CLEANER HEAD
First Claim
1. A cleaner head for a cleaning appliance, the cleaner head comprising:
- a rotatable agitator comprising a drive shaft, a body connected to the drive shaft, and at least one surface engaging member mounted on the body, each surface engaging member having a first extremity for engaging a surface to be cleaned and a second extremity located opposite to the first extremity and which is moveable relative to the drive shaft upon engagement between the first extremity and the surface; and
an agitator chamber housing the agitator, the agitator chamber comprising a downwardly-directed opening through which debris energized by said at least one surface engaging member enters the cleaner head, the opening being located in a plane;
wherein the body is inclined relative to the plane of the opening so that, with rotation of the agitator, the first extremity of each surface engaging member protrudes through the opening.
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Abstract
A cleaner head for a cleaning appliance includes a rotatable agitator and an agitator chamber housing the agitator. The agitator includes a drive shaft, a flexible body connected to the drive shaft and surface engaging members mounted on the flexible body. The agitator chamber includes a downwardly-directed opening through which debris energized by the surface engaging members enters the cleaner head. The opening is located in a plane relative to which the flexible body is inclined so that, with rotation of the agitator, the surface engaging members protrude through the opening, preferably towards the front of the opening.
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1. A cleaner head for a cleaning appliance, the cleaner head comprising:
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a rotatable agitator comprising a drive shaft, a body connected to the drive shaft, and at least one surface engaging member mounted on the body, each surface engaging member having a first extremity for engaging a surface to be cleaned and a second extremity located opposite to the first extremity and which is moveable relative to the drive shaft upon engagement between the first extremity and the surface; and an agitator chamber housing the agitator, the agitator chamber comprising a downwardly-directed opening through which debris energized by said at least one surface engaging member enters the cleaner head, the opening being located in a plane; wherein the body is inclined relative to the plane of the opening so that, with rotation of the agitator, the first extremity of each surface engaging member protrudes through the opening. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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