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Surface cleaning apparatus

  • US 9,198,551 B2
  • Filed: 02/28/2013
  • Issued: 12/01/2015
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/28/2013
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A surface cleaning apparatus comprising:

  • (a) a surface cleaning head having a dirty air inlet and a upper section mount moveably mounted thereto;

    (b) an upper portion moveably mounted to the surface cleaning head between a storage position and a floor cleaning position, the upper portion comprising a wand removably mounted to the upper portion and a handle provided at an upper end of the wand and drivingly connected to the surface cleaning head when the wand is mounted to the upper section;

    (c) a portable surface cleaning unit removably mounted to the upper portion, the portable surface cleaning unit comprising a suction motor, an air treatment member and a carry handle, the wand having a lower end positioned below an upper end of the portable cleaning unit when the wand is mounted to the upper section;

    (d) an air flow path extending from the dirty air inlet to a clean air outlet and comprising an upstream portion that extends from the dirty air inlet to the portable surface cleaning unit, the upstream portion of the air flow path comprising the wand and a flexible air flow conduit downstream of the wand, the flexible air flow conduit comprising a stretchable, flexible electrified air flow conduit; and

    ,(e) each of the wand and the portable cleaning unit is separately removable from the upper section mount.

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