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Surface cleaning apparatus

  • US 9,095,245 B2
  • Filed: 09/17/2014
  • Issued: 08/04/2015
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/12/2006
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A hand vacuum cleaner comprising:

  • a) a main body comprising a fluid flow motor;

    b) a first cyclonic cleaning stage comprising a dirt collection region, the first cyclonic cleaning stage 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; 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 dirt collection region has a bottom that is openable when the wand is mounted to the dirty fluid inlet, and wherein the dirt collection region comprises a lower surface that is flat and wherein the hand vacuum cleaner further comprises a housing positioned rearward of the first cyclonic cleaning stage and the housing has a lower surface that is flat.

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