Surface cleaning apparatus
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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 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, wherein the first end of the cyclone chamber is positioned above the second end of the cyclone chamber when the hand vacuum cleaner is positioned on a horizontal surface;
(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 fluid flow motor is positioned above the first end of the cyclone chamber when the hand vacuum cleaner is positioned on the horizontal surface, andwherein 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 having a cyclone chamber and a handle wherein the fluid flow motor is positioned above the upper end of the cyclone chamber when the hand vacuum cleaner is positioned on the horizontal surface.
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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, wherein the first end of the cyclone chamber is positioned above the second end of the cyclone chamber when the hand vacuum cleaner is positioned on a horizontal surface; (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 fluid flow motor is positioned above the first end of the cyclone chamber when the hand vacuum cleaner is positioned on the horizontal surface, and 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, 16, 17)
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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 and 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, wherein the first end of the cyclone chamber is positioned above the second end of the cyclone chamber when the hand vacuum cleaner is positioned on a horizontal surface; (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 fluid flow motor is positioned above the first end of the cyclone chamber when the hand vacuum cleaner is positioned on the horizontal surface, wherein the first cyclonic cleaning stage comprises a dirt collection region that has a pivotally openable bottom, and wherein the bottom is openable when the dirt collection region is attached to the main body.
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19. 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, and dirty fluid inlet located at a front end of the hand vacuum cleaner and a clean fluid outlet, wherein the first end of the cyclone chamber is positioned above the second end of the cyclone chamber when the hand vacuum cleaner is positioned on a horizontal surface; (c) a handle; and
,(d) a wand mounted to the dirty fluid inlet, the wand having a distal inlet that is mounted on surface cleaning head, wherein the fluid flow motor is positioned above the first end of the cyclone chamber when the hand vacuum cleaner is positioned on the horizontal surface, wherein the cyclone chamber extends longitudinally along a first longitudinal axis, the dirty fluid inlet defines a passage extending along a passage axis and the fluid flow motor extends transverse to the first longitudinal axis, is parallel to the passage axis and is displaced from the passage axis in a direction parallel to the longitudinal axis, and wherein the fluid flow motor has a fluid flow motor axis that is parallel to the passage axis. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21)
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22. A hand vacuum cleaner comprising:
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(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, wherein the first end of the cyclone chamber is positioned above the second end of the cyclone chamber when the hand vacuum cleaner is positioned on a horizontal surface; (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 fluid flow motor is positioned above the first end of the cyclone chamber when the hand vacuum cleaner is positioned on the horizontal surface, and wherein the fluid flow motor has a fluid flow motor axis that is parallel to the passage axis and is displaced from the passage axis in a direction parallel to the longitudinal axis.
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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, wherein the first end of the cyclone chamber is positioned above the second end of the cyclone chamber when the hand vacuum cleaner is positioned on a horizontal surface; (c) a handle; (d) a wand mounted to the dirty fluid inlet, the wand having a distal inlet that is mounted on a surface cleaning head; and
,(e) 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 axis are parallel, wherein the fluid flow motor is positioned above the first end of the cyclone chamber when the hand vacuum cleaner is positioned on the horizontal surface.
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24. 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 of the hand vacuum cleaner and a clean fluid outlet, wherein the first end of the cyclone chamber is positioned above the second end of the cyclone chamber when the hand vacuum cleaner is positioned on a horizontal surface; (c) a handle; (d) a wand mounted to the dirty fluid inlet, the wand having a distal in that is mounted on a surface cleaning head; and
,(e) a second cyclonic stage comprising a plurality of cyclones wherein each of the first and second cyclonic cleaning stages has a central longitudinal axis and the fluid flow motor and the handle are positioned rearward of the central axis, wherein the fluid flow motor is positioned above the first end of the cyclonic chamber when the hand vacuum cleaner is positioned on the horizontal surface. - View Dependent Claims (25)
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