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1. A hand vacuum cleaner having a front end having a dirty air inlet, a rear end, a clean air outlet, an upper end and a bottom, the hand vacuum cleaner comprising:
- a) a main body comprising an upper end having a dirty air inlet, a lower end, a front end and a rear end, the main body housing a suction motor and fan assembly the suction motor and fan assembly having a suction motor axis of rotation; and
,b) a cyclone unit comprising a cyclone having a cyclone axis of rotation, a front end having, a cyclone air inlet, air inlet, a longitudinally spaced apart rear end having a cyclone air outlet, and a sidewall having an upper portion and a lower portion, wherein the cyclone air inlet is in the upper portion of the sidewall of the cyclone;
wherein when the hand vacuum cleaner is oriented with the cyclone underneath the upper end, the cyclone axis of rotation is generally horizontal.
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A hand vacuum cleaner has a uniflow cyclone with a front cyclone air inlet and a rear air cyclone outlet.
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1. A hand vacuum cleaner having a front end having a dirty air inlet, a rear end, a clean air outlet, an upper end and a bottom, the hand vacuum cleaner comprising:
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a) a main body comprising an upper end having a dirty air inlet, a lower end, a front end and a rear end, the main body housing a suction motor and fan assembly the suction motor and fan assembly having a suction motor axis of rotation; and
,b) a cyclone unit comprising a cyclone having a cyclone axis of rotation, a front end having, a cyclone air inlet, air inlet, a longitudinally spaced apart rear end having a cyclone air outlet, and a sidewall having an upper portion and a lower portion, wherein the cyclone air inlet is in the upper portion of the sidewall of the cyclone; wherein when the hand vacuum cleaner is oriented with the cyclone underneath the upper end, the cyclone axis of rotation is generally horizontal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A hand vacuum cleaner having a front end, a rear end, a clean air outlet, an upper end and a bottom, the hand vacuum cleaner comprising:
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a) a main body comprising an upper end, a lower end, a front end and a rear end, the main body housing a suction motor and fan assembly, the suction motor and fan assembly having a suction motor axis of rotation; and
,b) an air treatment member having a front end having an air treatment member air inlet, a longitudinally reawardly spaced apart rear end having an air treatment member air outlet and a longitudinally sidewall having an upper portion and a lower portion, wherein the air treatment member air inlet is in the upper portion of the sidewall of the air treatment member; and c) a dirty air inlet comprising an inlet passage that extends longitudinally between an inlet end and an outlet end and has a longitudinal passage axis, the outlet end of the inlet passage communicates with the air treatment member air inlet. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21)
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