Dust and allergen control for surface cleaning apparatus
AssigneeOmachron Intellectual Property Inc.
InventorWayne Ernest Conrad
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Abstract
A lid for a refuse container is moveable between a closed position in which the lid overlies an open upper end of the refuse container and an open position in which the refuse container may be emptied. The lid has an openable port operable between a closed position in which the lid closes the upper end of the refuse container and an open position in which a dirt collection region of an air treatment member of a surface cleaning apparatus is positioned in the port.
Claims14
A lid for a refuse container, the lid moveable between a closed position in which the lid overlies an open upper end of the refuse container and an open position in which the refuse container may be emptied, the lid having an openable port operable between a closed position in which the lid closes the upper end of the refuse container and an open position in which a dirt collection region of an air treatment member of a surface cleaning apparatus is positioned in the port,
- wherein the at least one moveable member comprises a plurality of sections each of which has an outer end that is located at a perimeter of the openable port and an inner end and
- wherein, in the closed position, the sections close the port, and
- wherein, in the open position, the sections are positioned adjacent a portion of the surface cleaning apparatus when the portion of the surface cleaning apparatus is positioned in the port with the dirt collection region overlying a bottom of the refuse container and at least a portion of the sections extend into the refuse container, and
- wherein the sections are biased to the closed position.
A garbage can comprising a container defining an interior volume and a lid moveable between a closed position in which the lid overlies an open upper end of the container and an open position in which the container may be emptied, the lid having an openable port operable between a closed position in which the lid closes the upper end of the container and an open position in which a dirt collection region of a surface cleaning apparatus is positioned in the port,
- wherein the at least one moveable member comprises a plurality of sections each of which has an outer end that is located at a perimeter of the openable port and an inner end, and
- wherein, in the closed position, the sections close the port, and
- wherein, in the open position, the sections are positioned adjacent a portion of the surface cleaning apparatus when the portion of the surface cleaning apparatus is positioned in the port with the dirt collection region overlying a bottom of the refuse container and at least a portion of the sections extend into the refuse container, and
- wherein the sections are biased to the closed position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.