De-turbulent hand-held vacuum cleaner

Abstract

Exhaust from a hand-held vacuum cleaner is directed rearwardly away from its dust bowl nozzle end through rearwardly disposed exhaust ports providing foreign matter pickup at its nozzle end in a manner not disturbed by exhaust turbulence.

What is claimed is:  
     
         1 . A de-turbulent hand-held vacuum cleaner that does not turbulently move foreign matter before it is removed, comprising: 
 a dust bowl adapted to mate with a powered unit terminating in a nozzle end adapted to remove foreign matter; and    a powered unit including a battery and a vacuum impeller assembly mounted therewithin that is adapted to mate with the dust bowl and is cooperative therewith to draw air into the nozzle end of the dust bowl through the vacuum impeller assembly and discharge the same out of the powered unit as an exhaust stream that is so directed that it does not turbulently move foreign matter at the nozzle end of the dust bowl before it is removed thereby.    
     
     
         2 . The de-turbulent hand-held vacuum cleaner that does not turbulently move foreign matter before it is removed of    claim 1   , wherein said powered unit has a suction face at its front end in fluid communication with an exhaust vent at its rear end adapted to direct the exhaust stream longitudinally rearwardly of the powered unit where it does not turbulently interfere with foreign matter removal at the nozzle end.  
     
     
         3 . The de-turbulent hand-held vacuum cleaner that does not turbulently move foreign matter before it is removed of    claim 2   , wherein the powered unit includes a housing in which the vacuum impeller assembly and battery are so mounted and arranged that the housing and battery provide an open flow passageway connecting the rear exhaust vent and vacuum impeller assembly in fluid communication.