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US3308498A
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Battery-powered clothes brush
Assignee: General Electric Co
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Filing: 1965-03-01
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Granted: 1967-03-14
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Expires: 1985-03-01
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Jr Ross M Evans
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-26 15:04
CPC Classifications
A; A46; A46B; A46B13/00; A46B13/02
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
238 words
A COMPACT CLOTHES CLEANER COMPRISING: (A) A HOLLOW RECTANGULAR HOUSING HAVING TOP, BOTTOM, SIDE AND END WALLS AND DIMENSIONED SO THAT THE TOP AND BOTTOM WALLS MAY BE READILY GRIPPED BY THE HAND OF A USER, SAID HOUSING HAVING SEPARABLE HOUSING PORTIONS, TWO OF SAID HOUSING PORTIONS HAVING A RECESSED EDGE WHICH MUTUALLY COOPERATE TO FORM A NOZZLE THROUGH A SIDE OF SAID HOUSING; (B) A BRUSH WITHIN SAID HOUSING, SAID BRUSH BEING ROTATABLY SECURED WITHIN SAID HOUSING LENGTHWISE ALONG A FIRST SIDE OF SAID HOUSING WITH A PERIPHERAL PORTION OF SAID BRUSH PROJECTING OUTWARDLY THROUGH SAID NOZZLE; (C) AN ELECTRIC MOTOR SECURED WITHIN SAID HOUSING ADJACENT A FIRST END OF SAID HOUSING; (D) MEANS IN SAID HOUSING FOR DRIVINGLY CONNECTING SAID MOTOR TO SAID BRUSH FOR ROTATING SAID BRUSH; (E) BATTERY MEANS WITHIN SAID HOUSING LOCATED ADJACENT A SECOND SIDE OF SAID HOUSING OPPOSITE SAID BRUSH; (F) A SWITCH IN SAID HOUSING ELECTRICALLY CONNECTED TO SAID MOTOR AND SAID BATTERY FOR OPERATING SAID MOTOR IN RESPOSE TO MOVEMENT OF A SWITCH ACTUATOR MEMBER EXTENDING OUTWARDLY THROUGH SAID HOUSING; (G) WALL MEANS BEHIND SAID BRUSH DEFINING A DIRTCOLLECTING CHAMBER IN SAID HOUSING FOR RECEIVING PARTICLES FORCED FROM SAID BRUSH, SAID DIRT-COLLECTING CHAMBER BEING DISPOSED IN SAID HOUSING PARTIALLY SURROUNDED BY SAID BRUSH, SAID MOTOR AND SAID BATTERY MEANS; AND (H) A CLEAN-OUT DOOR MOUNTED ON SAID HOUSING FOR PROVIDING EASY REMOVAL OF PARTICLES COLLECTED IN SAID DIRT-COLLECTING CHAMBER.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
238 words
A COMPACT CLOTHES CLEANER COMPRISING: (A) A HOLLOW RECTANGULAR HOUSING HAVING TOP, BOTTOM, SIDE AND END WALLS AND DIMENSIONED SO THAT THE TOP AND BOTTOM WALLS MAY BE READILY GRIPPED BY THE HAND OF A USER, SAID HOUSING HAVING SEPARABLE HOUSING PORTIONS, TWO OF SAID HOUSING PORTIONS HAVING A RECESSED EDGE WHICH MUTUALLY COOPERATE TO FORM A NOZZLE THROUGH A SIDE OF SAID HOUSING; (B) A BRUSH WITHIN SAID HOUSING, SAID BRUSH BEING ROTATABLY SECURED WITHIN SAID HOUSING LENGTHWISE ALONG A FIRST SIDE OF SAID HOUSING WITH A PERIPHERAL PORTION OF SAID BRUSH PROJECTING OUTWARDLY THROUGH SAID NOZZLE; (C) AN ELECTRIC MOTOR SECURED WITHIN SAID HOUSING ADJACENT A FIRST END OF SAID HOUSING; (D) MEANS IN SAID HOUSING FOR DRIVINGLY CONNECTING SAID MOTOR TO SAID BRUSH FOR ROTATING SAID BRUSH; (E) BATTERY MEANS WITHIN SAID HOUSING LOCATED ADJACENT A SECOND SIDE OF SAID HOUSING OPPOSITE SAID BRUSH; (F) A SWITCH IN SAID HOUSING ELECTRICALLY CONNECTED TO SAID MOTOR AND SAID BATTERY FOR OPERATING SAID MOTOR IN RESPOSE TO MOVEMENT OF A SWITCH ACTUATOR MEMBER EXTENDING OUTWARDLY THROUGH SAID HOUSING; (G) WALL MEANS BEHIND SAID BRUSH DEFINING A DIRTCOLLECTING CHAMBER IN SAID HOUSING FOR RECEIVING PARTICLES FORCED FROM SAID BRUSH, SAID DIRT-COLLECTING CHAMBER BEING DISPOSED IN SAID HOUSING PARTIALLY SURROUNDED BY SAID BRUSH, SAID MOTOR AND SAID BATTERY MEANS; AND (H) A CLEAN-OUT DOOR MOUNTED ON SAID HOUSING FOR PROVIDING EASY REMOVAL OF PARTICLES COLLECTED IN SAID DIRT-COLLECTING CHAMBER.
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1970-03-13 | 1970-09-12 | 1971-03-14 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1974-03-13 | 1974-09-12 | 1975-03-14 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1978-03-13 | 1978-09-12 | 1979-03-14 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |