Autonomous surface treating appliance
First Claim
1. An autonomous surface treating appliance comprising a main body having an external surface defining an outer plan profile of the appliance, and having a drive arrangement mounted inboard of the outer plan profile of the main body and configured to propel the appliance in a direction of movement across a surface to be cleaned, a surface treating assembly associated with the main body and carried transversely to the direction of movement, the surface treating assembly being generally elongate in form and comprising a housing defining a suction opening, the housing comprising a middle portion positioned substantially within said main body and ends having side edges extending tangentially from respective sides of a substantially circular outer plan profile of the main body, wherein the ends extend through respective openings in the sides of the external surface of the main body.
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Abstract
An autonomous surface treating appliance comprising a main body defining an outer plan profile, and having a drive arrangement mounted inboard of the outer plan profile of the main body and configured to propel the appliance in a direction of movement across a surface to be cleaned, a surface treating assembly associated with the main body and carried transversely to the direction of movement, the surface treating assembly being generally elongate in form and having side edges extending substantially at a tangent to respective circular portions of the outer plan profile of the main body.
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- 1. An autonomous surface treating appliance comprising a main body having an external surface defining an outer plan profile of the appliance, and having a drive arrangement mounted inboard of the outer plan profile of the main body and configured to propel the appliance in a direction of movement across a surface to be cleaned, a surface treating assembly associated with the main body and carried transversely to the direction of movement, the surface treating assembly being generally elongate in form and comprising a housing defining a suction opening, the housing comprising a middle portion positioned substantially within said main body and ends having side edges extending tangentially from respective sides of a substantially circular outer plan profile of the main body, wherein the ends extend through respective openings in the sides of the external surface of the main body.
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