Surface cleaning head
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1. A surface cleaning head comprising:
- (a) a housing having a front end, a rear end, a brush chamber, a brush drive chamber and an openable panel, the brush chamber including a front wall, a rear wall, two side walls and a top wall, and wherein the openable panel includes the top wall of the brush chamber such that the openable panel covers the brush chamber without covering the brush drive chamber;
(b) a brush system comprising a brush and a brush drive member drivingly connected to the brush, wherein the brush is moveably mounted in the brush chamber and removable from the brush chamber, and wherein the brush drive member is positioned in the brush drive chamber; and
,(c) a panel open detector operatively connected to a brush interruption member and the brush interruption member is operatively connected to the brush system wherein when the panel open detector detects that the panel is opened, the brush interruption member interacts with the brush system to prevent the brush drive member driving the brush.
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Abstract
A surface cleaning head is disclosed. The surface cleaning head includes a housing, a brush system, and a panel open detector. The brush system includes a brush and a brush drive member drivingly connected to the brush. The brush is moveably mounted in the brush chamber and removably from the brush chamber. A panel open detector is operatively connected to a brush interruption member and the brush interruption member is operatively connected to the brush system. When the panel open detector detects that a panel on the housing is opened, the brush interruption member interacts with the brush system to prevent the brush drive member driving the brush.
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1. A surface cleaning head comprising:
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(a) a housing having a front end, a rear end, a brush chamber, a brush drive chamber and an openable panel, the brush chamber including a front wall, a rear wall, two side walls and a top wall, and wherein the openable panel includes the top wall of the brush chamber such that the openable panel covers the brush chamber without covering the brush drive chamber; (b) a brush system comprising a brush and a brush drive member drivingly connected to the brush, wherein the brush is moveably mounted in the brush chamber and removable from the brush chamber, and wherein the brush drive member is positioned in the brush drive chamber; and
,(c) a panel open detector operatively connected to a brush interruption member and the brush interruption member is operatively connected to the brush system wherein when the panel open detector detects that the panel is opened, the brush interruption member interacts with the brush system to prevent the brush drive member driving the brush. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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