Portable surface cleaning apparatus
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1. A hand carryable surface cleaning apparatus comprising:
- (a) a body housing a suction motor;
(b) a cyclone bin assembly removably mounted to the body;
(c) a locking mechanism operable between a locked position in which the cyclone bin assembly is secured to the body and an unlocked position in which the cyclone bin assembly is removable from the body, the locking mechanism comprising at least first and second discrete moveable members provided on the cyclone bin assembly wherein the first discrete moveable member comprises an actuator that is drivingly connected to the second discrete moveable member; and
,(d) an air flow path extending from a dirty air inlet to a clean air outlet and including the suction motor and the cyclone bin assembly.
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Abstract
A hand carryable surface cleaning apparatus is disclosed. The apparatus comprises a main body housing a suction motor, and a cyclone bin assembly removably mounted to the main body. The actuator for unlocking the cyclone bin assembly is provided on the cyclone bin assembly.
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1. A hand carryable surface cleaning apparatus comprising:
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(a) a body housing a suction motor; (b) a cyclone bin assembly removably mounted to the body; (c) a locking mechanism operable between a locked position in which the cyclone bin assembly is secured to the body and an unlocked position in which the cyclone bin assembly is removable from the body, the locking mechanism comprising at least first and second discrete moveable members provided on the cyclone bin assembly wherein the first discrete moveable member comprises an actuator that is drivingly connected to the second discrete moveable member; and
,(d) an air flow path extending from a dirty air inlet to a clean air outlet and including the suction motor and the cyclone bin assembly. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A hand carryable surface cleaning apparatus comprising:
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(a) a body housing a suction motor; (b) a cyclone bin assembly removably mounted to the body; (c) a locking mechanism operable between a locked position in which the cyclone bin assembly is secured to the body and an unlocked position in which the cyclone bin assembly is removable from the body, the locking mechanism comprising at least one actuator provided on the cyclone bin assembly; and
,(d) an air flow path extending from a dirty air inlet to a clean air outlet and including the suction motor and the cyclone bin assembly wherein the at least one actuator is located on a lower end of the cyclone bin assembly.
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10. A hand carryable surface cleaning apparatus comprising:
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(a) a body housing a suction motor; (b) a cyclone bin assembly removably mounted to the body; (c) a locking mechanism operable between a locked position in which the cyclone bin assembly is secured to the body and an unlocked position in which the cyclone bin assembly is removable from the body, the locking mechanism comprising at least one actuator provided on the cyclone bin assembly; and
,(d) an air flow path extending from a dirty air inlet to a clean air outlet and including the suction motor and the cyclone bin assembly wherein the cyclone bin assembly has an openable lower end. - View Dependent Claims (11)
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12. A hand carryable surface cleaning apparatus comprising:
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(a) a body housing a suction motor; (b) a cyclone bin assembly removably mounted to the body; (c) an actuator and a movable engagement member provided on the cyclone bin assembly, the actuator operable to act on the movable engagement member to selectively place the movable engagement member in a locked position in which the cyclone bin assembly is secured to the body and an unlocked position in which the cyclone bin assembly is removable from the body, the actuator moveably mounted to the cyclone bin assembly and rotatable about a first axis and the movable engagement member moveably mounted to the cyclone bin assembly and rotatable about a second axis that is non-parallel to the first axis; (d) a body engagement member and a mating cyclone bin assembly mating engagement member, the engagement members engaging when the actuator is in the locked position and the engagement members disengaging when the actuator is in the unlocked position; and
,(e) an air flow path extending from a dirty air inlet to a clean air outlet and including the suction motor and the cyclone bin assembly. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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