Vacuum cleaner with twin independently driven agitators
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1. A floor cleaning apparatus, comprising:
- a nozzle assembly;
a canister assembly;
a suction generator carried on one of said nozzle assembly and said canister assembly;
a dirt collection vessel carried on one of said canister assembly and said nozzle assembly;
a first agitator having a first internal drive motor carried on said nozzle assembly; and
a second agitator having a second internal drive motor carried on said nozzle assembly.
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Abstract
A floor cleaning apparatus includes a nozzle assembly and a canister assembly. A suction generator is carried on the nozzle assembly or the canister assembly. A dirt collection vessel is also carried on the nozzle assembly or the canister assembly. Still further, a first agitator with a first internal drive motor and a second agitator with a second internal drive motor are both carried on the nozzle assembly. Additionally, a method is also provided. The method includes the steps of equipping a floor cleaning apparatus with first and second agitators and independently driving those agitators.
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1. A floor cleaning apparatus, comprising:
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a nozzle assembly;
a canister assembly;
a suction generator carried on one of said nozzle assembly and said canister assembly;
a dirt collection vessel carried on one of said canister assembly and said nozzle assembly;
a first agitator having a first internal drive motor carried on said nozzle assembly; and
a second agitator having a second internal drive motor carried on said nozzle assembly. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A floor cleaning apparatus, comprising:
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a nozzle assembly;
a canister assembly;
a suction generator carried on one of said nozzle assembly and said canister assembly;
a dirt collection vessel carried on one of said canister assembly and said nozzle assembly;
a first agitator carried on said nozzle assembly;
a first agitator drive motor connected to said first agitator;
a second agitator carried on said nozzle assembly; and
a second agitator drive motor connected to said second agitator.
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8. A method of providing an improved floor cleaning apparatus, comprising:
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equipping said floor cleaning apparatus with a first agitator and a second agitator; and
independently driving said first and second agitators. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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