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Surface cleaning apparatus

  • US 9,078,549 B2
  • Filed: 09/18/2014
  • Issued: 07/14/2015
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/12/2006
  • Status: Active Grant
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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, the first end being positioned above the second end when the hand vacuum cleaner is positioned on a horizontal surface, a dirty fluid inlet and a clean fluid outlet, the dirty fluid inlet defining a passage extending along a passage axis;

    c) a second cyclonic cleaning stage provided in a fluid flow path downstream from the first cyclonic cleaning stage and having first and second spaced apart ends;

    d) a handle comprising an upper end that is located exterior to the second cyclonic stage and at a height intermediate the first and second spaced apart ends of the second cyclonic cleaning stage and a handle portion that extends upwardly when the hand vacuum cleaner is positioned on a horizontal surface, wherein the passage axis intersects the handle portion; and

    ,e) a wand mounted to the dirty fluid inlet, the wand having a distal inlet that is mounted on a surface cleaning head.

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