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US 10,244,906 B2Granted
Hand carryable surface cleaning apparatus
AssigneeOmachron Intellectual Property Inc.
InventorsAndre D. Brown, Wayne Conrad, Nina Conrad, Lee M. Cottrell, Dave Petersen, Jason B. Thorne, Adam Udy
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Abstract
A hand vacuum cleaner has an air treatment member, a pre-motor filter housing having an openable door and a pre-motor filter media is provided in the pre-motor housing. The openable door is openable while the air treatment member is provided on the hand vacuum cleaner.
Claims18
A hand vacuum cleaner having an upper end and a lower end, the hand vacuum cleaner comprising:
- (a) a suction motor and fan assembly having a front end, a rear end and a suction motor axis of rotation;
- (b) an air treatment member having a front end and a rear end and a central longitudinal axis extending between the front and rear ends wherein the central longitudinal axis extends generally horizontally when the hand vacuum cleaner is oriented with the upper end above the lower end;
- (c) a pre-motor filter housing having a front end, a rear end, an upper end, a lower end, spaced apart opposed lateral sides extending between the front end and the rear end and an openable door, wherein the pre-motor filter comprises a longitudinally extending filter media having a hollow interior and a longitudinal filter axis, and the longitudinal filter axis is generally orthogonal to the central longitudinal axis;
- and,
- (d) a pre-motor filter media provided in the pre-motor housing and removable when the door is opened, the pre-motor filter media having a front side and a rear side
- wherein the openable door is openable while the air treatment member is provided on the hand vacuum cleaner.
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A hand vacuum cleaner having an upper end and a lower end, the hand vacuum cleaner comprising:
- (a) a suction motor and fan assembly having a front end, a rear end and a suction motor axis of rotation;
- (b) an air treatment member having a front end and a rear end and a central longitudinal axis extending between the front and rear ends wherein the central longitudinal axis extends generally horizontally when the hand vacuum cleaner is oriented with the upper end above the lower end;
- (c) a pre-motor filter housing having a front end, a rear end, an upper end, a lower end, spaced apart opposed lateral sides extending between the front end and the rear end and an openable door;
- and,
- (d) a pre-motor filter media provided in the pre-motor housing and removable when the door is opened, the pre-motor filter media having a front side and a rear side
- wherein the openable door is openable while the air treatment member is provided on the hand vacuum cleaner, and
- wherein the air treatment member comprises a cyclone and the central longitudinal axis is a cyclone axis.
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A hand vacuum cleaner comprising:
- (a) a suction motor and fan assembly having a front end, a rear end and a suction motor axis of rotation;
- (b) an air treatment member having a front end and a rear end and a central longitudinal axis extending between the front and rear ends;
- (c) a pre-motor filter housing having an upper end and a lower end wherein the lower end comprises a bottom openable door;
- and,
- (d) a pre-motor filter media provided in the pre-motor housing and removable when the door is opened, the pre-motor filter media having a front side and a rear side
- wherein the longitudinal filter axis is generally orthogonal to the central longitudinal axis.
3 more elements
A hand vacuum cleaner comprising:
- (a) a suction motor and fan assembly having a front end, a rear end and a suction motor axis of rotation;
- (b) an air treatment member having a front end and a rear end and a central longitudinal axis extending between the front and rear ends;
- (c) a pre-motor filter housing having an upper end and a lower end wherein the lower end comprises a bottom openable door;
- and,
- (d) a pre-motor filter media provided in the pre-motor housing and removable when the door is opened, the pre-motor filter media having a front side and a rear side,
- wherein the air treatment member comprises a cyclone and the central longitudinal axis is a cyclone axis.
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A hand vacuum cleaner comprising:
- (a) a suction motor and fan assembly having a front end, a rear end and a suction motor axis of rotation;
- (b) an air treatment member having a front end and a rear end and a central longitudinal axis extending between the front and rear ends;
- (c) a pre-motor filter housing having a front end and a rear end wherein the rear end comprises an openable door;
- and,
- (d) a pre-motor filter media provided in the pre-motor housing and removable when the door is opened, the pre-motor filter media having a front side and a rear side,
- wherein the openable door is openable while the air treatment member is provided on the hand vacuum cleaner, and
- wherein the air treatment member comprises a cyclone and the central longitudinal axis is a cyclone axis.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.