Surface cleaning apparatus
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1. A surface cleaning apparatus comprising:
- (a) a hand vacuum cleaner comprising;
(i) a main body comprising a bottom, a handle, the main body housing a suction motor and fan assembly, the suction motor and fan assembly having a suction motor axis of rotation, the handle having a hand grip portion that extends upwardly and forwardly when the hand vacuum cleaner is positioned with the bottom on a horizontal surface; and
,(ii) a cyclone unit provided on a front end of the main body, the cyclone unit comprising a cyclone chamber having a cyclone axis of rotation, a front end and a rear end wherein air enters the cyclone chamber at the front end of the cyclone chamber and air exits the cyclone chamber at the rear end of the cyclone chamber;
(b) a surface cleaning head having a front end, a rear end, a dirt air inlet and a cleaning head air outlet; and
,(c) a rigid air flow conduit extending between the cleaning head air outlet and a hand vacuum cleaner air inlet, the rigid air flow conduit having a longitudinally extending conduit axis which is parallel to the cyclone axis of rotation, the rigid air flow conduit is removably mounted to the surface cleaning head,wherein the hand vacuum cleaner is removably mounted to a downstream end of the rigid air flow conduit and when the hand vacuum cleaner is mounted to the downstream end of the rigid air flow conduit, the handle is a driving handle for the surface cleaning apparatus.
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A surface cleaning apparatus comprises a surface cleaning head, a rigid air flow conduit moveably mounted to the surface cleaning head and moveable to a reclined in use position and a hand vacuum cleaner removably mounted to an upstream end of the rigid air flow conduit. The hand vacuum cleaner has a handle and a cyclone having a cyclone axis of rotation which is parallel to the longitudinal axis of the rigid air flow conduit when the hand vacuum cleaner is mounted to the upstream end of the rigid air flow conduit. When the hand vacuum cleaner is mounted to the upstream end of the rigid air flow conduit, the handle is a driving handle for the surface cleaning apparatus.
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1. A surface cleaning apparatus comprising:
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(a) a hand vacuum cleaner comprising; (i) a main body comprising a bottom, a handle, the main body housing a suction motor and fan assembly, the suction motor and fan assembly having a suction motor axis of rotation, the handle having a hand grip portion that extends upwardly and forwardly when the hand vacuum cleaner is positioned with the bottom on a horizontal surface; and
,(ii) a cyclone unit provided on a front end of the main body, the cyclone unit comprising a cyclone chamber having a cyclone axis of rotation, a front end and a rear end wherein air enters the cyclone chamber at the front end of the cyclone chamber and air exits the cyclone chamber at the rear end of the cyclone chamber; (b) a surface cleaning head having a front end, a rear end, a dirt air inlet and a cleaning head air outlet; and
,(c) a rigid air flow conduit extending between the cleaning head air outlet and a hand vacuum cleaner air inlet, the rigid air flow conduit having a longitudinally extending conduit axis which is parallel to the cyclone axis of rotation, the rigid air flow conduit is removably mounted to the surface cleaning head, wherein the hand vacuum cleaner is removably mounted to a downstream end of the rigid air flow conduit and when the hand vacuum cleaner is mounted to the downstream end of the rigid air flow conduit, the handle is a driving handle for the surface cleaning apparatus. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A surface cleaning apparatus comprising:
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(a) hand vacuum cleaner comprising; (i) a main body comprising a bottom, a handle, the main body housing a suction motor and fan assembly, the suction motor and fan assembly having a suction motor axis of rotation, the handle having a hand grip portion that extends upwardly and forwardly when the hand vacuum cleaner is positioned with the bottom on a horizontal surface; and
,(i) an air treatment member provided on a front end of the main body, the air treatment member having a front end and a rear end, the front end having an air treatment member air inlet and the rear end having an air treatment member air outlet whereby air exits the air treatment member in a rearward direction; (b) a surface cleaning head having a front end, a rear end, a dirt air inlet and a cleaning head air outlet; and
,(c) a rigid air flow conduit extending between the cleaning head air outlet and a hand vacuum cleaner air inlet, the rigid air flow conduit having a longitudinally extending conduit axis which is parallel to the rearward direction and when the hand vacuum cleaner is mounted to a downstream end of the rigid air flow conduit, the handle is a driving handle for the surface cleaning apparatus, the rigid air flow conduit is removably mounted to the surface cleaning head. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. A surface cleaning apparatus comprising:
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(a) a hand vacuum cleaner comprising; (i) a main body comprising a handle, the main body housing a suction motor and fan assembly, the suction motor and fan assembly having a suction motor axis of rotation, wherein the handle has a handle axis that intersects the suction motor axis of rotation; and
,(ii) a cyclone unit provided on a front end of the main body, the cyclone unit comprising a cyclone chamber having a cyclone axis of rotation, a front end and a rear end wherein air enters the cyclone chamber at the front end of the cyclone chamber and air exits the cyclone chamber at the rear end of the cyclone chamber; (b) a surface cleaning head having a front end, a rear end, a dirt air inlet and a cleaning head air outlet; and
,(c) a rigid air flow conduit extending between the cleaning head air outlet and a hand vacuum cleaner air inlet, the rigid air flow conduit having a longitudinally extending conduit axis which is parallel to the cyclone axis of rotation, the rigid air flow conduit is removably mounted to the surface cleaning head, wherein the hand vacuum cleaner is removably mounted to a downstream end of the rigid air flow conduit and when the hand vacuum cleaner is mounted to the downstream end of the rigid air flow conduit, the handle is a driving handle for the surface cleaning apparatus. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27)
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