Surface cleaning apparatus with enhanced operability
First Claim
1. An upright surface cleaning apparatus comprising:
- a) a floor cleaning head having a dirty air inlet;
b) an upright section movably mounted to the surface cleaning head and movable between a storage position and an in use position;
c) a portable cleaning unit detachably mounted to the upright section and comprising a suction motor and an air treatment member positioned in the air flow passage, wherein the cleaning unit is operable in a first configuration wherein the cleaning unit is mounted to the upright section and is in air flow communication with the floor cleaning head, and a second configuration in which the cleaning unit is detached from the upright section; and
d) the air treatment member comprising a filtration member housing having a housing air inlet, a housing air outlet, at least one cyclone chamber and a dirt collection chamber, and the filtration member housing being sealed when detached from the cleaning unit except for the housing air inlet and the air outlet;
wherein the filtration member housing is detachable from the portable cleaning unit when the portable cleaning unit is in the first configuration and when the portable cleaning unit is in the second configuration.
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Abstract
An upright surface cleaning apparatus comprises a floor cleaning head, an upright section movably mounted to the surface cleaning head, a portable cleaning unit detachably mounted to the upright section and comprising a suction motor and an air treatment member positioned in the air flow passage, wherein the cleaning unit is operable in a first configuration wherein the cleaning unit is mounted to the upright section and is in air flow communication with the floor cleaning head, and a second configuration in which the cleaning unit is detached from the upright section. The air treatment member comprises a filtration member housing that is detachable when the portable cleaning unit is in the first configuration and when the portable cleaning unit is in the second configuration.
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27 Claims
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1. An upright surface cleaning apparatus comprising:
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a) a floor cleaning head having a dirty air inlet; b) an upright section movably mounted to the surface cleaning head and movable between a storage position and an in use position; c) a portable cleaning unit detachably mounted to the upright section and comprising a suction motor and an air treatment member positioned in the air flow passage, wherein the cleaning unit is operable in a first configuration wherein the cleaning unit is mounted to the upright section and is in air flow communication with the floor cleaning head, and a second configuration in which the cleaning unit is detached from the upright section; and d) the air treatment member comprising a filtration member housing having a housing air inlet, a housing air outlet, at least one cyclone chamber and a dirt collection chamber, and the filtration member housing being sealed when detached from the cleaning unit except for the housing air inlet and the air outlet; wherein the filtration member housing is detachable from the portable cleaning unit when the portable cleaning unit is in the first configuration and when the portable cleaning unit is in the second configuration. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. An upright surface cleaning apparatus comprising:
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a) a floor cleaning head having a dirty air inlet; b) an upright section movably mounted to the surface cleaning head and movable between a storage position and an in use position; c) a portable cleaning unit detachably mounted to the upright section and comprising a suction motor and an air treatment member positioned in the air flow passage, wherein the cleaning unit is operable in a first configuration wherein the cleaning unit is mounted to the upright section and is in air flow communication with the floor cleaning head, and a second configuration in which the cleaning unit is detached from the upright section; and d) the air treatment member comprising a filtration member housing having a housing air inlet, a housing air outlet, at least one cyclone chamber and a dirt collection chamber, and the filtration member housing being sealed when detached from the cleaning unit except for the housing air inlet and the air outlet; wherein the filtration member housing is detachable when the portable cleaning unit is in the first configuration and when the portable cleaning unit is in the second configuration and wherein the filtration housing member comprises a carry handle, and wherein the cleaning unit is carryable via the carry handle when the filtration member housing is attached to the portable cleaning unit, and the carry handle is detachable with the filtration member housing whereby the filtration member housing is carryable via the carry handle when the filtration member housing is detached from the portable cleaning unit.
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27. An upright surface cleaning apparatus comprising:
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a) a floor cleaning head having a dirty air inlet; b) an upright section movably mounted to the surface cleaning head and movable between a storage position and an in use position; c) a portable cleaning unit detachably mounted to the upright section and comprising a suction motor and an air treatment member positioned in the air flow passage, wherein the cleaning unit is operable in a first configuration wherein the cleaning unit is mounted to the upright section and is in air flow communication with the floor cleaning head, and a second configuration in which the cleaning unit is detached from the upright section; and d) the air treatment member comprising a filtration member housing having a housing air inlet, a housing air outlet, at least one cyclone chamber and a dirt collection chamber, and the filtration member housing being sealed when detached from the cleaning unit except for the housing air inlet and the air outlet; wherein the filtration member housing is detachable when the portable cleaning unit is in the first configuration and when the portable cleaning unit is in the second configuration and wherein the filtration member housing is disposed above and overlies the suction motor when the cleaning unit is in the first configuration.
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