Vacuum cleaner edge cleaning system

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8978207
APP PUB NO 20140259520A1
SERIAL NO

13834143

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A vacuum cleaner having a based and a handle. The handle has first and second valves to selectively receive suction airflow from a main suction inlet, a first edge cleaning inlet, and an accessory hose. The first valve is operable to connect a dirt separator to either a main floor cleaning inlet or an auxiliary cleaning inlet. The second valve is operable to selectively connect the auxiliary cleaning inlet to the edge cleaning inlet. The accessory hose is mountable to an accessory hose mount on the handle. When mounted, the accessory hose contacts a second actuator for the second valve to hold the second valve in an edge cleaning position.

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MIDEA AMERICA CORP4 CAMPUS DRIVE PARSIPPANY NJ 07054

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Sutrina, Thomas Charlotte, US 13 150

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