Vacuum cleaner

Abstract

A vacuum cleaner, includes a first compartment for receiving air-entrained dust particles drawn therein by a fan, and a second compartment for receiving debris delivered thereto by a motor-driven bristle bar past which the fan draws air.

1 . A vacuum cleaner, comprising: 
 a first compartment receiving air-entrained dust particles drawn therein by a fan, and    a second compartment receiving debris delivered thereto by a motor-driven bristle bar past which the fan draws air.    
   
   
       2 . The vacuum cleaner of  claim 1 , wherein the first compartment is located within a suction housing and the second compartment is located in a floor-traversing cleaning head that is pivotally interconnected with the suction housing.  
   
   
       3 . The vacuum cleaner of  claim 2 , wherein the bristle bar is rotatably mounted within the cleaning head, and further comprising a deflector plate for deflecting the debris from the bristle bar into the second compartment.  
   
   
       4 . The vacuum cleaner of  claim 2 , further comprising a first electric motor housed within the suction housing and wherein the fan is driven by the first electric motor.  
   
   
       5 . The vacuum cleaner of  claim 2 , further comprising a second electric motor housed within the cleaning head and wherein the bristle bar is driven to rotate by the second electric motor.  
   
   
       6 . The vacuum cleaner of  claim 5 , further comprising a drive belt extending between an output pulley of the second electric motor and the bristle bar.  
   
   
       7 . The vacuum cleaner of  claim 5 , wherein the first and second motors receive electric power from discrete battery packs located in the suction housing and cleaning head respectively.  
   
   
       8 . The vacuum cleaner of  claim 5 , wherein the first and second motors are activated by discrete switches—one of which is located on the suction housing and the other of which is located on the cleaning head.  
   
   
       9 . The vacuum cleaner of  claim 5 , wherein the first and second motors are activated and controlled by a single switch.  
   
   
       10 . The vacuum cleaner of  claim 1 , wherein the first compartment is located within a suction housing and the second compartment is located in a floor-traversing cleaning head that is pivotally interconnected with an intermediate housing to which the suction housing is detachably connected.  
   
   
       11 . The vacuum cleaner of  claim 1 , further comprising a nozzle extending from the first compartment into the intermediate housing.  
   
   
       12 . The vacuum cleaner of  claim 2  further comprising a handle detachably connected to the suction housing.