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Agitator for a surface treatment apparatus and a surface treatment apparatus having the same

US12121201B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

SharkNinja Operating LLC · US

Inventors

Max P. LACOMA · Huntington, US
Devan SCHAPPLER · Needham, US
Xavier F. CULLERE · Newton, US
Street Barnett · Watertown, US
Ryan M. COPELAND · Watertown, US
Peter Liu · Toronto, CA
Ian Ernan Liu · Baldwin Park, US
Erick ZHANG · Lo Wu, CN

Key dates

Filing date	Jul 20, 2022
Grant date	Oct 22, 2024
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Dec 15, 2042

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA47L11/4041
WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

An agitator for a vacuum cleaner includes an agitator body and a resiliently deformable flap. The resiliently deformable flap includes a front face, a rear face, and one or more protrusions extending outwardly from the front face. An agitator for a vacuum cleaner includes an agitator body and a bristle strip and/or a plurality of tufts arranged in one or more rows along the agitator body. The bristle strip and/or a plurality of tufts includes a first bristle group including a plurality of nylon bristles and at least a second bristle group including a plurality of para-aramid bristles.

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