Vacuum cleaners

Vacuum cleaners

Industry: Household appliances

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Crevice tool

Household appliances; Vacuum cleaners

A long, thin tool used to clean hard-to-reach places.

Cord release

Household appliances; Vacuum cleaners

A vacuum feature that releases a vacuum cleaner's wrapped cord with a single adjustment so a user does not have to wrap each turn of the cord; also commonly known as as "Quick Cord Release".

Cleaning path

Household appliances; Vacuum cleaners

Refers to the width of the path a vacuum will clean. Most vacuum cleaners have a cleaning path of 12 to 15 inches.

This describes a vacuum cleaner design in which the airflow that picks up dirt is cleaned by the vacuum's filtering system before it passes through the fans of the suction motor. This design prevents ...

Power nozzle

Household appliances; Vacuum cleaners

A special attachment used for deep cleaning carpets; incorporates an electrically-powered revolving brush roll similar to those used in upright vacuum cleaners. This feature is found in many canister ...

Revolving brush

Household appliances; Vacuum cleaners

Also referred to as a "Brush Agitator, "Motorized Brush," or "Power Nozzle," this type of brush is used to dislodge dirt from carpet so that they can be picked up more easily. This feature is ...

Safety shut-off

Household appliances; Vacuum cleaners

A design feature found in many vacuum cleaners in which a sensor senses when the vacuum motor is overheating due to a clog or obstruction. When this occurs, the motor shuts off automatically before ...