Surface cleaning apparatus
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1. A surface cleaning apparatus comprising:
- (a) a cyclone chamber having a first end having a first end wall, a second end having a second end wall, an air inlet, an air outlet and a sidewall;
(b) an air flow path extending from a dirty air inlet to a clean air outlet and including a suction motor and the cyclone chamber;
(c) a dirt collection chamber in communication with a dirt outlet of the cyclone chamber; and
,(d) a pre-motor filter positioned in the air flow path downstream from the cyclone chamber and a pre-motor filter dirt chamber, wherein the pre-motor filter dirt chamber is removable from the surface cleaning apparatus, and wherein the pre-motor filter dirt chamber is openable concurrently with the dirt collection chamber.
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A surface cleaning apparatus, wherein the pre-motor filter dirt chamber is removable from the surface cleaning apparatus.
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1. A surface cleaning apparatus comprising:
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(a) a cyclone chamber having a first end having a first end wall, a second end having a second end wall, an air inlet, an air outlet and a sidewall; (b) an air flow path extending from a dirty air inlet to a clean air outlet and including a suction motor and the cyclone chamber; (c) a dirt collection chamber in communication with a dirt outlet of the cyclone chamber; and
,(d) a pre-motor filter positioned in the air flow path downstream from the cyclone chamber and a pre-motor filter dirt chamber, wherein the pre-motor filter dirt chamber is removable from the surface cleaning apparatus, and wherein the pre-motor filter dirt chamber is openable concurrently with the dirt collection chamber. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A surface cleaning apparatus comprising:
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(a) a cyclone chamber having a first end having a first end wall, a second end having a second end wall, an air inlet, an air outlet and a sidewall; (b) an air flow path extending from a dirt air inlet to a clean air outlet and including a suction motor and the cyclone chamber; and
,(c) a pre-motor filter positioned in the air flow path downstream from the cyclone chamber and a pre-motor filter dirt chamber, wherein the pre-motor filter dirt chamber is removable from the surface cleaning apparatus wherein the pre-motor filter dirt chamber is openable concurrently with the cyclone chamber.
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18. A surface cleaning apparatus comprising
(a) a cyclone chamber having a first end having a first end wall, a second end having a second end wall, an air inlet, an air outlet and a sidewall; -
(b) an air flow path extending from a dirt air inlet to a clean air outlet and including a suction motor and the cyclone chamber; (c) a pre-motor filter positioned in the air flow path downstream from the cyclone chamber and a pre-motor filter dirt chamber, wherein the pre-motor filter dirt chamber is removable from the surface cleaning apparatus; and (d) an agitation member operatively connected to the pre-motor filter wherein the agitation member is actuated when either the pre-motor filter dirt chamber is opened or when the pre-motor filter dirt chamber is removed from the surface cleaning apparatus. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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