DOMESTIC APPLIANCE
First Claim
1. An appliance comprising a chassis, a component carried by the chassis, a catch operable to releasably hold the component to the chassis, and a resilient member,wherein the component, the chassis, the catch and the resilient member are configured in combination such that there is relative movement, against a force exerted by the resilient member, between the component and the chassis when the appliance is lifted, so that the catch occupies a position that inhibits its release.
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Abstract
A domestic appliance, such as a cyclonic vacuum cleaner, includes a component such as a separating apparatus, carried by a chassis. A catch is operable to release the component from the chassis. The component and the chassis can move with respect to each other. When the appliance is lifted there is relative movement, against the force of a resilient member, between the component and the chassis, so that the catch occupies a position that inhibits its release. Previous catches that inhibited from release when the appliance is lifted had a drawback in that slight relative movement between the component and the chassis when the appliance was resting on a surface tended to put the catch into the unreleasable position. The resilient member provides resistance to the catch moving into the locked position, thereby ensuring that the catch is inhibited from release only when the appliance is lifted from a surface.
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19 Claims
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1. An appliance comprising a chassis, a component carried by the chassis, a catch operable to releasably hold the component to the chassis, and a resilient member,
wherein the component, the chassis, the catch and the resilient member are configured in combination such that there is relative movement, against a force exerted by the resilient member, between the component and the chassis when the appliance is lifted, so that the catch occupies a position that inhibits its release.
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