US 11,910,985 B2
Vacuum cleaner
Jay Fording, Davidson, NC (US); Eduardo Gonzalez, Huntersville, NC (US); Michael McDermott, Davidson, NC (US); Claude E. Reynolds, Jr., Mooresville, NC (US); James Townsend, Mooresville, NC (US); Trevor N. Devine, Statesville, NC (US); Steven P. Gerstein, Huntersville, NC (US); and Kevin D. Fry, South Williamsport, PA (US)
Assigned to Lowe's Companies, Inc., Mooresville, NC (US)
Filed by Lowe's Companies, Inc., Mooresville, NC (US)
Filed on Jun. 24, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/357,825.
Application 17/357,825 is a division of application No. 16/154,472, filed on Oct. 8, 2018.
Application 16/154,472 is a division of application No. 14/870,851, filed on Sep. 30, 2015, granted, now 10,111,562, issued on Oct. 30, 2018.
Prior Publication US 2021/0315429 A1, Oct. 14, 2021
Int. Cl. A47L 5/36 (2006.01); A47L 9/32 (2006.01); A47L 7/00 (2006.01); A47L 9/00 (2006.01); A47L 9/26 (2006.01); A01K 13/00 (2006.01); A47L 9/12 (2006.01); A47L 9/14 (2006.01); A47L 9/28 (2006.01)
CPC A47L 5/365 (2013.01) [A47L 9/32 (2013.01); A47L 9/327 (2013.01); A01K 13/00 (2013.01); A47L 7/0004 (2013.01); A47L 7/0009 (2013.01); A47L 7/0038 (2013.01); A47L 9/0027 (2013.01); A47L 9/0036 (2013.01); A47L 9/12 (2013.01); A47L 9/1481 (2013.01); A47L 9/26 (2013.01); A47L 9/2868 (2013.01)] 27 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A vacuum cleaner comprising:
a motor configured to suction matter into the vacuum cleaner through an input port of the vacuum cleaner;
a collection receptacle for receiving matter collected by the vacuum cleaner;
a lid adapted to cover the collection receptacle;
a filter carrier adapted to hold at least one filter to the lid and positioned so that, during operation of the vacuum cleaner, matter collected by the vacuum cleaner is filtered from at least one fluid stream in the vacuum cleaner;
at least one support member adapted to hold the lid stably in an access orientation that allows manual access to the at least one filter for removal from the filter carrier or cleaning of the at least one filter while the at least one filter is located over the collection receptacle, the at least one support member being positionable with respect to the lid or the collection receptacle so as to free the lid to move from the access orientation to a closed orientation with respect to the collection receptacle; and a support member holder adapted to hold the at least one support member in an orientation in which the at least one support member does not interfere with access to contents of the collection receptacle, wherein the support member holder comprises at least one ledge on at least one inside wall of the collection receptacle.