Brushing – scrubbing – and general cleaning – Machines – With air blast or suction
Reexamination Certificate
2000-03-04
2001-09-11
Warden, Sr., Robert J. (Department: 1744)
Brushing, scrubbing, and general cleaning
Machines
With air blast or suction
C015S310000, C015S352000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06286177
ABSTRACT:
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to an under cabinet vacuum device and more particularly pertains to allowing swept up debris to be collected without the need for a dustpan or the like.
The normal collection of debris and dust is normally accomplished with the use of a broom. The debris and dust are swept into a pile and then the broom pushes the debris and dust onto a dustpan. The dustpan is then lifted to a trash can where the debris and dust are then dumped for permanent disposal. This process involves bending and stooping and normally results in the transfer of dust particles that remain on the dustpan after use. This results in remaining dirt and filth that will require a more immediate cleaning.
What is needed is a device that will allow debris and dust to be collected without much physical effort and which will remove all significant debris and dust once collected.
The present invention attempts to solve the abovementioned problem by providing a vacuuming device that is stored underneath a kitchen cabinet that will suck up all the collected debris and dust and store it for eventual permanent disposal.
The use of dust and debris collection devices is known in the prior art. More specifically, dust and debris collection devices heretofore devised and utilized for the purpose of collecting dust and debris for disposal are known to consist basically of familiar, expected and obvious structural configurations, notwithstanding the myriad of designs encompassed by the crowded prior art which have been developed for the fulfillment of countless objectives and requirements.
By way of example, U.S. Pat. No. 4,947,510 to English discloses a vacuum box for collecting small particles. U.S. Pat. No. 4,977,638 to Best discloses a dust collection apparatus. U.S. Pat. No. 5,279,016 to Klassen discloses a vacuum outlet for built in vacuum. U.S. Pat. No. 5,408,721 to Wall et al. discloses an automatic dustpan member for central vacuum cleaning system. U.S. Pat. No. 5,588,175 to Zahner discloses a foot vacuum.
While these devices fulfill their respective, particular objective and requirements, the aforementioned patents do not describe an under cabinet vacuum device for allowing swept up debris to be collected without the need for a dustpan or the like.
In this respect, the under cabinet vacuum device according to the present invention substantially departs from the conventional concepts and designs of the prior art, and in doing so provides an apparatus primarily developed for the purpose of allowing swept up debris to be collected without the need for a dustpan or the like.
Therefore, it can be appreciated that there exists a continuing need for a new and improved under cabinet vacuum device which can be used for allowing swept up debris to be collected without the need for a dustpan or the like. In this regard, the present invention substantially fulfills this need.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
In the view of the foregoing disadvantages inherent in the known types of dust and debris collection devices now present in the prior art, the present invention provides an improved under cabinet vacuum device. As such, the general purpose of the present invention, which will be described subsequently in greater detail, is to provide a new and improved under cabinet vacuum device which has all the advantages of the prior art and none of the disadvantages.
To attain this, the present invention essentially comprises a cabinet having an upper wall, a lower wall, a rear wall, and an open front. The open front has a door hingedly coupled thereto. The lower wall has an opening therethrough inwardly of the open front. The cabinet is positionable on an existing floor surface. An intake fan is disposed interiorly of the cabinet. The intake fan is disposed within a generally rectangular housing. The housing is secured to the lower wall of the cabinet inwardly of the rear wall thereof. The housing has an open forward wall. The open forward wall has a filter removably disposed therein. The intake fan is powered by a motor. The motor has a power switch disposed within the door of the cabinet. A collection bin is removably disposed interiorly of the cabinet forwardly of the intake fan. The collection bin has a generally rectangular configuration defined by a top wall, a bottom wall, an open rear, an open front and opposed side walls. The side walls each have a handle secured thereto. The open rear is aligned with the filter of the housing of the intake fan. An intake vent is positioned within the opening in the lower wall of the cabinet. The intake vent is comprised of a forward plate and a rearward plate with a channel disposed therebetween. The forward plate has an open lower end in communication with the channel. The open lower end is exposed to the existing flooring surface. The rearward plate has an open upper end in communication with the channel. The open upper end is exposed to the open front of the collection bin.
There has thus been outlined, rather broadly, the more important features of the invention in order that the detailed description thereof that follows may be better understood, and in order that the present contribution to the art may be better appreciated. There are, of course, additional features of the invention that will be described hereinafter and which will form the subject matter of the claims appended hereto.
In this respect, before explaining at least one embodiment of the invention in detail, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited in its application to the details of construction and to the arrangements of the components set forth in the following description or illustrated in the drawings. The invention is capable of other embodiments and of being practiced and carried out in various ways. Also, it is to be understood that the phraseology and terminology employed herein are for the purpose of description and should not be regarded as limiting.
As such, those skilled in the art will appreciate that the conception, upon which this disclosure is based, may readily be utilized as a basis for the designing of other structures, methods and systems for carrying out the several purposes of the present invention. It is important, therefore, that the claims be regarded as including such equivalent constructions insofar as they do not depart from the spirit and scope of the present invention.
It is therefore an object of the present invention to provide a new and improved under cabinet vacuum device which has all the advantages of the prior art dust and debris collection devices and none of the disadvantages.
It is another object of the present invention to provide a new and improved under cabinet vacuum device which may be easily and efficiently manufactured and marketed.
It is a further object of the present invention to provide a new and improved under cabinet vacuum device which is of durable and reliable construction.
An even further object of the present invention is to provide a new and improved under cabinet vacuum device which is susceptible of a low cost of manufacture with regard to both materials and labor, and which accordingly is then susceptible of low prices of sale to the consuming public, thereby making such an under cabinet vacuum device economically available to the buying public.
Even still another object of the present invention is to provide a new and improved under cabinet vacuum device for allowing swept up debris to be collected without the need for a dustpan or the like.
Lastly, it is an object of the present invention to provide a new and improved under cabinet vacuum device including an intake fan disposed interiorly of a cabinet. A collection bin is removably disposed interiorly of the cabinet forwardly of the intake fan. The collection bin has a top wall, a bottom wall, an open rear, an open front and opposed side walls. The open rear is aligned with the intake fan. An intake vent is positioned through a lower wall of the cabinet on a flooring surface that the cabinet is positioned on. The intake vent is comprised of a f
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