Vacuum hose storage system

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8590098
APP PUB NO 20110041282A1
SERIAL NO

12883302

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Abstract

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A vacuum hose storage system includes a housing which is mounted in a storage area of a dwelling or vehicle and connected to a vacuum source. A length of flexible, expandable cleaning hose is mounted in a looped fashion about a plurality of spaced rollers rotatably mounted within the housing. A handle is attached to one end of the hose and is seated in a cradle formed in the housing when the hose is in a fully retracted position within the housing. The cradle is mounted in the housing and receives the open end of the hose when not in use and enables other vacuum tubes in the structure to be operational without shutting off the vacuum to the stored hose. An ON/OFF switch is located in the cradle for controlling the vacuum source and is actuated when the handle is placed in or removed from the cradle. The hose has an internal helical spring which biases the hose toward a retracted position about the spaced rollers within the housing. In an alternate embodiment, the hose is slidably extendable from within a rigid serpentine tubing mounting within the housing.

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H-P PRODUCTS INC512 W GORGAS STREET LOUISVILLE OH 44641

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Inventor(s)

Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Gabric, Andrew L Louisville, US 9 98
Smith, James F Louisville, US 73 1209

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