the side walls of the turbine chamber and define a flow chamber. A nozzle made as a separate part is inserted in the flow chamber and contains an incident flow duct for alignment of the suction air stream flowing against the turbine wheel. The top part of the housing has connection webs which bear against the webs and against the top of the nozzle.

Abstract: A sub-suction pipe assembly for a vacuum cleaner includes an air suction pipe connected to a vacuum cleaner body, a sub-suction pipe connected to the air suction pipe and movable along the air suction pipe between a first position and a second position. The sub-suction pipe has a brush attached to an end thereof, a suction extension pipe detachably connected to the end of the air suction pipe, and a lock mechanism for securing the suction extension pipe to the air suction pipe. The sub-section pipe remains coupled to the end of the air suction pipe when the suction extension pipe is connected to the air suction pipe.

Abstract: An electric rotary brush module for external use at the mouth or entrance of a vacuum cleaner, comprising a casing having an inlet and an outlet and an internal passage extending from the inlet through to the outlet. The outlet is adapted for detachable connection to the entrance of the vacuum cleaner for communication therewith. A brush is supported for rotation in the passage within the inlet. The brush protrudes slightly outwardly from the inlet. An electric motor is located within the casing for rotating the brush.

Abstract: A suction head of a vacuum cleaner with a power brush to suck foreign materials from a cleaning object being rotary abutted to the cleaning object, includes a head case connected with a cleaner body by a connecting tube having a suction hole on a lower surface, a power brush positioned in the head case and protruded toward the outside of the head case through the suction hole thus to be abutted to a cleaning object, a supporting unit fixed in the head case, for supporting the power brush to be capable of performing rotary and linear movements, a rotary operating unit installed between the supporting unit and power brush in the power brush, for rotary operating the power brush and a linear operating unit installed between the supporting unit and power brush in the power brush, for moving the power brush linearly. With the composition, the present invention can reduce the size of the suction head and improve cleaning performance by improving foreign material separating function from the cleaning object.

Abstract: A vacuum cleaner wand includes inner and outer relatively telescopable pipes, a cord magazine chamber on the outer pipe, a sheath tube connected to the inner pipe and slidably extending into the chamber, a slider guided slidably parallel to the sheath tube in the chamber, and a flexible electrical cord. The cord extends along inside the sheath tube, bends 180° as a fixed loop at an end of the sheath tube, extends back between the sheath tube and the slider, bends 180° as a movable loop through an opening in the slider, and extends between the slider and a sidewall of the chamber. Thereby the cord has an adjustable extended length corresponding to the selected telescoped length of the wand. The sliding sheath tube slides the cord, which in turn moves the slider, so that the cord remains kink-free.

Abstract: A power brush assembly for vacuum cleaners is disclosed. In the power brush assembly, a casing is set in the suction part of a vacuum cleaner and defines a suction nozzle used for sucking dust-laden air under pressure into the suction part of the vacuum cleaner. A power brush is set within the casing such that the brush is rotatable and reciprocable to the left and right. This power brush is used for brushing dust and impurities on a target surface. A drive motor generates a rotating force for allowing the power brush to rotate and reciprocate to the left and right within the casing. A power transmission mechanism connects the drive motor to the power brush so as to transmit the rotating force of the drive motor to the power brush.

Abstract: Handle and exhaust duct coupling assemblies for floor care machines are disclosed. In one embodiment, an exhaust duct coupling assembly includes a first duct having an outer surface with an external thread disposed thereon and a locking tab projecting outwardly therefrom. A second duct is slideably engaged into the first duct, and a flexible seal is disposed about the second duct proximate an end of the first duct. A collar having a hole therethrough is disposed about the second duct and threadedly engaged with the end of the first duct. The collar presses the seal into an approximately sealing engagement against the second duct and the end of the first duct. The collar includes a locking surface frictionally engaged with the locking tab and inhibiting a disengaging movement of the collar. Alternately, the locking surface of the duct coupling assembly may be an annular surface disposed on an inner surface of the collar, or may be disposed on an end surface of the collar.

Abstract: A hand held wand for connecting an electrically powered cleaning device to a source of vacuum and electricity has inner and outer concentrically mounted tubular members which form an intervening passage therebetween. An electrical conductor extends through the passage and terminates in a pair of electrical connectors mounted on a pair of end connector sleeves. The inner and outer tubular members terminate in the end connector sleeves. One of the end connector sleeves is adapted to be connected to the cleaning device and the other connector sleeve is connected to a flexible hose which is connected to the source of vacuum. The electrical connectors are connected to complementary electrical connectors mounted on the cleaning device and on the flexible hose to provide electric power to the cleaning device.

Abstract: A motor is incorporated in a cylindrical body which is a rotary brush. Rotation of a rotor of the motor, directly or via a speed reduction mechanism, drives the rotary brush. Cooling air runs through the cylindrical body so that the motor is cooled and protected. The rotary brush and an electric apparatus using the rotary brush can be downsized and easily.

Abstract: A vacuum cleaner includes a housing incorporating a handle assembly and a nozzle assembly, a suction fan and cooperating suction fan drive motor carried on the housing, a rotary agitator held in the nozzle assembly, an agitator drive motor carried on the housing and a motor control and protection circuit. The motor control and protection circuit includes a handle switch to de-energize the agitator motor when the handle is displaced to an upright storage position. The motor control and protection circuit may also include an above-floor switch and cooperating activation to de-energize the agitator drive motor when the nozzle assembly is displaced above the floor for bare floor cleaning. Additionally, the motor control and protection circuit may include a hose switch and activator, a selection switch and activator, a circuit breaker and a temperature sensor switch.

Abstract: In the invention, a brush body 30 that is rotated and driven by a motor 32 is disposed in a suction unit 2, and dust is sucked from the suction unit 2 by a blower 4, while exhaust of the blower 4 is sent to the suction unit 2 side through an exhaust passage 27. While the exhaust of the blower 4 is blown to the motor 32 exhaust is blown to the floor for lifting the dust from the floor to enhance the dust collection efficiency, and moreover, if the output of the motor 32 for driving the brush 30 is increased, temperature rise of the motor 32 can be suppressed, and thus durability may be enhanced.

Abstract: In a vacuum cleaner, a suction side of an electric fan contained in a cleaner main body is connected to a suction port body via a suction air passage and an exhaust side of the electric fan is connected to the suction port body via an exhaust air passage. Air, passage connecting portions for removably connecting the suction port body to the cleaner main body are provided between both air passages.

Abstract: A motor comprising two or more rotors (20, 30) rotated by means of a common power supply (6), each rotor (20, 30) having a plurality of poles (22, 32) and being associated with a stator (16, 26) having a plurality of poles (18, 28), wherein the arrangement of rotor poles (22, 32) and stator poles (18, 28) is different for each rotor 920, 30) so that the rotors (20, 30) rotate at different speeds when the common power supply (6) is applied.

Abstract: A floor cloth employed in a suction assembly of a vacuum cleaner for cleaning impurities on a cleaning surface, and an apparatus of the vacuum cleaner for rotatably driving the floor cloth. The rotatable floor cloth driving apparatus includes a rotary member rotatably disposed on a lower end of the suction assembly for supporting the floor cloth, and a rotational driving portion on-off controlled by a manipulation of a driving switch for providing a rotational driving force for rotating the rotary member on on-state. Accordingly, while drawing in air and impurities, the vacuum cleaner can also remove impurities stuck on the cleaning surface with the floor cloth.

Abstract: An electric cleaning device circulates exhaust air from an electric blower to a floor intake tool. The exhaust air passes through an exhaust guide, formed as one element, in a main cleaning device unit from the electric blower through a hose to the floor intake tool. The exhaust guide is a resilient unitary resin part with sufficient resilience to permit compression for installation. The springback of the exhaust guide seals the exhaust path against leakage.

Abstract: Pressurized filtered exhaust air from a motorized fan in a vacuum cleaner body passes on an exhaust path to a floor suction tool. The exhaust air is directed by the floor suction tool generally parallel to the surface to be cleaned to agitate dust and thus to improve cleaning performance. An electric motor in the floor suction tool drives a rotation brush. The exhaust air is also directed toward the rotation brush in the floor suction tool in a direction to add rotation force to the rotation brush. Feeder lines to the electric motor pass through the exhaust path so that the feeder lines are exposed only to filtered air. Passing the feeder lines through the exhaust path avoids the necessity to make special provision for the feeder lines. The exhaust path passes along a hose, and may optionally pass along one or more extension pipes on its way to the floor suction tool.

Abstract: A control circuit for selectively energizing at least one electrical device coupled to the control circuit via a pair of conductive wires with an operating voltage. The control circuit comprises a control circuit for selectively supplying and withholding operating electrical power to at least one electrical device. A first current detector is connected to a control voltage and senses a current flow resulting from closure of a circuit connected to a control voltage in at least one wire of the pair of conductive wires. A second current detector is connected to the operating voltage and senses a current flow resulting from closure of a circuit connected to the operating voltage in at least one wire of the pair of conductive wires. A first switching device responds to the first current detector to disconnect the control voltage from at least one of the wires and to connect the operating voltage to the conductive pair.

Abstract: This Power air blower fan head mobilizer of matted vegetation solves the problem of blowing leaves and other debris matted together by wind or rain. A flexible serrated mobilizer probe (composed of metal, plastic, or composite) is inserted into the terminal fan head air nozzle of an air or leaf blower in such a way that a mass of often wet debris is stirred, tossed, moved, and cut. Thus, the invention opens pathways into the matted mass so that airflow is effective. The device includes a curved sharp terminus, which acts as a vegetation cutter on both flat and irregular surfaces. Large stemmed vegetation and small limbs can also be sawed in two because the probe has coarse and fine serrations on its respective lateral sides. In addition, the 5 inch projecting curved probe terminus provides a spring skid to reduce weight of the power air blower, thus saving energy of the operator.

Abstract: An electric vacuum cleaner includes a canister housing having an internal chamber and a suction inlet and an exhaust outlet both communicating with that chamber. The vacuum cleaner also includes a suction generator and dust collector both held in the internal chamber. Further, the vacuum cleaner includes a nozzle for picking up dirt and debris and a motor driven agitator and drive motor carried on that nozzle. Finally, a hose and wand assembly are provided. The wand assembly provides fluid communication between the outlet of the nozzle and the hose leading to the suction inlet of the canister housing. The wand assembly includes respective first and second telescoping tubes constructed from metal, an electrical conductor and a telescoping insulator assembly including a channel for receiving and holding the electrical conductor in substantially any respective position of the first and second telescoping tubes.

Abstract: A device for connecting a hose to an article, such as a wet/dry vacuum, includes a first member having first and second ends, with the first end adapted to be coupled to the hose. A receptacle has first and second ends. The first end of the receptacle is adapted to be mounted to the article, and the second end is adapted to be connected to the second end of the first member. A locking member is mounted on one of the first member or the receptacle for securing the first member to the receptacle, and at least one sealing member is situated about one of the second end of the first member or the second end of the receptacle. In one embodiment, the sealing member seals against an external surface of the receptacle, and in an alternative embodiment, the sealing member seals against an internal surface of the receptacle.

Abstract: A cleaning tool having a height adjustment mechanism which may be overridden to prevent damage to the cleaning tool in the event an excessively high force is applied to an exterior surface of the cleaning tool. The height adjustment mechanism forms an overrideable clutch having a manually adjustable thumbwheel, a biasing member and a clutch member. The height adjustment assembly is operably associated with a roller assembly which supports the cleaning tool on a work surface at a desired height above the work surface. The application of a predetermined excessive force to an exterior surface of the cleaning tool causes the height adjustment assembly to be de-clutched to allow the lower surface of the cleaning tool to come in contact with the work surface, thereby preventing damage to the various internal components of the cleaning tool.

Abstract: A larger scrubbing machine and a smaller scrubbing machine are provided in combination. The larger scrubbing machine scrubs larger floor areas and the smaller scrubbing machine scrubs smaller floor areas that are typically inaccessible by the larger machine. When the larger machine is being used, the smaller scrubbing machine is attached thereto. When a smaller floor area is to be cleaned, the smaller scrubbing machine is removed from the larger scrubbing machine. The smaller scrubbing machine includes a scrubber assembly and a motor that is powered using an electrical power source located on the larger machine. A spring is operatively connected to this scrubber assembly for ensuring desired contact between the brush bristles and the floor area being cleaned. Two spaced pairs of wheels provide a uniform plane of contact during scrubbing by the scrubber assembly.

Abstract: There is provided an accessory attachment with a built-in light for attachment to a vacuum cleaner. The accessory is preferably of modular design and is detachably connected in air flow relationship to a hose of the vacuum cleaner at one part, is adapted for detachable connection to an attachment such as a crevice tool at one part, and is detachably connected to a power source at one part, preferably a portable power source such as a battery pack, or the power supply line of the vacuum cleaner.

Abstract: A suction nozzle of a vacuum cleaner enables to reduce the noise produced by air friction and whirlpool in the suction flow route. A suction nozzle of a vacuum cleaner has a soft brush body provided with a front roller and a rear roller, thereby being moved by the front and rear roller, and formed the plurality of hole along a suction flow route. A brush cover is formed at an upper side of the soft brush body. A brush holder provided with a connection flow route connected with the suction flow route formed at the soft brush body through the brush cover. A noise absorbing material is formed at oppsite side of the suction flow route to closely adhere on the hole.

Abstract: A suction tool for an electric vacuum cleaner includes: a suction tool body which is connected to the vacuum cleaner body and has a suction inflow passage therein for conducting a suction air stream from a suction port, to the vacuum cleaner body; and a movable brush which is provided inside the suction inflow passage formed in the suction tool body and is driven by a driver device. In this tool, the movable brush sways and reciprocates back and forth about a support shaft, perpendicular to the direction of the suction inflow stream. Alternatively, the tool may have a linear motor which operates so as to reciprocate a rod which is liked at one end of it with oscillatory plate pivoted inside the suction tool. Further, this movable brush may be formed of a unit which is composed of a sweeping member having a pair of front and rear sweeping parts and a moving brushing part embedded in between, wherein the front sweeping part is shorter than the rear sweeping part.

Abstract: A vacuum cleaner, which has a cleaning attachment through which dirt and dust are drawn, includes a lighting device that illuminates a surface to be cleaned. The lighting device includes a bulb in a groove that is formed at the cleaning attachment's front, thus horizontally illuminating the surface. Preferably, the bulb is a halogen lamp which is of predetermined length. The groove includes a plurality of air holes so that outside air can flow into the groove. A filter is provided in the air holes to prevent dust and dirt from getting into the groove. The lighting device may be detachably mounted on the cleaning attachment, and includes a case and a bulb installed in the case for illumination. The case includes a plurality of locking pieces that securely fit into a slit formed on the cleaning attachment so that the lighting device is connected to the cleaning attachment.

Abstract: A handle assembly for a vacuum cleaner having an improved rotating connection portion which is capable of rotatably connecting a rigid wand with a flexible hose of the vacuum cleaner, which has a simple internal structure, and can be manufactured at a low cost. The rotating connection portion is disposed between a connector for separably receiving an end of a rigid wand and a flexible hose of the vacuum cleaner. A suction control switch is installed in one side of the rotating connection portion. A first annular groove is formed through an outer periphery of a distal end of the connector, and an elastic C-shaped ring is inserted into and fixed in the first annular groove. A second annular groove is formed through an inner periphery of a front end of the rotating connection portion. When the distal end is inserted into the front end, C-shaped ring is elastically inserted into the second annular groove.

Abstract: A vacuum cleaner has a cleaner body section having a first recess, and a second recess. The vacuum cleaner further has a first connector section, a second connector section, a suction pipe section and a brush section. First and second arc-shaped slots are provided in order for first and second protrusions of the first connector section to be slidably inserted in the slots and to be placed on the first recess. The second connector section is fixedly inserted in the second recess. The first connector section is connected to the second connector section. When the vacuum cleaner is used in the upright mode, the brush section is detachably connected to the first connector section and the suction pipe section is detachably connected to the second connector section, to thereby provide an air passageway from the brush section, the first connector section, the second connector section, and the suction pipe section, up to the cleaner body section.

Abstract: The problem with suction lines on vacuum cleaners is that the connected vacuum hose must be lifted during when the suction pipe is rotated. To eliminate this problem, the invention teaches that an elbow is interposed between the suction pipe and the suction hose which is mounted by means of a rotating knuckle, as a result of which the suction hose can be adjusted as required, and the suction pipe can be ergonomically manipulated by means of an angled gripping area of the handle.

Abstract: A suction tube mounted with an auxiliary brush of a vacuum cleaner separates coupled extension pipes from each other while projecting the auxiliary brush from the suction tube, and couples the extension pipes with each other while retreating the auxiliary brush from the preceding end of the suction tube which includes the first extension pipe, second extension pipe and auxiliary brush slidably mounted to the outer periphery of the first extension pipe in the lengthwise direction. The auxiliary brush is biased toward the front side of the first extension pipe by a biasing member and retreats toward the rear side of the first extension pipe by a retracting member.

Abstract: A vacuum cleaner having a floor traveling head with wheels and an elongate handle pivotably connected to the head. The head has two motors; one connected to an impeller and one connected to a rotatable brush. The head has rechargeable batteries therein for supplying electricity to the motors and a three position electrical switch. All working components of the vacuum cleaner, including an air filter and dust/dirt collection cup, are in the floor traveling head. The handle has no working components thereon.