Arne J Diehl

6596044, Jul 22, 2003

Mar 6, 2000

09/519106

Greg A. Bilek - Doylestown OH
Steven W. Blate - North Canton OH
Nick M. Bosyi - North Canton OH
Donald A. Coates - Canton OH
Arne J. Diehl - North Canton OH
Kurt D. Harsh - North Canton OH
Raymond L. Lawter - Millersburg OH
Jackson W. Wegelin - Akron OH

The Hoover Company - North Canton OH

B01D 5000

55337, 554591, 55472, 55482, 55DIG 3, 153271, 153277, 15352, 15353

A dirt collecting system for a vacuum cleaner includes a dirt cup formed with a first dirt collecting chamber and a second dirt collecting chamber separated by an apertured wall. An inlet opening is formed in the dirt cup and communicates with the first dirt collecting chamber for inputting a stream of dirt laden air into the first dirt collecting chamber. An exhaust opening is formed in the second dirt collecting chamber for allowing the filtered air stream to exit the dirt cup. The aperture wall includes a pre-filter for filtering coarse particles from a stream of dirt laden air and depositing the coarse particles in the first dirt collecting chamber. A filter member is positioned within the second dirt collecting chamber and communicates with the exhaust port. The filter element filters fine particles from the air stream and deposits the fine particles within the second dirt collecting chamber. The filter member is supported by a filter support which extends from the aperture wall to vertically support the filter member within the second dirt collecting chamber.

6818032, Nov 16, 2004

Jun 21, 2002

10/176806

Greg A. Bilek - Doylestown OH, 44230
Steven W. Blate - North Canton OH, 44720
Nick M. Bosyj - North Canton OH, 44720
Donald A. Coates - Canton OH, 44718
Arne J. Diehl - North Canton OH, 44720
Kurt D. Harsh - North Canton OH, 44720
Raymond L. Lawter - Millersburg OH, 44654
Jackson W. Wegelin - Akron OH, 44311

B01D 5000

55337, 554591, 55472, 55482, 55DIG 3, 153271, 153277, 15352, 15353

A dirt collecting system for a vacuum cleaner includes a dirt cup formed with a first dirt collecting chamber and a second dirt collecting chamber separated by an apertured wall. An inlet opening is formed in the dirt cup and communicates with the first dirt collecting chamber for inputting a stream of dirt laden air into the first dirt collecting chamber. An exhaust opening is formed in the second dirt collecting chamber for allowing the filtered air stream to exit the dirt cup. The aperture wall includes a pre-filter for filtering coarse particles from a stream of dirt laden and depositing the coarse particles in the first dirt collecting chamber. A filter member is positioned within the second dirt collecting chamber and communicates with the exhaust port. The filter element filters fine particles from the air stream and deposits the fine particles within the second dirt collecting chamber. The filter member is supported by a filter support which extends from the aperture wall to vertically support the filter member within the second dirt collecting chamber.

7200893, Apr 10, 2007

Jan 10, 2003

10/340291

Douglas E. Gerber - North Canton OH, US
Kenneth H. Cooper - Akron OH, US
Arne J. Diehl - North Canton OH, US
Sergey V. Makarov - Solon OH, US
Mark A. Stranksy - Munroe Falls OH, US

The Hoover Company - North Canton OH

A47L 7/00
A47L 9/06

15398, 15400, 15414, 15322

A floor cleaning device having a base assembly for movement along a cleaning surface is provided. The base assembly comprises a brush assembly for engaging the surface of the floor being cleaned removably mounted to a base part. A nozzle assembly is removably mounted to the base part such that the nozzle assembly is positioned adjacent to the brush assembly to prevent the brush assembly from disengaging from the base part.

61857815, Feb 13, 2001

Jun 24, 1999

9/339784

Daniel R. Miller - North Canton OH
Robert W. Bauman - North Canton OH
Donald A. Coates - Canton OH
Arne J. Diehl - North Canton OH
John D. Essex - North Canton OH
Adam C. Sclafani - North Canton OH

The Hoover Company - North Canton OH

A47L 904
A47L 1136

15322

A compact, hand held carpet and upholstery extractor nozzle is provided having an air turbine and a compact gear reduction operatively connected to and driven by said turbine. At least a pair of scrub modules are interchangeably attachable to said gear reduction. A first scrub modules includes at least a pair of vertical axis scrub brushes for cleaning upholstery, carpeting and the like. When said first scrub module is attached to said gear reduction, the scrub brushes are operatively connected to and driven by said gear reduction. A second scrub module includes a single vertical axis scrub pad that is driven by said gear reduction for scouring hard surfaces, such as tiles, tubs, counter tops, etc.

62602330, Jul 17, 2001

Apr 23, 1999

9/298777

Richard A. Wareham - North Canton OH
David M. J. Allgeier - North Canton OH
Nick M. Bosyj - North Canton OH
Arne J. Diehl - North Canton OH
Douglass A. King - North Canton OH
Keith G. Minton - North Canton OH
John C. Porter - Alliance OH

The Hoover Company - North Canton OH

A47L 900

15323

A hose and tool caddy removably mounts to an upright vacuum cleaner. The hose and tool caddy stores the vacuum cleaner hose and accessory tools, such as a dusting brush, furniture nozzle, extension wand and crevice tool, which are used for above-the-floor cleaning. When the upright vacuum cleaner is being used for floor care, the hose and tool caddy may be removed from the upright vacuum cleaner and hung-up. The hose and tool caddy includes a base and a guide member. The base is formed with a looped channel for receiving the hose, a pair of resilient C-clamps for supporting the dusting brush and furniture nozzle and a vertically extending channel for receiving the extension wand with the crevice tool stored therein. The upright vacuum cleaner includes a track member for slidably receiving the guide member when the hose and tool caddy is being mounted to the upright vacuum cleaner. The base includes an upwardly extending hook for grasping the hose and tool caddy when the hose and tool caddy is being mounted on or removed from the upright vacuum cleaner.

59467711, Sep 7, 1999

Jan 9, 1997

8/780859

Nick M. Bosyj - North Canton OH
Arne J. Diehl - North Canton OH

The Hoover Company - North Canton OH

A47L 912

15347

A hard bag cleaner is provided where cleaner air is exhausted through a lower positioned motor-fan system disposed in the hard bag portion of its cleaner. Air then moves upwardly along the side of the hard bag portion of the cleaner to be exhausted horizontally outwardly therefrom. A series of vertically extending guiding vents formed by vertically extending louvers baffle exhaust air flow and also serve as an inner support for a filter mounted outwardly against these louvers.

D2745640, Jul 3, 1984

Sep 21, 1981

6/303884

Arne J. Diehl - North Canton OH

The Hoover Company - North Canton OH

D32 31