Vacuum cleaners

Vacuum cleaners

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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 ...

canister vacuum

Household appliances; Vacuum cleaners

A type of vacuum cleaner in which the suction motor and filtering system is housed in a square or rectangular body. They typically incorporate a "clean air system" and known from producing strong ...

bumper guard

Household appliances; Vacuum cleaners

A feature that protects your furniture and walls from being damaged while you vacuum.

brush roll

Household appliances; Vacuum cleaners

This is the revolving brush that provides the agitation or brushing action on carpet fibers. A vacuum's brush roll can be made of metal, wood, or plastic resin, and usually has brush strips (or ...