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Cleaning appliance

  • US 8,474,091 B2
  • Filed: 03/24/2010
  • Issued: 07/02/2013
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/31/2009
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A cleaning appliance of the canister type comprising:

  • a main body having an exterior surface defining a portion of a sphere, a fluid inlet for receiving a fluid flow, and a device for acting on the fluid flow received through the inlet;

    a pair of dome-shaped rolling elements having substantially spherical curvature, the rolling elements being rotatable relative to the main body on opposite sides thereof and which define along with the main body a substantially spherical assembly;

    and a plurality of floor engaging support members for supporting the substantially spherical assembly as it is manoeuvred over a floor surface.

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