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A storing and recharging base for a cordless electric vacuum cleaner of the type which includes an elongated housing having an electric motor and fan and rechargeable batteries therein. The base has a flat bottom and key slots so that it can rest on a horizontal flat surface or be hung on a wall. Th

A storing and recharging base for a cordless electric vacuum cleaner of the type which includes an elongated housing having an electric motor and fan and rechargeable batteries therein. The base has a flat bottom and key slots so that it can rest on a horizontal flat surface or be hung on a wall. The base has an upper surface contoured generally complementary to the lower surface of the vacuum cleaner housing, and has a pocket at one end which receives a nose portion of the vacuum cleaner, and a spring at the other end which releasably engages in a recess in the vacuum cleaner so that the vacuum cleaner can be stored on a horizontal surface, e.g. on a counter top or shelf, or in a drawer, or can conveniently be hung on a wall. The base also has a plug which electrically engages a receptacle in the vacuum cleaner connected to the batteries. A line cord connects the plug to a charger plug which includes a transformer and a plug for insertion into an A.C. outlet so that the batteries can be continuously recharged when the vacuum cleaner is stored on the base. The base is formed with wireways in which the line cord can be wrapped to vary the length of the line cord extending from the base.

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A storing and recharging device for hand-held cordless electric vacuum cleaner comprising an elongated base adapted to rest on or against a flat surface and having an upper surface contoured to receive and support said vacuum cleaner, said base having means cooperatively engageable with said vacuum

A storing and recharging device for hand-held cordless electric vacuum cleaner comprising an elongated base adapted to rest on or against a flat surface and having an upper surface contoured to receive and support said vacuum cleaner, said base having means cooperatively engageable with said vacuum cleaner to releasably retain said vacuum cleaner thereon, said base having plug means extending outwardly of its upper surface, said plug means including a pair of generally parallel, spaced plug terminals, insulating means extending outwardly of said base upper surface and between said terminals, said insulating means extending outwardly beyond said terminals, an electric line cord connected at one end to said plug means and extending outwardly of the bottom of said base and adapted to connect to a standard A.C. outlet. A storing and recharging device for a hand-held cordless electric vacuum cleaner comprising an elongated base adapted to rest on or against a flat surface and having an upper surface contoured to receive and support said vacuum cleaner, said base having an upstanding member forming a pocket adapted to receive a portion of said vacuum cleaner, and resilient means adapted to engage another portion of said vacuum cleaner to releasably retain said vacuum cleaner thereon, said base having plug means extending outwardly of its upper surface, an electric line cord connected at one end to said plug means and extending outwardly of the bottom of said base, a plug at the other end of said cord adapted to connect said cord to a standard A.C. outlet, said base having wireway means formed in its bottom in which selected lengths of said line cord can be positioned, said wireway means including a plurality of spaced ribs forming recesses in the bottom of said base, said line cord adapted to fit in said recesses, whereby the length of the line cord extending from said base may be varied.