Surface cleaning apparatus
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1. A hand carryable surface cleaning apparatus comprising:
- (a) a dirt air inlet and a cleaned air outlet and a fluid flow path extending therebetween;
(b) a first air treatment member;
(c) a suction motor wherein the first air treatment member and the suction motor are part of the fluid flow path,(d) an air flow passage is provided from the first air treatment member to the suction motor, the air flow passage comprising a transverse portion and first and second opposed walls that extend in the direction of air flow through the passage; and
,(e) an openable door comprising the first opposed wall is provided on an end of the hand carryable surface cleaning apparatus, whereby, when the door is opened, the first opposed wall is moved away from the second opposed wall such that the transverse portion of the airflow passage is opened.
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Abstract
A hand vacuum cleaner is provided with an openable door that opens an air flow passage that extends rearwardly from an air treatment member to a suction motor.
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1. A hand carryable surface cleaning apparatus comprising:
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(a) a dirt air inlet and a cleaned air outlet and a fluid flow path extending therebetween; (b) a first air treatment member; (c) a suction motor wherein the first air treatment member and the suction motor are part of the fluid flow path, (d) an air flow passage is provided from the first air treatment member to the suction motor, the air flow passage comprising a transverse portion and first and second opposed walls that extend in the direction of air flow through the passage; and
,(e) an openable door comprising the first opposed wall is provided on an end of the hand carryable surface cleaning apparatus, whereby, when the door is opened, the first opposed wall is moved away from the second opposed wall such that the transverse portion of the airflow passage is opened. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A hand carryable surface cleaning apparatus comprising:
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(a) a dirt air inlet and a cleaned air outlet and a fluid flow path extending therebetween; (b) a first air treatment member; (c) a suction motor wherein the first air treatment member and the suction motor are part of the fluid flow path, (d) an air flow passage is provided from the first air treatment member to the suction motor, the air flow passage having first and second opposed walls that extend in the direction of air flow through the passage; and
,(e) a door closes an end of the hand carryable surface cleaning apparatus, whereby, when the door is opened, the first opposed wall is moved and the second opposed wall remains in position such that the airflow passage is opened. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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