Surface cleaning apparatus
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1. A hand vacuum cleaner comprising:
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b) a first cyclonic cleaning stage having first and second spaced apart ends and comprising a cyclone chamber, the cyclone chamber having first and second spaced apart ends, a dirty fluid inlet located at a front end of the hand vacuum cleaner and a clean fluid outlet;
c) a handle comprising a handle portion that extends upwardly when the hand vacuum cleaner is positioned on a horizontal surface wherein the handle portion is positioned rearward of the first cyclonic cleaning stage whereby a portion of the cyclone chamber is positioned between the dirty fluid inlet and the handle portion; and
,d) a wand mounted to the dirty fluid inlet, the wand having a distal inlet that is mounted on a surface cleaning head,wherein the dirty fluid inlet defines a passage extending along a passage axis, wherein the passage axis intersects the handle.
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Abstract
A hand vacuum cleaner is provided with a wand mounted to the dirty fluid inlet of the hand vacuum cleaner and the wand has a distal inlet that is mounted on a surface cleaning head. The hand vacuum cleaner has a cyclonic cleaning stage and a handle wherein the handle has a handle portion that extends upwardly when the hand vacuum cleaner is positioned on a horizontal surface. The handle portion is positioned rearward of the first cyclonic cleaning stage whereby a portion of the cyclone chamber is positioned between the dirty fluid inlet and the handle portion.
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24 Claims
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1. A hand vacuum cleaner comprising:
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a) a main body comprising a fluid flow motor; b) a first cyclonic cleaning stage having first and second spaced apart ends and comprising a cyclone chamber, the cyclone chamber having first and second spaced apart ends, a dirty fluid inlet located at a front end of the hand vacuum cleaner and a clean fluid outlet; c) a handle comprising a handle portion that extends upwardly when the hand vacuum cleaner is positioned on a horizontal surface wherein the handle portion is positioned rearward of the first cyclonic cleaning stage whereby a portion of the cyclone chamber is positioned between the dirty fluid inlet and the handle portion; and
,d) a wand mounted to the dirty fluid inlet, the wand having a distal inlet that is mounted on a surface cleaning head, wherein the dirty fluid inlet defines a passage extending along a passage axis, wherein the passage axis intersects the handle. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A hand vacuum cleaner comprising:
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a) a main body comprising a fluid flow motor; b) a first cyclonic cleaning stage having first and second spaced apart ends and comprising a cyclone chamber, the cyclone chamber having first and second spaced apart ends, a dirty fluid inlet located at a front end of the hand vacuum cleaner and a clean fluid outlet; c) a handle comprising a handle portion that extends upwardly when the hand vacuum cleaner is positioned on a horizontal surface wherein the handle portion is positioned rearward of the first cyclonic cleaning stage whereby a portion of the cyclone chamber is positioned between the dirty fluid inlet and the handle portion; and
,d) a wand mounted to the dirty fluid inlet, the wand having a distal inlet that is mounted on a surface cleaning head, wherein the first cyclonic cleaning stage comprises a dirt collection region that has a pivotally openable bottom and the bottom is openable when the dirt collection region is attached to the main body.
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17. A hand vacuum cleaner comprising:
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a) a main body comprising a fluid flow motor; b) a first cyclonic cleaning stage having first and second spaced apart ends and comprising a cyclone chamber, the cyclone chamber having first and second spaced apart ends, a dirty fluid inlet located at a front end of the hand vacuum cleaner and a clean fluid outlet; c) a handle comprising a handle portion that extends upwardly when the hand vacuum cleaner is positioned on a horizontal surface wherein the handle portion is positioned rearward of the first cyclonic cleaning stage whereby a portion of the cyclone chamber is positioned between the dirty fluid inlet and the handle portion; and
,d) a wand mounted to the dirty fluid inlet, the wand having a distal inlet that is mounted on a surface cleaning head, wherein the dirty fluid inlet defines a passage extending along a passage axis, wherein the passage axis intersects the handle portion.
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18. A hand vacuum cleaner comprising:
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a) a main body comprising a fluid flow motor; b) a first cyclonic cleaning stage having first and second spaced apart ends and comprising a cyclone chamber, the cyclone chamber having first and second spaced apart ends, a dirty fluid inlet located at a front end of the hand vacuum cleaner and a clean fluid outlet; c) a handle comprising a handle portion that extends upwardly when the hand vacuum cleaner is positioned on a horizontal surface wherein the handle portion is positioned rearward of the first cyclonic cleaning stage whereby a portion of the cyclone chamber is positioned between the dirty fluid inlet and the handle portion; and
,d) a wand mounted to the dirty fluid inlet, the wand having a distal inlet that is mounted on a surface cleaning head, wherein the cyclone chamber extends longitudinally along a first longitudinal axis, the dirty fluid inlet defines a passage extending along a passage axis that intersects the first longitudinal axis, and the fluid flow motor is displaced from the passage axis in a direction parallel to the longitudinal axis, and the fluid flow motor has a fluid flow motor axis that is parallel to the passage axis. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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21. A hand vacuum cleaner comprising:
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a) a main body comprising a fluid flow motor; b) a first cyclonic cleaning stage having first and second spaced apart ends and comprising a cyclone chamber, the cyclone chamber having first and second spaced apart ends, a dirty fluid inlet located at a front end of the hand vacuum cleaner and a clean fluid outlet; c) a second cyclonic cleaning stage comprising plurality of cyclones, each cyclone of the plurality of cyclones has a fluid inlet and the fluid inlets of the plurality of cyclones are provided at a first end of the second cyclonic cleaning stage; d) a handle comprising a handle portion that extends upwardly when the hand vacuum cleaner is positioned on a horizontal surface wherein the handle portion is positioned rearward of the first cyclonic cleaning stage whereby a portion of the cyclone chamber is positioned between the dirty fluid inlet and the handle portion; and
,e) a wand mounted to the dirty fluid inlet, the wand having a distal inlet that is mounted on a surface cleaning head, wherein, when the hand vacuum cleaner is positioned on a horizontal surface, the first end of the second cyclonic cleaning stage is positioned above the first end of the first cyclonic cleaning stage and above the wand.
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22. A hand vacuum cleaner comprising:
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a) a main body comprising a fluid flow motor; b) a first cyclonic cleaning stage having first and second spaced apart ends and comprising a cyclone chamber, the cyclone chamber having first and second spaced apart ends, a dirty fluid inlet located at a front end of the hand vacuum cleaner and a clean fluid outlet; c) a second cyclonic cleaning stage comprising a plurality of cyclones wherein each of the first and second cyclonic cleaning stages has a longitudinal axis and the axes are parallel; d) a handle comprising a handle portion that extends upwardly when the hand vacuum cleaner is positioned on a horizontal surface wherein the handle portion is positioned rearward of the first cyclonic cleaning stage whereby a portion of the cyclone chamber is positioned between the dirty fluid inlet and the handle portion; and
,e) a wand mounted to the dirty fluid inlet, the wand having a distal inlet that is mounted on a surface cleaning head.
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23. A hand vacuum cleaner comprising:
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a) a main body comprising a fluid flow motor; b) a first cyclonic cleaning stage having first and second spaced apart ends and comprising a cyclone chamber, the cyclone chamber having first and second spaced apart ends, a dirty fluid inlet located at a front end of the hand vacuum cleaner and a clean fluid outlet; c) a second cyclonic cleaning stage comprising a plurality of cyclones wherein each of the first and second cyclonic cleaning stages has a central longitudinal axis; d) a handle comprising a handle portion that extends upwardly when the hand vacuum cleaner is positioned on a horizontal surface wherein the handle portion is positioned rearward of the first cyclonic cleaning stage whereby a portion of the cyclone chamber is positioned between the dirty fluid inlet and the handle portion; and
,e) a wand mounted to the dirty fluid inlet, the wand having a distal inlet that is mounted on a surface cleaning head, wherein the fluid flow motor and the handle are positioned rearward of the central axis. - View Dependent Claims (24)
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