GB2400544B - Moisture indicator for wet pick-up suction cleaner - Google Patents

Moisture indicator for wet pick-up suction cleaner

Info

Publication number: GB2400544B
Authority: GB; United Kingdom
Prior art keywords: suction cleaner; wet pick; moisture indicator; indicator; moisture
Prior art date: 2000-08-25
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.): Expired - Fee Related

Inventor

Jay M Salem

Evan Arthon Gordon

Linda N Johnston

Mark J Josef

Ronald Schneider

Robert S Wilson

Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)

Hoover Co

Original Assignee

Hoover Co

Priority date (The priority date is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the date listed.)

2000-08-25

Filing date

2001-07-23

Publication date

2005-03-02

2000-08-25Priority claimed from US09/648,204external-prioritypatent/US6812847B1/en

2001-03-27Priority claimed from US09/818,161external-prioritypatent/US6832407B2/en

2001-07-23Application filed by Hoover CofiledCriticalHoover Co

2004-09-01Publication of GB0417087D0publicationCriticalpatent/GB0417087D0/en

2004-10-20Publication of GB2400544ApublicationCriticalpatent/GB2400544A/en

2005-03-02Application grantedgrantedCritical

2005-03-02Publication of GB2400544BpublicationCriticalpatent/GB2400544B/en

2021-07-23Anticipated expirationlegal-statusCritical

StatusExpired - Fee Relatedlegal-statusCriticalCurrent

Classifications

- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
- A47L—DOMESTIC WASHING OR CLEANING; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
- A47L11/00—Machines for cleaning floors, carpets, furniture, walls, or wall coverings
- A47L11/40—Parts or details of machines not provided for in groups A47L11/02 - A47L11/38, or not restricted to one of these groups, e.g. handles, arrangements of switches, skirts, buffers, levers
- A47L11/4013—Contaminants collecting devices, i.e. hoppers, tanks or the like
- A47L11/4016—Contaminants collecting devices, i.e. hoppers, tanks or the like specially adapted for collecting fluids
- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
- A47L—DOMESTIC WASHING OR CLEANING; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
- A47L11/00—Machines for cleaning floors, carpets, furniture, walls, or wall coverings
- A47L11/34—Machines for treating carpets in position by liquid, foam, or vapour, e.g. by steam
- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
- A47L—DOMESTIC WASHING OR CLEANING; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
- A47L11/00—Machines for cleaning floors, carpets, furniture, walls, or wall coverings
- A47L11/40—Parts or details of machines not provided for in groups A47L11/02 - A47L11/38, or not restricted to one of these groups, e.g. handles, arrangements of switches, skirts, buffers, levers
- A47L11/4036—Parts or details of the surface treating tools
- A47L11/4044—Vacuuming or pick-up tools; Squeegees
- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
- A47L—DOMESTIC WASHING OR CLEANING; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
- A47L7/00—Suction cleaners adapted for additional purposes; Tables with suction openings for cleaning purposes; Containers for cleaning articles by suction; Suction cleaners adapted to cleaning of brushes; Suction cleaners adapted to taking-up liquids
- A47L7/0004—Suction cleaners adapted to take up liquids, e.g. wet or dry vacuum cleaners
- A47L7/0023—Recovery tanks
- A47L7/0028—Security means, e.g. float valves or level switches for preventing overflow
- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
- A47L—DOMESTIC WASHING OR CLEANING; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
- A47L7/00—Suction cleaners adapted for additional purposes; Tables with suction openings for cleaning purposes; Containers for cleaning articles by suction; Suction cleaners adapted to cleaning of brushes; Suction cleaners adapted to taking-up liquids
- A47L7/0004—Suction cleaners adapted to take up liquids, e.g. wet or dry vacuum cleaners
- A47L7/0023—Recovery tanks
- A47L7/0038—Recovery tanks with means for emptying the tanks
- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
- A47L—DOMESTIC WASHING OR CLEANING; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
- A47L7/00—Suction cleaners adapted for additional purposes; Tables with suction openings for cleaning purposes; Containers for cleaning articles by suction; Suction cleaners adapted to cleaning of brushes; Suction cleaners adapted to taking-up liquids
- A47L7/0004—Suction cleaners adapted to take up liquids, e.g. wet or dry vacuum cleaners
- A47L7/0042—Gaskets; Sealing means

GB0417087A2000-08-252001-07-23Moisture indicator for wet pick-up suction cleanerExpired - Fee RelatedGB2400544B (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (3)

Application Number	Priority Date	Filing Date	Title
US09/648,204US6812847B1 (en)	2000-08-25	2000-08-25	Moisture indicator for wet pick-up suction cleaner
US09/818,161US6832407B2 (en)	2000-08-25	2001-03-27	Moisture indicator for wet pick-up suction cleaner
GB0117916AGB2366189B (en)	2000-08-25	2001-07-23	Moisture indicator for wet pick-up suction cleaner

Publications (3)

Publication Number	Publication Date
GB0417087D0 GB0417087D0 (en)	2004-09-01
GB2400544A GB2400544A (en)	2004-10-20
GB2400544Btrue GB2400544B (en)	2005-03-02

Family

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Family Applications (2)

Application Number	Title	Priority Date	Filing Date
GB0417087AExpired - Fee RelatedGB2400544B (en)	2000-08-25	2001-07-23	Moisture indicator for wet pick-up suction cleaner
GB0417086AExpired - Fee RelatedGB2400543B (en)	2000-08-25	2001-07-23	Moisture indicator for wet pick-up suction cleaner

Family Applications After (1)

Application Number	Title	Priority Date	Filing Date
GB0417086AExpired - Fee RelatedGB2400543B (en)	2000-08-25	2001-07-23	Moisture indicator for wet pick-up suction cleaner

Country Status (1)

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GB (2)	GB2400544B (en)

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GB897817A (en)*	1960-06-28	1962-05-30	Fisker & Nielsen As	A water-level-dependent switching-off mechanism for a water suction apparatus for cleaning purposes

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2001
- 2001-07-23GBGB0417087Apatent/GB2400544B/ennot_activeExpired - Fee Related
- 2001-07-23GBGB0417086Apatent/GB2400543B/ennot_activeExpired - Fee Related

Patent Citations (1)

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Publication number	Priority date	Publication date	Assignee	Title
GB897817A (en)*	1960-06-28	1962-05-30	Fisker & Nielsen As	A water-level-dependent switching-off mechanism for a water suction apparatus for cleaning purposes

Non-Patent Citations (1)

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PAJ abstract of JP4210032*

Also Published As

Publication number	Publication date
GB0417087D0 (en)	2004-09-01
GB2400543B (en)	2005-02-23
GB0417086D0 (en)	2004-09-01
GB2400544A (en)	2004-10-20
GB2400543A (en)	2004-10-20

Publication	Publication Date	Title
GB2366189B (en)	2004-09-22	Moisture indicator for wet pick-up suction cleaner
AU2001255245A1 (en)	2001-11-07	Dual filter wet/dry hand-held vacuum cleaner
GB2358347B (en)	2002-03-13	Vacuum cleaner
GB2371216B (en)	2004-10-06	Vacuum cleaner
GB0215282D0 (en)	2002-08-14	Airflow system for bagless vacuum cleaner
AU144696S (en)	2001-08-07	Vacuum cleaner
AU144374S (en)	2001-07-05	Vacuum cleaner
EP1198193A4 (en)	2003-03-26	Improved bagless vacuum cleaner
AU146111S (en)	2001-11-30	Vacuum cleaner
GB2345839B (en)	2000-12-06	An improved vacuum cleaner
AU146112S (en)	2001-11-30	Vacuum cleaner
GB2365325B (en)	2004-06-30	Vacuum cleaner
CA89523S (en)	2000-05-31	Wet/dry vacuum
CA87833S (en)	1999-10-22	Wet/dry vacuum
CA89522S (en)	2000-05-31	Wet/dry vacuum dolly including an accessory storage unit
GB2400544B (en)	2005-03-02	Moisture indicator for wet pick-up suction cleaner
AU3071201A (en)	2001-08-14	Wet and dry horizontal vacuum cleaner
AU140180S (en)	2000-03-24	Vacuum cleaner
TW582273U (en)	2004-04-01	Vacuum cleaner
GB0500023D0 (en)	2005-02-09	Airflow system for bagless vacuum cleaner
CA89076S (en)	2000-03-31	Vacuum cleaner
CA89996S (en)	2000-07-28	Vacuum cleaner
CA89997S (en)	2000-07-28	Vacuum cleaner
AU4405699A (en)	2000-12-18	Wet and dry horizontal vacuum cleaner
TW582272U (en)	2004-04-01	Vacuum cleaner

Legal Events

Date	Code	Title	Description
2008-07-09	732E	Amendments to the register in respect of changes of name or changes affecting rights (sect. 32/1977)
2016-03-23	PCNP	Patent ceased through non-payment of renewal fee	Effective date:20150723

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