of a rotating brush to help loosen debris from the carpet or upholstery fabric being cleaned.

Of course we've nearly all heard of Hoover, but did you know that Hoover got its idea for the modern vacuum cleaner from Mr. James Murray Spangler? Yes indeed. In 1908 Mr. Spangler sold his vacuum design to the then named "Hoover Harness and Leather Goods Factory" which belonged to his cousin.

Hoover is still popular today as representing one of the largest and most popular manufacturers and brands of vacuum cleaners today. Nearly all the vacuum companies sell a variety of vacuums in the following classes: upright, canister, wet vacs and wet / dry vacs, backpack vacuums, handheld and robotic vacuums such as the Roomba.

In the United States the Hoover brand is still one of the most popular kinds of vacuum cleaners, but this doesn't compare with England, where the term 'hoover' is also used as a verb, meaning to vacuum the floor. As in "She hoovered the living room floor first."

One of the things that popularized the Hoover lie of vacuums in their early days is the offer for anyone to test a Hoover vacuum for ten days, free, in their home. Quickly, regional and local Hoover service stations and sales offices began to spring up all around the world.

One of the most commonly used and major innovations brought about by Hoover is the use of a beater bar. Invented by Hoover, a beater bar holds a rotating rush that beats against the carpet fibers and matting to loosen dust and debris to then be sucked up and removed by the vacuum of air.