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DysonInventsBig


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James Dyson carries the tired vacuum industry and just in time for Christmas...
Original Message   Nov 19, 2009 10:07 pm
The vacuum manufacturers are jumping on the Dyson free-ride big time this year.  I just visited my local Target and it looks like their Bissell's and Hoover's are almost fully converted to single and multi-cyclonic's.  And lookie, lookie... the mighty Electrolux (heavy as a tank upright) has almost caught up with the Fantom vacuum (Dyson dual cyclone technologies), I doubt it filters better than the Fantom's.

Electrolux @ Target 11/2009


Bissell Healthy Home v.2 @ Target 11/2009

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iMacDaddy


Electrolux UltraOne EL7070, Bissell BigGreen Deep Cleaning Machine

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Re: James Dyson carries the tired vacuum industry and just in time for Christmas...
Reply #4   Nov 20, 2009 3:00 pm
This is Eureka's rehash of their Ultra Whirlwind 4880/4885 design from earlier this decade.  It was a good machine; I had one.  I wonder why they were scrapped..?

DysonInventsBig wrote:
The vacuum manufacturers are jumping on the Dyson free-ride big time this year.  I just visited my local Target and it looks like their Bissell's and Hoover's are almost fully converted to single and multi-cyclonics.  And lookie, lookie... the mighty Electrolux (upright, heavy as a tank) has almost caught up with the Fantom vacuum (Dyson dual cyclone technologies). - Good for them.
DysonInventsBig


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Re: James Dyson carries the tired vacuum industry and just in time for Christmas...
Reply #5   Nov 20, 2009 5:00 pm
iMacDaddy wrote:

Was a single cyclone separator used in this prior vacuum?

DIB


iMacDaddy


Electrolux UltraOne EL7070, Bissell BigGreen Deep Cleaning Machine

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Re: James Dyson carries the tired vacuum industry and just in time for Christmas...
Reply #6   Nov 20, 2009 7:56 pm
DysonInventsBig wrote:
Was a single cyclone separator used in this prior vacuum?

DIB

Yep, no multi-cyclonic tech was used in the old Eureka.  It was almost the same layout as well, with the large debris container/shroud separated from the fine dust collection compartment.
Severus


If my vacuum can remove even one spec of dirt that yours misses, then mine is better than yours - even if there's no proof that mine would have picked up as much dirt as yours...

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Re: James Dyson carries the tired vacuum industry and just in time for Christmas...
Reply #7   Nov 21, 2009 1:01 am
iMacDaddy wrote:
Yep, no multi-cyclonic tech was used in the old Eureka.  It was almost the same layout as well, with the large debris container/shroud separated from the fine dust collection compartment.
Actually it is a primitive dual cyclone machine.  The small tube on the right is the second cyclone.  It is slightly tapered.     While the dirt separation wasn't as efficient as Dyson's DC07, it had a superior brush roll and a manual height adjustment that enabled it to clean carpet better.    It also had a headlight.     It was rated very good for cleaning carpeting by Consumer Reports.  I belief it had a pretty good belt.   

The smart tyrant writes his own story to ensure that it is favorable.  The lazy will repeat lines from the book without fact checking. 
DysonInventsBig


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Re: James Dyson carries the tired vacuum industry and just in time for Christmas...
Reply #8   Nov 21, 2009 10:24 am
iMacDaddy wrote:
Yep, no multi-cyclonic tech was used in the old Eureka.  It was almost the same layout as well, with the large debris container/shroud separated from the fine dust collection compartment.

Thanks, but I did not see it (a conical separator).  It looks like this Target-Electrolux is it, this is their first conical separator vacuum.

DIB
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nick_sub


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Re: James Dyson carries the tired vacuum industry and just in time for Christmas...
Reply #9   Nov 21, 2009 12:34 pm
It's interesting to see other manufacturers using dual cyclone technology as I thought the patent ran out many years ago. I had assumed that they had been frightened to use it for fear of legal action by Dyson on any possible minor technical infringements after what happened to Hoover in the UK.

As for multi-cyclone technology, does anyone know if the patent for that is still valid? If not I wonder how Hoover and Bissell have managed to use them without infringing Dyson's patent?
DysonInventsBig


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Re: James Dyson carries the tired vacuum industry and just in time for Christmas...
Reply #10   Nov 21, 2009 2:15 pm
nick_sub wrote:
It's interesting to see other manufacturers using dual cyclone technology as I thought the patent ran out many years ago. I had assumed that they had been frightened to use it for fear of legal action by Dyson on any possible minor technical infringements after what happened to Hoover in the UK.

As for multi-cyclone technology, does anyone know if the patent for that is still valid? If not I wonder how Hoover and Bissell have managed to use them without infringing Dyson's patent?

Nick,

This is one of the best questions posted here.  Non-Dyson multi-cyclonic’s will ultimately make billions for competing corporations. IMO, Dyson too narrowly defined his cluster (multi) cyclone patent/s, which is claimed to be [stuffed] inside the clear bin and fine dust collector - Bissell’s and TTI’s clusters are not.  They skirted the Dyson patent/s easily by plopping 'their' clusters on top of the clear bin (pulled them out of bin and dust collector) resulting in...  big, easy money to be made.


DIB
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CarmineD


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Re: James Dyson carries the tired vacuum industry and just in time for Christmas...
Reply #11   Nov 21, 2009 4:00 pm
DysonInventsBig wrote:
Nick,

This is one of the best questions posted here.  Non-Dyson multi-cyclonic’s will ultimately make billions for competing corporations. IMO, Dyson too narrowly defined his cluster (multi) cyclone patent/s, which is claimed to be [stuffed] inside the clear bin and fine dust collector - Bissell’s and TTI’s clusters are not.  They skirted the Dyson patent/s easily by plopping 'their' clusters on top of the clear bin (pulled them out of bin and dust collector) resulting in...  big, easy money to be made.


DIB



AND, less cost to consumers.

Carmine D.

iMacDaddy


Electrolux UltraOne EL7070, Bissell BigGreen Deep Cleaning Machine

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Re: James Dyson carries the tired vacuum industry and just in time for Christmas...
Reply #12   Nov 21, 2009 8:56 pm
DysonInventsBig wrote:
Thanks, but I did not see it (a conical separator).  It looks like this Target-Electrolux is it, this is their first conical separator vacuum.

DIB


It's actually inside the assembly that holds the clear bin in place. It's located right above the shroud, lying horizontally, pointing left towards the dust tube. It's a rather stubby, short length tapered cyclonic apparatus.
DysonInventsBig


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Re: James Dyson carries the tired vacuum industry and just in time for Christmas...
Reply #13   Nov 22, 2009 1:08 am
iMacDaddy wrote:
It's actually inside the assembly that holds the clear bin in place. It's located right above the shroud, lying horizontally, pointing left towards the dust tube. It's a rather stubby, short length tapered cyclonic apparatus.

Interesting.  Thanks.


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