Michael R Oetting

US Patent:

7412749, Aug 19, 2008

Filed:

Jan 24, 2005

Appl. No.:

11/042413

Inventors:

Joyce Thomas - Lexington IL, US
Michael Oetting - Lexington IL, US

Assignee:

Euro-Pro Operating, LLC - West Newton MA

International Classification:

A47L 5/24
A47L 9/20
A47L 9/10

US Classification:

15344, 15347

Abstract:

A vacuum cleaner with a self-cleaning filter and a sweeper stand that also functions as an electric dustpan when the vacuum is seated within the sweeper stand is provided. The vacuum includes a housing having an air inlet at one end of the housing and a handle at the other end of the housing. An air passageway includes a deflector to direct dirt into a dirt collection tray which is pivotably mounted to the housing. A filter mounted on the motor divider wall and a filter cleaning arch mounted on the dirt collection tray so that the filter cleaning arch strikes the filter to dislodge dirt collected on the filter as the dirt collection tray pivots open. The sweeper stand includes a housing for receiving the hand vacuum, an opening for directing dirt laden air into an air inlet of the hand vacuum. Power switches to actuate the hand vacuum when the hand vacuum is seated in the sweeper stand are provided.

US Patent:

20080271283, Nov 6, 2008

Filed:

Jul 17, 2008

Appl. No.:

12/174907

Inventors:

Joyce Thomas - Lexington IL, US
Michael Oetting - Lexington IL, US

International Classification:

A47L 9/32
A47L 9/00

US Classification:

15347, 15344, 154151

Abstract:

A vacuum cleaner with a self-cleaning filter and a sweeper stand that also functions as an electric dustpan when the vacuum is seated within the sweeper stand is provided. The vacuum includes a housing having an air inlet at one end of the housing and a handle at the other end of the housing. An air passageway includes a deflector to direct dirt into a dirt collection tray which is pivotably mounted to the housing. A filter mounted on the motor divider wall and a filter cleaning arch mounted on the dirt collection tray so that the filter cleaning arch strikes the filter to dislodge dirt collected on the filter as the dirt collection tray pivots open. The sweeper stand includes a housing for receiving the hand vacuum, an opening for directing dirt laden air into an air inlet of the hand vacuum. Power switches to actuate the hand vacuum when the hand vacuum is seated in the sweeper stand are provided.

US Patent:

53903927, Feb 21, 1995

Filed:

May 17, 1993

Appl. No.:

8/062774

Inventors:

Joyce K. Thomas - Lexington IL
Michael R. Oetting - Lexington IL
Joseph L. Mulcahy - Bloomington IL

Assignee:

White Consolidated Industries, Inc. - Cleveland OH

International Classification:

A47L 914

US Classification:

15339

Abstract:

The present invention is directed towards a vacuum cleaner bag cover which provides an enlarged access opening into the interior thereof. The vacuum cleaner bag, which is designed to enclose a removable dirt filtering and collecting bag, includes a main section and a front panel section. In a first embodiment, the front panel section is connected to the main section by a pair of parallel, vertically oriented zippers and a top member which snap-fits over the top of the main section. In a second embodiment, the front panel section is permanently attached to the main section along one edge, and releasably attached at an opposite edge by a vertically-oriented zipper. An interior frame is provided to vertically support the vacuum cleaner bag cover. In the first embodiment, access to the interior of the vacuum cleaner bag cover is gained by sliding the zippers downwardly, pulling the bag cover top member off the vacuum cleaner bag cover and folding the front panel section downwardly. In the second embodiment, access to the interior of the vacuum cleaner bag cover is gained by sliding the zipper downwardly, pulling the bag cover top member off the vacuum cleaner bag cover, and folding the front panel section outwardly away from the zipper.