US 11,744,422 B2
Vacuum cleaner
Matthew T. Acker, Grand Rapids, MI (US); Gabriel Melching, Grand Rapids, MI (US); and Mark J. Bissell, Grand Rapids, MI (US)
Assigned to BISSELL Inc., Grand Rapids, MI (US)
Filed by BISSELL Inc., Grand Rapids, MI (US)
Filed on May 1, 2020, as Appl. No. 16/864,284.
Application 16/864,284 is a continuation of application No. 15/850,513, filed on Dec. 21, 2017, granted, now 10,638,902.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/438,180, filed on Dec. 22, 2016.
Prior Publication US 2020/0253441 A1, Aug. 13, 2020
Int. Cl. A47L 9/24 (2006.01); A47L 9/16 (2006.01); A47L 5/22 (2006.01); A47L 5/28 (2006.01); A47L 5/36 (2006.01); A47L 9/22 (2006.01); A47L 9/00 (2006.01); A47L 9/10 (2006.01)
CPC A47L 9/1683 (2013.01) [A47L 5/225 (2013.01); A47L 5/28 (2013.01); A47L 5/36 (2013.01); A47L 9/0072 (2013.01); A47L 9/10 (2013.01); A47L 9/106 (2013.01); A47L 9/165 (2013.01); A47L 9/1616 (2013.01); A47L 9/1666 (2013.01); A47L 9/22 (2013.01); A47L 9/242 (2013.01); A47L 9/244 (2013.01)] 11 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A vacuum cleaner, comprising:
a housing including a floor cleaning head, a suction nozzle provided on the floor cleaning head, and an upright body pivotally connected to the floor cleaning head;
a working air path comprising a dirty air inlet and a clean air outlet;
a motor/fan assembly in fluid communication with the dirty air inlet for generating a working airstream through the working air path;
a debris removal assembly for removing and collecting debris from the working airstream for later disposal;
a hose forming a portion of the working air path;
a telescoping wand forming a portion of the working air path and moveable between a retracted position and an extended position, wherein at least a portion of the telescoping wand protrudes into the hose when the telescoping wand is in the retracted position, the telescoping wand comprising:
a wand handle housing including a first conduit section,
a handle grip extending from the first conduit section,
a hose connector located at a distal end of the first conduit section and adapted for coupling the wand handle housing to the hose, and
a second conduit section with at least a portion of the second conduit section configured to telescope inside the wand handle housing, hose connector, and hose when the telescoping wand is in the retracted position, wherein the at least a portion of the second conduit section is located at a first end and a second distal end of the second conduit section includes a wider conduit section, having a width larger than the first conduit section and adapted to limit an amount of retraction, and
a wand receiver provided on the upright body and adapted to receive the wider conduit section when the telescoping wand is in the retracted position, the wand receiver forming a portion of the working air path between the floor cleaning head and the upright body.