Surface cleaning apparatus
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1. A surface cleaning apparatus comprising:
- a) a surface cleaning head having a dirty air inlet;
b) an air flow path extending from the dirty air inlet to a clean air outlet;
c) an upright section having a first end movably mounted to the surface cleaning head and an opposed second end, the upright section moveable between a storage position and a floor cleaning position;
d) an upstream dirty-air suction motor in the air flow path downstream from the dirty air inlet;
e) a portable vacuum cleaner unit detachably mounted to the upright section, the portable vacuum cleaner unit comprising an air treatment member in the air flow path and a portable unit suction motor in the air flow path downstream from the upstream dirty-air suction motor; and
,wherein the surface cleaning apparatus is operable in an upright mode in which the portable vacuum cleaner unit is mounted to the upright section and the upstream dirty-air suction motor and the portable unit suction motor are concurrently operated such that air travels sequentially through the dirty air inlet, the upstream dirty-air suction motor, and then the portable unit suction motor, andwherein the portable vacuum cleaner unit is operable in a portable mode wherein the portable vacuum cleaner unit is detached from the upright section.
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Abstract
A surface cleaning apparatus comprises a surface cleaning head, an upright section moveably mounted to the surface cleaning head between a plurality of reclined floor cleaning positions and an upright storage position and a portable vacuum cleaner unit detachably mounted to the upright section. The portable vacuum cleaner unit has a suction motor and the remainder of the surface cleaning apparatus from which the portable vacuum cleaner unit is detached also has a suction motor.
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1. A surface cleaning apparatus comprising:
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a) a surface cleaning head having a dirty air inlet; b) an air flow path extending from the dirty air inlet to a clean air outlet; c) an upright section having a first end movably mounted to the surface cleaning head and an opposed second end, the upright section moveable between a storage position and a floor cleaning position; d) an upstream dirty-air suction motor in the air flow path downstream from the dirty air inlet; e) a portable vacuum cleaner unit detachably mounted to the upright section, the portable vacuum cleaner unit comprising an air treatment member in the air flow path and a portable unit suction motor in the air flow path downstream from the upstream dirty-air suction motor; and
,wherein the surface cleaning apparatus is operable in an upright mode in which the portable vacuum cleaner unit is mounted to the upright section and the upstream dirty-air suction motor and the portable unit suction motor are concurrently operated such that air travels sequentially through the dirty air inlet, the upstream dirty-air suction motor, and then the portable unit suction motor, and wherein the portable vacuum cleaner unit is operable in a portable mode wherein the portable vacuum cleaner unit is detached from the upright section. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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