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Surface cleaning apparatus

US9814361B2 · kind B2 · utility

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21Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateMar 8, 2013
Grant dateNov 14, 2017
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Expiry dateFeb 3, 2034

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA47L9/242
  • WIPO fieldFurniture, games
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

An upright surface cleaning apparatus may include a surface cleaning head, a flexible conduit section and an upper section movably mounted to the cleaning head. The upper section may include an air treatment member positioned in the air flow passage between the dirty air inlet and the clean air outlet, The surface cleaning apparatus may also include a suction motor positioned in the air flow passage. The upper section may also include an upflow conduit positioned in the air flow passage between the flexible conduit section and the air treatment member. When the upper section is in the upright position, the flexible conduit may include a portion that extends downwardly to a downstream end of the flexible conduit and the upflow conduit may extend upwardly from an upstream end of the upflow conduit to a downstream end of the upflow conduit.

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