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What is the Weirdest Vacuums You've Seen?
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just needed a primary drive belt and a new bag. Still runs like new and in spite of the weird design it cleans exceptionally well!
The weirdest machine that I can think of is probably this twin fan Graybar, which has a fan on either side of the motor and the motor being in the middle of the air path.
The Air-Way DirtMaster is also a pretty unusual machine, being one of only two vacuums I know of to use a belt-driven fan and the only vacuum with dual belt-driven fans, not to mention the fact that the fan case is also the handle pivot. However, I am a bit desensitized to its weirdness since I own one.
This prototype Kirby with the Sani-Emptor built into the body of the machine itself is also pretty strange. I believe the whole bottom half hinges down when the latch on the back is opened.
In terms of stuff that never got made, it's hard to be more deranged than this design that has two nozzles, one on the front and one on the back, both powered by a single motor in the middle. I don't really understand what kind of advantage this would provide. I guess it's meant to clean twice as much in one stroke, but seems too bulky to really work well.
The other patent design that rivals it is this Air-Way with two suction motors in tandem.
I recall seeing some sort of early vacuum that I believe has two large fans on either side of the motor, but I can't remember what it is called off the top of my head.
The Air-Way DirtMaster is also a pretty unusual machine, being one of only two vacuums I know of to use a belt-driven fan and the only vacuum with dual belt-driven fans, not to mention the fact that the fan case is also the handle pivot. However, I am a bit desensitized to its weirdness since I own one.
This prototype Kirby with the Sani-Emptor built into the body of the machine itself is also pretty strange. I believe the whole bottom half hinges down when the latch on the back is opened.
In terms of stuff that never got made, it's hard to be more deranged than this design that has two nozzles, one on the front and one on the back, both powered by a single motor in the middle. I don't really understand what kind of advantage this would provide. I guess it's meant to clean twice as much in one stroke, but seems too bulky to really work well.
The other patent design that rivals it is this Air-Way with two suction motors in tandem.
I recall seeing some sort of early vacuum that I believe has two large fans on either side of the motor, but I can't remember what it is called off the top of my head.
This is the weirdest vacuum I've seen. The motor rotates with the cord reel. I guess that allows the motor to be hard wired to the cord instead of using rotating contacts. The top mounted hose spout doubles as a carry handle. Just weird.
It's a Lewyt, they need to play it safe. They do not need any more electrical grounding issues. The last one didn't work out so well!
I have a weird version of this thing that does not have a cord winder or tool storage. The wheels on this one are broken off, though.
Westinghouse roll-a-round can on wheels until I saw a Vorwwerk.
Kirby with integrated emtor- where did you find these images?!
I built the twin fan Airway once. There was a small power increase, but the extra motor made it very uncomfortable to use as the center of gravity shifted. It would also tip backward off the landing gear.
Big twin fan- Menominee vacuum built off a bank teller fan. I have the image to this somewhere in my archive.
I built the twin fan Airway once. There was a small power increase, but the extra motor made it very uncomfortable to use as the center of gravity shifted. It would also tip backward off the landing gear.
Big twin fan- Menominee vacuum built off a bank teller fan. I have the image to this somewhere in my archive.
I have a full page ad for the twin fan Graybar in a box somewhere.
It's scary how much that looks like a Bison
Imagine trying to empty the thing.
I saw that prototype in a Facebook group.The poster claimed that they were planning to purchase it in a few months, but never followed up.
I managed to find some pictures of the Menominee ad and patent on the Internet Archive. It seems to share some features with the other deranged dual fan patent I posted (the dual bag and fans on either side of the motor).
