And Displacing With A Metal Other Than Mercury(hg) Patents (Class 75/389)
  • Patent number: 6406514
    Abstract: A vacuum cleaner base assembly includes a housing and a motor having a driveshaft. The motor is mounted in the housing and a brush is rotatably mounted in the housing in a spaced manner from the motor. An endless belt is looped over the driveshaft and the brush, and extends therebetween. A motor holding bracket is mounted to the housing. The motor holding bracket has a finger which resiliently urges the motor away from the brush, increasing a distance between the driveshaft and the brush, thereby tensioning the belt.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2001
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2002
    Assignee: Royal Appliance Mfg. Co.
    Inventors: Robert A. Vystrcil, Steven J. Paliobeis