Dirt container for a surface cleaning apparatus and method of use
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1. A surface cleaning apparatus comprising:
- (a) a housing; and
, (b) a disposable dirt container constructed from an air impermeable material, the dirt container being removably receivable in the housing.
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Abstract
A dirt container for a surface cleaning apparatus is constructed from an air impermeable material and exterior walls of sufficient rigidity to maintain the shape of the dirt container. The dirt container may be supplied in a disassembled condition and assembled by a consumer prior to use.
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56 Claims
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1. A surface cleaning apparatus comprising:
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(a) a housing; and
,(b) a disposable dirt container constructed from an air impermeable material, the dirt container being removably receivable in the housing. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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- 23. A dirt container for a surface cleaning apparatus wherein the dirt container is configurable between an assembled configuration and a disassembled configuration, and, in the disassembled configuration, the dirt container is at least partially nestable in another dirt container.
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39. A method of operating a surface cleaning apparatus comprising:
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(a) passing a surface cleaning head over a surface and collecting particulate matter in a dirt container constructed from an air impermeable material;
(b) removing the dirt container from the surface cleaning apparatus; and
,(c) disposing of the dirt container. - View Dependent Claims (40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45)
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46. A method of preparing a surface cleaning apparatus for use in cleaning a surface comprising:
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(a) providing at least one disposable dirt container in a disassembled configuration;
(b) assembling the disposable dirt container; and
,(c) inserting the disposable dirt container in the surface cleaning apparatus. - View Dependent Claims (47, 48, 49, 50, 51)
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52. A method of preparing a surface cleaning apparatus for use in cleaning a surface comprising:
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(a) providing a plurality of dirt containers in a nested, disassembled configuration;
(b) removing a dirt container from the other dirt containers;
(c) assembling the dirt container; and
,(d) inserting the dirt container in a surface cleaning apparatus. - View Dependent Claims (53, 54, 55, 56)
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