Cleaning appliance
First Claim
1. A canister cleaning appliance comprising a separating apparatus for separating dirt from a dirt-bearing fluid flow, a chassis for supporting the separating apparatus, and a substantially spherical floor engaging rolling assembly comprising a fluid inlet for receiving a fluid flow from the separating apparatus and a device for acting on the fluid flow received through the inlet, wherein the separating apparatus is adjacent to the chassis and wherein the substantially spherical floor engaging rolling assembly comprises an outermost boundary, the substantially spherical floor engaging rolling assembly being proximal to the outermost boundary, and the chassis and the separating apparatus being distal to the outermost boundary relative to the substantially spherical floor engaging rolling assembly.
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Abstract
A cleaning appliance of the canister type includes separating apparatus for separating dirt from a dirt-bearing fluid flow, a chassis for supporting the separating apparatus, and a substantially spherical rolling assembly comprising a fluid inlet for receiving a fluid flow from the separating apparatus and a device for acting on the fluid flow received through the inlet.
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- 1. A canister cleaning appliance comprising a separating apparatus for separating dirt from a dirt-bearing fluid flow, a chassis for supporting the separating apparatus, and a substantially spherical floor engaging rolling assembly comprising a fluid inlet for receiving a fluid flow from the separating apparatus and a device for acting on the fluid flow received through the inlet, wherein the separating apparatus is adjacent to the chassis and wherein the substantially spherical floor engaging rolling assembly comprises an outermost boundary, the substantially spherical floor engaging rolling assembly being proximal to the outermost boundary, and the chassis and the separating apparatus being distal to the outermost boundary relative to the substantially spherical floor engaging rolling assembly.
- 20. A canister cleaning appliance comprising a separating apparatus for separating dirt from a dirt-bearing fluid flow, a chassis for supporting the separating apparatus, and a main body comprising a fluid inlet for receiving a fluid flow from the separating apparatus, a device for acting on the fluid flow received through the inlet, and a plurality of rolling elements rotatable relative to the main body and which define with the main body a substantially spherical floor engaging rolling assembly, wherein the separating apparatus is adjacent to the chassis and wherein the substantially spherical floor engaging rolling assembly comprises an outermost boundary, the substantially spherical floor engaging rolling assembly being proximal to the outermost boundary, and the chassis and the separating apparatus being distal to the outermost boundary relative to the substantially spherical floor engaging rolling assembly.
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