Openable side compartments for a surface cleaning apparatus
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1. A surface cleaning apparatus comprising:
- (a) an air flow path extending from a dirty air inlet to a clean air outlet and including an air treatment member and a suction motor;
(b) a main body comprising a front end and a rear end;
(c) a plurality of wheels; and
,(d) a pre-motor filter compartment positioned inwards of one of the wheels and housing a pre-motor filter, the pre-motor filter having an upstream side and a downstream side, the pre-motor filter compartment is sealed by a closure member and has an openable portion, wherein the one of the wheels has an axis of rotation, wherein the one of the wheels is moveable between a closed configuration in which the one of the wheels overlies and is axially spaced from the pre-motor filter and is operable to rollingly support the main body and an open configuration in which the one of the wheels is moved to a position in which the closure member becomes accessible and, when the one of the wheels is in the open position the pre-motor filter compartment is sealed by the closure member.
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Abstract
A surface cleaning apparatus comprises an air flow path extending from a dirty air inlet to a clean air outlet and including an air treatment member and a suction motor. The surface cleaning apparatus comprises a main body comprising a front end and a rear end, and a plurality of wheels. A compartment may be positioned inwards of one of the wheels. The compartment may be accessible when the one of the wheels is moved to an open position.
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1. A surface cleaning apparatus comprising:
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(a) an air flow path extending from a dirty air inlet to a clean air outlet and including an air treatment member and a suction motor; (b) a main body comprising a front end and a rear end; (c) a plurality of wheels; and
,(d) a pre-motor filter compartment positioned inwards of one of the wheels and housing a pre-motor filter, the pre-motor filter having an upstream side and a downstream side, the pre-motor filter compartment is sealed by a closure member and has an openable portion, wherein the one of the wheels has an axis of rotation, wherein the one of the wheels is moveable between a closed configuration in which the one of the wheels overlies and is axially spaced from the pre-motor filter and is operable to rollingly support the main body and an open configuration in which the one of the wheels is moved to a position in which the closure member becomes accessible and, when the one of the wheels is in the open position the pre-motor filter compartment is sealed by the closure member. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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