Collecting chamber for a cleaning appliance
First Claim
1. A cleaning appliance comprising:
- a main body, anda collecting chamber releasably held on the main body, the collecting chamber comprising,a closure member which is movable between a closed position and an open position in which the collecting chamber can be emptied, andan actuating member comprising a user operable button,wherein the user operable button is depressible toward a bottom of the collecting chamber to release the collecting chamber from the main body when the collecting chamber is held on the main body, andwherein the user operable button is depressible toward a bottom of the collecting chamber to release the closure member from the closed position when the collecting chamber is not held on the main body.
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Abstract
A cleaning appliance includes a main body and a collecting chamber releasably held on the main body. The collecting chamber includes a closure member which is movable between a closed position and an open position in which the collecting chamber can be emptied and an actuating member adapted and arranged to release the collecting chamber from the main body and, when the collecting chamber is released from the main body, to release the closure member from the closed position. By providing such an arrangement, a single actuating member can be used to release the collecting chamber from the main body of the cleaning appliance and also to open the closure member to empty the collecting chamber. A single actuating member is less complex, requires less space and is more intuitive for a user to operate.
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13 Claims
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1. A cleaning appliance comprising:
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a main body, and a collecting chamber releasably held on the main body, the collecting chamber comprising, a closure member which is movable between a closed position and an open position in which the collecting chamber can be emptied, and an actuating member comprising a user operable button, wherein the user operable button is depressible toward a bottom of the collecting chamber to release the collecting chamber from the main body when the collecting chamber is held on the main body, and wherein the user operable button is depressible toward a bottom of the collecting chamber to release the closure member from the closed position when the collecting chamber is not held on the main body. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A cleaning appliance comprising:
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a main body, and a collecting chamber releasably held on the main body, the collecting chamber comprising, a closure member which is movable between a closed position and an open position in which the collecting chamber can be emptied, and a depressible member, wherein the depressible member is depressible in a fixed direction to release the collecting chamber from the main body when the collecting chamber is held on the main body, and wherein the depressible member is depressible in the same fixed direction to release the closure member from the closed position when the collecting chamber is not held on the main body.
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13. A cleaning appliance comprising:
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a main body comprising a displacement projection, and a collecting chamber releasably held on the main body, the collecting chamber comprising, a closure member which is movable between a closed position and an open position in which the collecting chamber can be emptied, an actuating member which is depressible both to release the collecting chamber from the main body and, when the collecting chamber is released from the main body, to release the closure member from the closed position, and a connecting device, comprising a first part, a second part, and a displaceable member located between the first part and the second part, wherein a first distal end of the first part of the connecting device is proximate to the actuating member and a second distal end of the first part of the connecting device is proximate to the displaceable member, and a first distal end of the second part of the connecting device is proximate to the displaceable member and a second distal end of the second part of the connecting device is proximate the closure member, wherein when the collecting chamber is not held on the main body, the displaceable member is configured to transmit a downward force applied to the first part of the connecting device by the actuating member to the second part of the connecting device, which then applies the force to release the closure member, and wherein when the collecting chamber is held on the main body, the displacement projection contacts and displaces the displaceable member to prevent the downward force from being transmitted from the first part of the connecting device to the second part of the connecting device, and to thereby prevent the closure member from being released when the actuating member is depressed.
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