All in the head surface cleaning apparatus
First Claim
1. An all in the head surface cleaning apparatus comprising:
- (a) a surface cleaning head comprising;
(i) a front end, a rear end, first and second laterally opposed sidewalls and a lower surface having a dirty air inlet;
(ii) a brush motor drivingly connected to a moveable brushing member, the brush motor having a brush motor axis;
(iii) a cyclone comprising a cyclone chamber, the cyclone chamber having a longitudinal cyclone axis;
(iv) a suction motor having a first end, a second end and a suction motor axis extending between the first and second ends; and
,(v) a bleed valve having an inlet end, an outlet end and a body extending between the inlet and outlet ends, the body having a bleed valve axis,wherein the bleed valve axis is generally parallel to at least one of the cyclone chamber axis, the suction motor axis and the brush motor axis; and
(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 drive handle.
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Abstract
An all in the head surface cleaning apparatus includes a surface cleaning head having a lower surface having a dirty air inlet. The surface cleaning head may include a brush motor drivingly connected to a movable brushing member having a brush motor axis. The surface cleaning head may include a cyclone comprising a cyclone chamber having a longitudinal cyclone axis. The surface cleaning head may include a suction motor having a first end, a second end and a suction motor axis extending between the first and second ends. The surface cleaning head may include a bleed valve having an inlet end, an outlet end and a body extending between the inlet and outlet ends. The body may have a bleed valve axis. The bleed valve axis may be generally parallel to at least one of the cyclone chamber axis, the suction motor axis and the brush motor axis.
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25 Claims
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1. An all in the head surface cleaning apparatus comprising:
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(a) a surface cleaning head comprising; (i) a front end, a rear end, first and second laterally opposed sidewalls and a lower surface having a dirty air inlet; (ii) a brush motor drivingly connected to a moveable brushing member, the brush motor having a brush motor axis; (iii) a cyclone comprising a cyclone chamber, the cyclone chamber having a longitudinal cyclone axis; (iv) a suction motor having a first end, a second end and a suction motor axis extending between the first and second ends; and
,(v) a bleed valve having an inlet end, an outlet end and a body extending between the inlet and outlet ends, the body having a bleed valve axis, wherein the bleed valve axis is generally parallel to at least one of the cyclone chamber axis, the suction motor axis and the brush motor axis; and (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 drive handle. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 22)
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21. An all in the head surface cleaning apparatus comprising:
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(a) a surface cleaning head comprising; (i) a front end, a rear end, first and second laterally opposed sidewalls and a lower surface having a dirty air inlet; (ii) a cyclone comprising a cyclone chamber, the cyclone chamber having a longitudinal cyclone axis; (iii) a suction motor having a first end, a second end and a suction motor axis extending between the first and second ends; and
,(iv) a bleed valve having an inlet end, an outlet end and a body extending between the inlet and outlet ends, the body having a bleed valve axis, wherein the bleed valve axis is positioned between the cyclone chamber and a rear wheel axle; and (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 drive handle.
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23. A surface cleaning apparatus comprising:
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(a) an air flow path from a dirty air inlet to a clean air outlet; (b) a cyclone chamber and a suction motor positioned in the air flow path; and
,(c) a bleed valve manually openable by a user, the bleed valve is located downstream of the cyclone chamber and upstream of a suction motor wherein the bleed valve has a plurality of manually openable positions. - View Dependent Claims (24)
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25. An all in the head surface cleaning apparatus comprising:
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(a) a surface cleaning head comprising; (i) a front end, a rear end, first and second laterally opposed sidewalls and a lower surface having a dirty air inlet; (ii) a cyclone comprising a cyclone chamber, the cyclone chamber having a longitudinal cyclone axis; (iii) a suction motor having a first end, a second end and a suction motor axis extending between the first and second ends; and
,(iv) a bleed valve having an inlet end, an outlet end and a body extending between the inlet and outlet ends, the body having a bleed valve axis, wherein the bleed valve axis is generally parallel to at least one of the cyclone chamber axis and the suction motor axis; and (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 drive handle.
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Specification