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Surface cleaning apparatus

  • US 8,499,398 B2
  • Filed: 03/07/2011
  • Issued: 08/06/2013
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/18/2005
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A surface cleaning apparatus, comprising:

  • a body including a forward compartment;

    a rotatable brush located in the forward compartment;

    a motor configured to drive the rotatable brush;

    a rearwardly inclined wall behind the rotatable brush, the rearwardly inclined wall being configured such that debris is propelled up the wall due to rotation of the rotatable brush;

    a removable compartment behind the rotatable brush, the compartment comprising a dust cup and a dust removal door, the removable compartment being removably secured within the body by a securing structure;

    a handle coupled to the body;

    a first trigger device operably connected to the securing structure and configured to release the removable compartment to allow removal of the compartment from the body; and

    a second trigger device configured to open the dust removal door, wherein the handle is coupled to the removable compartment and is configured to be used to steer the apparatus.

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