Vacuum cleaners
CA 2034059 C · Owner: Black And Decker Inc. · Inventors: Cochran, John R.; Bailey, Rouse R. Jr.; Lessig, William R. Iii
Overview
Its claims, description and drawings are in the Canadian Patents Database.
Open the CIPO recordAbstract From the Canadian patent
A vacuum cleaner has a power brush which projects dirt particles directly into a specially formed and located vacuum nozzle in such a manner that low air consumption can be used. The vacuum nozzle has an inlet extending along the full axial length of the power brush. Inclined grooming brushes may be provided to eliminate wheel tracks. The front wall forwardly of the power brush may be modified to provide front edge cleaning. A cordless upright vacuum cleaner may advantageously be provided having a cleaning performance comparable with that of mains powered upright cleaners.
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Why it's free to use
- Filed January 11, 1991 and granted December 17, 2002. A Canadian patent filed from October 1, 1989 lasts 20 years from filing, so its term ended January 11, 2011.
- A certificate of supplementary protection adds at most two years for a drug, so even that would have ended by January 11, 2013.
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