US 7,614,113 B2
Motor enclosure for a vacuum cleaner
Jeffrey T. Roney, Stanford, Ky. (US); and Ronald E. Davis, Danville, Ky. (US)
Assigned to Panasonic Corporation of North America, Secaucus, N.J. (US)
Filed on Jul. 30, 2004, as Appl. No. 10/903,561.
Claims priority of provisional application 60/491400, filed on Jul. 31, 2003.
Prior Publication US 2005/0022337 A1, Feb. 03, 2005
Int. Cl. A47L 9/22 (2006.01)
U.S. Cl. 15—412  [15/327.2; 15/327.7] 24 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A motor enclosure for a vacuum cleaner including both a motor and a filter, said motor enclosure comprising:
a body enclosing said motor and including both a motor receiver and a filter receiver, said body further including a first conduit and a second conduit, said first and second conduits each having a first end in fluid communication with said motor receiver and a second end in fluid communication with said filter receiver;
said body including first and second sections that are secured together, wherein said first section includes said motor receiver and said second section includes said filter receiver, said first section further including said first and second conduits, and wherein a first fastening feature is provided on said first and second conduits and a second, cooperating fastening feature is provided on said second section, said first and second fastening features comprising cooperating tabs and apertures.