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Nozzle assembly for a vacuum device

CA 1302669 C · Owner: Meland, Ronald F. · Inventors: Berfield, Robert C.; Meland, Ronald F.

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An arrangement for attaching a rigid vacuum conduit to a nozzle provides high rotational freedom between the nozzle and the rigid conduit while retaining a reasonable degree of airtightness between the conduit and the nozzle. In one form of the invention, the rigid vacuum conduit includes a coupling section of generally cylindrical form adapted to be received into an inlet opening of the nozzle. The coupling section includes a plurality of spaced grooves, each circumscribing the coupling section. The presence of the grooves reduces the frictional loading between the vacuum conduit and the inlet opening while providing a trap for dirt particles that would otherwise jam the vacuum conduit …

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  • Granted June 9, 1992. A Canadian patent filed before October 1, 1989 lasted 17 years from grant, so its term ended June 9, 2009.
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FiledDecember 7, 1987
GrantedJune 9, 1992
Term endedJune 9, 2009
Patent numberCA 1302669 C
Classification (IPC)A47L9/02 +2 more

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19881991199419972000200320062009Application filedDec 7, 1987Patent grantedJune 9, 1992Term endedJune 9, 2009

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