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Autonomous surface treating appliance

  • US 9,427,123 B2
  • Filed: 09/10/2012
  • Issued: 08/30/2016
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/09/2011
  • Status: Active Grant
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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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