Vacuum cleaner
device · 1901 · Electric age
Cleaning by sucking up dust (Booth; the electric one — Spangler).
Inventor: Hubert Cecil Booth.
What it is made of
- Electric motor — has part. A motor.
- Impeller — has part. An impeller creates the suction.
Principles and materials it uses
- Pressure — uses. The pressure difference sucks in the dust.
- Steel — is made of. The hull is steel.
- Cotton — is made of. The dust bag is a cloth bag.
History: what it evolved from and what it influenced
- Robot vacuum — evolved into. An autonomous vacuum cleaner.
- Carpet sweeper — evolved from. The mechanization of cleaning.
What it is a kind of
- Household appliance — is a kind of. A household appliance.