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Vacuum cleaner hose adapter

CA 1264446 C · Owner: Horlacher, Albert F. Jr. · Inventors: Horlacher, Albert F. Jr.

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A vacuum cleaner hose adapter comprises a single-walled generally cylindrical housing made of a non conductive material which connects at one end to an electrified vacuum cleaner hose receptacle and which connects at the other end to a vacuum cleaner hose. Electrical conductors which run within bores in the housing wall supply electrical energy to the hose from electrical contacts in the vacuum cleaner receptacle. In operation, the adapter is inserted into a standard-type vacuum cleaner hose, and the electrical connector on the hose is engaged with the mating electrical connector on the adapter. The adapter is then plugged into the electrified vacuum cleaner hose receptacle to provide …

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  • Granted January 16, 1990. A Canadian patent filed before October 1, 1989 lasted 17 years from grant, so its term ended January 16, 2007.
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FiledNovember 12, 1986
GrantedJanuary 16, 1990
Term endedJanuary 16, 2007
Patent numberCA 1264446 C
Classification (IPC)H01R31/06 +1 more

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1987199019931996199920022005Application filedNov 12, 1986Patent grantedJan 16, 1990Term endedJan 16, 2007

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