SURFACE CLEANING APPARATUS
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1. A hand vacuum cleaner comprising:
- a) a main body comprising a fluid flow motor;
b) a first cyclonic cleaning stage comprising a cyclone chamber, the cyclone chamber having first and second spaced apart ends, a dirty fluid inlet, a clean fluid outlet and a first longitudinal axis, the dirty fluid inlet defines a passage extending along a passage axis that intersects the first longitudinal axis;
c) a handle comprising a portion that extends upwardly when the hand vacuum cleaner is positioned on a horizontal surface; and
,d) a wand mounted to the dirty fluid inlet, the wand having a distal inlet that is mounted on a surface cleaning headwherein the fluid flow motor is displaced from the passage axis in a direction parallel to the longitudinal axis.
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Abstract
A hand vacuum cleaner is provided with a wand mounted to the dirty fluid inlet of the hand vacuum cleaner and the wand has a distal inlet that is mounted on a surface cleaning head. The hand vacuum cleaner has a cyclonic cleaning stage and the fluid flow motor is displaced vertically with respect to dirty fluid inlet.
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1. A hand vacuum cleaner comprising:
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a) a main body comprising a fluid flow motor; b) a first cyclonic cleaning stage comprising a cyclone chamber, the cyclone chamber having first and second spaced apart ends, a dirty fluid inlet, a clean fluid outlet and a first longitudinal axis, the dirty fluid inlet defines a passage extending along a passage axis that intersects the first longitudinal axis; c) a handle comprising a portion that extends upwardly when the hand vacuum cleaner is positioned on a horizontal surface; and
,d) a wand mounted to the dirty fluid inlet, the wand having a distal inlet that is mounted on a surface cleaning head wherein the fluid flow motor is displaced from the passage axis in a direction parallel to the longitudinal axis. - View Dependent Claims (2)
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3. A hand vacuum cleaner comprising:
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a) a main body comprising a fluid flow motor; b) a first cyclonic cleaning stage having first and second spaced apart ends and comprising a cyclone chamber, the cyclone chamber having first and second spaced apart ends, a dirty fluid inlet and a clean fluid outlet, wherein the first end of the cyclone chamber is positioned above the second end of the cyclone chamber when the hand vacuum cleaner is positioned on a horizontal surface; and
,c) a handle comprising a portion that extends upwardly when the hand vacuum cleaner is positioned on a horizontal surface; and
,d) a wand mounted to the dirty fluid inlet, the wand having a distal inlet that is mounted on a surface cleaning head. - View Dependent Claims (4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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