SURFACE CLEANING APPARATUS
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1. A surface cleaning apparatus comprising:
- a) a surface cleaning head having a dirty air inlet;
b) an air flow path extending from the dirty air inlet to a clean air outlet;
c) an upright section having a first end movably mounted to the surface cleaning head and an opposed second end, the upright section moveable between a storage position and a floor cleaning position;
d) a portable vacuum cleaner unit detachably mounted to the upright section, the portable vacuum cleaner unit comprising an air treatment member in the air flow path and a portable unit suction motor in the air flow path; and
e) an upstream dirty-air/suction motor in the air flow path downstream from the dirty air inlet and upstream from the portable vacuum cleaner wherein the surface cleaning apparatus is operable in an upright mode in which the portable vacuum cleaner unit is mounted to the upright section and the portable vacuum cleaner unit is operable in a portable mode wherein the portable vacuum cleaner unit is detached from the upright section.
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Abstract
A surface cleaning apparatus comprises a surface cleaning head, an upright section moveably mounted to the surface cleaning head between a plurality of reclined floor cleaning positions and an upright storage position and a portable vacuum cleaner unit detachably mounted to the upright section. The portable vacuum cleaner unit has a suction motor and the remainder of the surface cleaning apparatus from which the portable vacuum cleaner unit is detached also has a suction motor.
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1. A surface cleaning apparatus comprising:
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a) a surface cleaning head having a dirty air inlet; b) an air flow path extending from the dirty air inlet to a clean air outlet; c) an upright section having a first end movably mounted to the surface cleaning head and an opposed second end, the upright section moveable between a storage position and a floor cleaning position; d) a portable vacuum cleaner unit detachably mounted to the upright section, the portable vacuum cleaner unit comprising an air treatment member in the air flow path and a portable unit suction motor in the air flow path; and e) an upstream dirty-air/suction motor in the air flow path downstream from the dirty air inlet and upstream from the portable vacuum cleaner wherein the surface cleaning apparatus is operable in an upright mode in which the portable vacuum cleaner unit is mounted to the upright section and the portable vacuum cleaner unit is operable in a portable mode wherein the portable vacuum cleaner unit is detached from the upright section. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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