SURFACE CLEANING APPARATUS WITH SHOULDER STRAP REEL

• US 20080178416A1
• Filed: 12/10/2007
• Published: 07/31/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 12/12/2006
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: GBD Corporation (G.B.D.)
• Original Assignee: GBD Corporation (G.B.D.)
• Inventors: Conrad, Wayne Ernest
• Application Number:
  US11/953,327
• Publication Number:
  US 20080178416A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 15/327.5
• CPC Class Codes: A47L 5/225 Convertible suction cleaners, i.e. convertible between different types thereof, e.g. from upright suction cleaners to sledge-type suction cleaners
• CPC Class Codes: A47L 5/32 with means for connecting a hose hose couplings for suction cleaners A47L9/24
• CPC Class Codes: A47L 9/009 Carrying-vehicles; Arrangements of trollies or wheels; Means for avoiding mechanical obstacles

Abstract

A surface cleaning apparatus has a unit that is self contained and has a shoulder strap reel containing a shoulder strap that is manually or automatically deployable or withdrawable.

Claims

1. A vacuum cleaner comprising:

(a) a fluid flow path extending from a dirty fluid inlet to a clean air outlet of the vacuum cleaner and including a suction motor;

(b) a suction and filtration unit comprising the suction motor and at least one cyclone, the a cyclone comprising a cyclone inlet, a separated material outlet and a separated material collection chamber in flow communication with the separated material collection chamber; and

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(c) a shoulder strap reel mounted to the suction and filtration unit.

2. The vacuum cleaner of claim 1 wherein the shoulder strap reel is lockable in a plurality of positions.

3. The vacuum cleaner of claim 1 wherein the shoulder strap reel is self-winding.

4. The vacuum cleaner of claim 1 wherein the shoulder strap reel is manually windable on the reel by a user.

5. The vacuum cleaner of claim 1 wherein the shoulder strap reel is mounted to an upper portion of the vacuum cleaner.

6. The vacuum cleaner of claim 1 wherein the suction and filtration unit has a carry handle provided thereon.

7. The vacuum cleaner of claim 1 wherein the shoulder strap reel is mounted to an upper portion of the vacuum cleaner and a carry handle is mounted on the shoulder strap reel.

8. The vacuum cleaner of claim 1 wherein the vacuum cleaner has an openable lid and the shoulder strap reel is provided on the openable lid.

9. The vacuum cleaner of claim 1 wherein the vacuum cleaner is an upright vacuum cleaner having an upper casing pivotally mounted to a surface cleaning head and the suction and filtration unit comprises at least part of the upper casing and is removably mounted to the upper casing.

10. The vacuum cleaner of claim 9 wherein the suction and filtration unit is the upper casing and is removably mounted to the vacuum cleaner.

11. The vacuum cleaner of claim 9 wherein the vacuum cleaner further comprises an above floor cleaning wand that is removable with the suction and filtration unit.

12. A surface cleaning apparatus comprising:

(a) a fluid flow path extending from a dirty fluid inlet to a clean air outlet of the surface cleaning apparatus and including a suction motor;

(b) a suction and filtration unit comprising at least one fluid treating member and the suction motor; and

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(c) a shoulder strap reel mounted to the suction and filtration unit.

13. The surface cleaning apparatus of claim 12 wherein the shoulder strap reel is lockable in a plurality of positions.

14. The surface cleaning apparatus of claim 12 wherein the shoulder strap reel is self-winding.

15. The surface cleaning apparatus of claim 12 wherein the shoulder strap reel is manually windable on the reel by a user.

16. The surface cleaning apparatus of claim 12 wherein the shoulder strap reel is mounted to an upper portion of the surface cleaning apparatus.

17. The surface cleaning apparatus of claim 12 wherein the suction and filtration unit has a carry handle provided thereon.

18. The surface cleaning apparatus of claim 12 wherein the shoulder strap reel is mounted to an upper portion of the surface cleaning apparatus and a carry handle is mounted on the shoulder strap reel.

19. The surface cleaning apparatus of claim 12 wherein the surface cleaning apparatus has an openable lid and the shoulder strap reel is provided on the openable lid.

20. The surface cleaning apparatus of claim 12 wherein the surface cleaning apparatus is an upright surface cleaning apparatus having an upper casing pivotally mounted to a surface cleaning head and the suction and filtration unit comprises at least part of the upper casing and is removably mounted to the upper casing.

21. The surface cleaning apparatus of claim 20 wherein the suction and filtration unit is the upper casing and is removably mounted to the surface cleaning apparatus.

22. The surface cleaning apparatus of claim 20 wherein the surface cleaning apparatus further comprises an above floor cleaning wand that is removable with the suction and filtration unit.