SURFACE CLEANING HEAD

• US 20100229337A1
• Filed: 03/10/2010
• Published: 09/16/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 03/13/2009
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Omachron Intellectual Property Inc.
• Original Assignee: GBD Corporation (G.B.D.)
• Inventors: Conrad, Wayne Ernest
• Granted Patent: US 9,161,666 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 15/415.100
• CPC Class Codes: A47L 5/28 Suction cleaners with handles and nozzles fixed on the casings, e.g. wheeled suction cleaners with steering handle A47L5/24 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A47L 9/02 Nozzles suction nozzles for fluid transport B65G51/00
• CPC Class Codes: A47L 9/242 Hose or pipe couplings

Abstract

A surface cleaning head comprises an upper section and a lower section. A front portion of the upper section extends forwardly of the lower section. At least a section of the front portion is transparent.

Claims

1. A surface cleaning head comprising:

(a) a front end and a rear end;

(b) an air flow passage extending from a dirty air inlet to an air outlet; and

,

(c) an upper section and a lower section, a front portion of the upper section extends forwardly of the lower section

wherein at least a section of the front portion is transparent.

2. The surface cleaning head of claim 1 wherein the front portion is transparent.

3. The surface cleaning head of claim 1 wherein the upper portion is transparent.

4. The surface cleaning head of claim 1 wherein the surface cleaning head has an outer surface and an outer surface of the upper section and an outer surface of the lower section comprise essentially all of the outer surface of the surface cleaning head.

5. The surface cleaning head of claim 1 the surface cleaning head has a clam shell construction wherein the upper section and the lower section comprise the clam shell.

6. The surface cleaning head of claim 1 wherein the dirty air inlet is at the front end and at least a portion of the airflow passage extends under the section of the front portion that is transparent.

7. The surface cleaning head of claim 6 wherein the portion of the airflow passage comprises an open lower sided airflow chamber.

8. The surface cleaning head of claim 1 wherein the airflow passage comprises at least a section that has an open lower side.

9. The surface cleaning head of claim 1 wherein the airflow passage includes an enclosed passage and an enclosed passage inlet and the surface cleaning head further comprises front wheels wherein the front wheels are positioned rearward of the enclosed passage inlet.

10. The surface cleaning head of claim 1 further comprising front wheels wherein the front wheels are positioned under the lower section.

11. The surface cleaning head of claim 1 wherein the lower section is opaque.

12. The surface cleaning head of claim 1 wherein the upper section has an upward facing portion and the upper section further comprises reinforcing ribs provided on the upward facing portion.

13. The surface cleaning head claim 12 wherein the upper section comprises a rear portion, a transition portion and the front portion, the rear portion has a higher height then the front portion and the transition portion extends downwardly to the front portion.

14. The surface cleaning head of claim 12 wherein the front portion comprises a single layer of plastic.

15. The surface cleaning head of claim 11 wherein the front portion has a thickness less than 0.1 inch.