History of the vacuum cleaner Among

History of the vacuum cleaner

Among those who first proposed the idea of a vacuum cleaner, historians of American art as the name of Daniel Hess who in 1860 received a patent for a mechanical device with rotating brushes equipped with bellows to create airflow. Interestingly, the device Hess had not bag- dust bag, and two water chambers for the deposition of dust. It turns out that the "wet" kind of vacuum cleaner was invented before the "dry"!

The next step was the car Whirlwind, invented by Yves Makkafi from Chicago in 1869 and assembly scheme is very similar to modern vacuum cleaner "tower" type, still popular in America. The air is set in motion by a fan with a belt drive from the handle at the top of the instrument, which had to be hand twist. Unfortunately, attempts to adapt to its inventor electric device have failed.

Success in the mechanization of the vacuum cleaner in 1901 achieved an Englishman Hubert Cecil Booth. His device "Fyrchaschy Billy" with a gasoline engine was transported through the streets by horse wagon team of four people, and a hose length of 30 m is entered into the room through the window. Bout machine is universally acknowledged after using it have been cleared pesthouse in London docks.

Murray Spangler was suffering from allergies to dust. After reading in the newspapers about the triumphant success of the car Booth, he set out to create its electric version. In 1907 he built a device unpretentious, the core of which was a broomstick, and was used as a dust collector pillowcase. But the device worked! His invention was very compact, and could be used in any building.

William Hoover immediately realized that the new device has a great future, and bought Spangler patent for its production. Hoover has converted leather factory in enterprise producing vacuum cleaners and began the first improvement model. In 1908, William Hoover founded Hoover. As a result of the work of engineers, Hoover vacuum cleaners weight was only 20 kg, which is two and a half times less than competitors' models. There was a "Tin model", which was similar to an inverted galvanized bucket attach to it the wooden handle of a mop. Attached under the handle of the dust meter (gauze bag) outside was lined with satin. Manufacturer stated: vacuum cleaner is not only perfectly removes dust from the floor and from the crevices, but also "can be used for quick-drying hair. "