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Hoover Company History One of the most recent innovations offered by Hoover is the self-propelled vacuum cleaner. The design of these models includes a transmission that allows the machine to move forward and backwards without much effort from the operator. While these models are much easier to operate, they are typically quite heavy, so you may want to explore non-self-propelled models if you will frequently be carrying the vacuum cleaner up and down stairs. Ready to explore the variety of models available from Hoover? GoVacuum.com offers free shipping and no sales tax (outside Virginia) on more than 20 products from Hoover. Select the vacuum cleaner that best meets your needs and order today! Necessity and ingenuity have long been driving forces behind the world's great inventions, and the Hoover vacuum cleaner is no exception. The story begins in 1907. Murray Spangler, an inventor who worked nights as a janitor, was cleaning rugs in a Canton, Ohio, department store. But all the dust raised from his broom aggravated his asthma, and he called upon his inventor's creativity to find a solution to the problem. Spangler gathered a tin soap box, a fan, a sateen pillow case and a broom handle, then assembled an odd-looking, cumbersome contraption that managed to pull the dust away from the air he breathed. He quickly realized that this "suction sweeper," as he called it, had enormous sales potential, and he began seeking financial backing. Spangler's family friend, Susan Hoover, agreed to try the machine in her home. Before long, she was singing its praises to her husband, W.H. "Boss" Hoover, owner of a leather goods manufacturing shop. Hoover bought the patent from Spangler in 1908, retained him as a partner, and soon had six employees assembling six units a day in a corner of the leather goods shop. To educate the public about the product, Hoover placed a small ad in the Saturday Evening Post offering 10 days' free use of a Hoover suction sweeper to anyone who wrote and requested it. But instead of sending the cleaner directly to the potential customer, he chose a reputable store in each city from which requests arrived and sent the product to that store. He sent a letter requesting that the store manager deliver the machine and keep the commission from any resulting sale, then offered the store the opportunity to become a dealer for the Company. This laid the groundwork for a national dealer network which continues today as the main channel of distribution for Hoover products. Vacuums Unlimited (govacuum) is proud to have been a part of this network for over 30 years. Meanwhile, engineers were designing new and improved methods of cleaning carpet in keeping with the mission of the Hoover engineering and design development program. One of their most noteworthy innovations was the beater bar, introduced in 1926, which was the basis for one of the most memorable advertising slogans in history: "It beats as it sweeps as it cleans." Here's how it works: As a metal bar gently taps the carpet to loosen deeply embedded dirt, a bristle brush rapidly sweeps the carpet aided by strong suction. The beater bar, further refined to become the Quadraflex agitator for double the brushing action, is utilized in most Hoover vacuum cleaners today. And countless other "firsts" have been developed by Hoover engineers over the years to give consumers their most-wanted convenience features. These include the disposable paper bag, the vacuum cleaner headlight, the self-propelled feature and the side-mounted attached hose feature, for which Hoover received a patent in 1936 - long before consumers showed an interest in it. This dedication to innovation has kept Hoover America's No. 1 name in vacuum cleaners and the leading manufacturer of floor care appliances. You are here:
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