Cleaner head
AssigneeDyson Technology Limited
InventorsStuart Lloyd Genn, Ashley James Hribar-Green, Matthew Jonathan Stubbs, Robert Michael Cox
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Abstract
A cleaner head including a cleaner head body, a sole plate including a rear portion and flexible lateral side portions that define at least part of the periphery of a dirty air opening. The rear portion and the flexible lateral side portions are movable relative to the cleaner head body such that, in use, the rear portion and the flexible lateral side portions conform to a surface being cleaned in order to maintain a seal between the cleaner head and the surface.
Claims28
A cleaner head comprising:
- a cleaner head body;
- a sole plate comprising a rear portion and flexible lateral side portions that define at least part of the periphery of a dirty air opening, the rear portion and lower surfaces of the flexible lateral side portions being movable relative to the cleaner head body such that, in use, the rear portion and the lower surfaces of the flexible lateral side portions conform to a surface being cleaned in order to maintain a seal between the cleaner head and the surface being cleaned, wherein the lower surfaces of the flexible lateral side portions are formed of a flexible material that contacts the surface to be cleaned when the seal is maintained between the cleaner head and the surface being cleaned.
A floor tool comprising a cleaner head, the cleaner head comprising:
- a cleaner head body;
- a sole plate comprising a rear portion and flexible lateral side portions that define at least part of the periphery of a dirty air opening, the rear portion and lower surfaces of the flexible lateral side portions being movable relative to the cleaner head body such that, in use, the rear portion and the lower surfaces of the flexible lateral side portions conform to a surface being cleaned in order to maintain a seal between the cleaner head and the surface being cleaned, wherein the lower surfaces of the flexible lateral side portions are formed of a flexible material that contacts the surface to be cleaned when the seal is maintained between the cleaner head and the surface being cleaned.
A vacuum cleaner comprising a cleaner head, the cleaner head comprising:
- a cleaner head body;
- a sole plate comprising a rear portion and flexible lateral side portions that define at least part of the periphery of a dirty air opening, the rear portion and lower surfaces of the flexible lateral side portions being movable relative to the cleaner head body such that, in use, the rear portion and the lower surfaces of the flexible lateral side portions conform to a surface being cleaned in order to maintain a seal between the cleaner head and the surface being cleaned, wherein the lower surfaces of the flexible lateral side portions are formed of a flexible material that contacts the surface to be cleaned when the seal is maintained between the cleaner head and the surface being cleaned.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.