Floor care appliance handle with a button-operated piston and cylinder

Claim 2

A handle arrangement for use with a floor care appliance including; a. a hose extending from said floor care appliance, b. a first handle part capturing the remote end of the hose, c. a tubular member provided for the easy attachment of cleaning tools, d. a second handle part capturing the end of said tubular member, e. said first and second handle parts being telescoped together to provide an assemblage for easy operator manual manipulation, f. said assemblage receiving nestinGly therein a piston and cylinder means for providing a pressure pulse for said floor care appliance, g. a button, integral with one of said piston and cylinder means, extending from said assemblage for easy manual manipulation, and h. conduit means connected to said cylinder and piston means and extending within at least a part of said assemblage for conveying said pressure pulses generated by said piston and cylinder means towards a location outwardly of said assemblage.

Claim 3

The handle arrangement for use with a floor care appliance as set forth in claim 1 wherein; a. one of said first and second handle parts includes an angled portion disposed at an angle relative to the remainder of said assemblage whereby user manipulation of said tubular member is facilitated.

Claim 4

The handle arrangement for use with a floor care appliance as set forth in claim 1 wherein; a. said tubular member includes an enlarged portion disposed in the path of movement of said manually operated button to limit its movement in at least one direction of travel.

Claim 5

A handle arrangement for use with a floor care appliance having a hose extending therefrom including; a. a grasping means provided for operator manual manipulation, b. said grasping means including a first means for capturing an end of said hose, c. a tubular member extending from said grasping means for providing a wand for said floor care appliance, d. said grasping means including a second means for capturing an end of said tubular member, e. a piston and cylinder means nestingly received within at least a portion of said handle arrangement for providing a pressure pulse for said floor care appliance, f. a button connected with said piston and cylinder means and extending outwardly of the general confines of said grasping means for easy manual manipulation to thereby actuate said piston and cylinder means, and g. conduit means connected with said piston and cylinder means and extending outwardly of said handle arrangement for conveying pressure pulses generated by said piston and cylinder means towards a location outwardly of said handle arrangement.

Claim 6

A handle arrangement for use with a floor care appliance having a hose extending therefrom including; a. a grasping means provided for operator manual manipulation, b. said grasping means including a first means for capturing an end of said hose, c. a tubular member extending from said grasping means for providing a wand for said floor care appliance, d. said grasping means including a second means for capturing an end of said tubular member, e. a piston and cylinder means nestingly received within at least a portion of said handle arrangement for providing a pressure pulse for said floor care appliance, f. a button connected with said piston and cylinder means and extending outwardly of the general confines of said grasping means for easy manual manipulation to thereby actuate said piston and cylinder means, and g. conduit means connected with said piston and cylinder means and extending outwardly of said handle arrangement for conveying pressure pulses generated by said piston and cylinder means towards a location outwardly of said handle arrangement.

Claim 7

A handle arrangement for use with a floor care appliance including; a. a suction hose extending from said floor care appliance, b. a portion of said handle arrangement capturing an end of said suction hose, c. said handle arrangement including a grasping means for operator manual manipulation, d. a cylinder and piston means nestingly received in said handle arrangement and providing pressure pulses for said floor care appliance, e. operator engageable means connected to said cylinder and piston means and extending outwardly from said handle arrangement for actuation of said cylinder and piston means, and f. conduit means fluidically communicating with said cylinder and piston means and attached to and extending outwardly of said handle arrangement for conveying said pressure pulses away from said handle arrangement towards said floor care appliance.

Claim 8

A handle arrangement for use with a floor care appliance including; a. a suction hose extending from said floor care appliance, b. a portion of said handle arrangement capturing an end of said suction hose, c. said handle arrangement including a grasping means for operator manual manipulation, d. a cylinder and piston means nestingly received in said handle arrangement and providing pressure pulses for said floor care appliance, e. operator engageable means connected to said cylinder and piston means and extending outwardly from said handle arrangement for actuation of said cylinder and piston means, and f. conduit means fluidically communicating with said cylinder and piston means and attached to and extending outwardly of said handle arrangement for conveying said pressure pulses away from said handle arrangement towards said floor care appliance.

Claim 9

A handle arrangement for use with a floor care appliance as set out in claim 4 wherein; a. said button moves axially relative to said tubular member, and b. said tubular member includes an enlarged portion disposed in the axial path of movement of said button to thereby limit its movement in at least one direction of travel, and c. said button being limited in its other direction of movement by abutment means mounted with said grasping means.