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US 11,759,069 B2Granted
Agitator for a surface treatment apparatus and a surface treatment apparatus having the same
AssigneeSharkNinja Operating LLC
InventorsSteven Gacin, Jason B. Thorne, Adam Udy, Charles S. Brunner, Xavier F. Cullere, Nicholas Sardar, Ognjen Vrdoljak, Daniel R. Der Marderosian, Andre D. Brown, Daniel J. Innes
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Abstract
An example of an agitator for a vacuum cleaner may include a body and at least one deformable flap extending from the body. The deformable flap may include at least one taper. The at least one taper causes a cleaning edge of the deformable flap to approach the body.
Claims25
An agitator for a vacuum cleaner comprising:
- a body having a first body end region, a second body end region opposite the first body end region, and a central body region disposed therebetween;
- and
- a first deformable flap extending from the body, the deformable flap includes a first end region, a second end region opposite the first end region, and a central region disposed therebetween, the first end region being disposed proximate the first body end region, the second end region being disposed within the central body region and including a first taper, the first taper causing a height of the deformable flap in at least a portion of the second end region to be less than a height of the deformable flap in the central region of the deformable flap, wherein the height of the deformable flap extends from a base of the deformable flap to a cleaning edge of the deformable flap, the base of the deformable flap is secured to the body;
- and wherein the central region of the deformable flap has a substantially constant height.
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An agitator for a vacuum cleaner comprising:
- a body;
- and
- a deformable flap extending from the body and comprising a combination of a flexible material and fabric, the fabric including a woven material, the deformable flap including at least one taper at an end region of the deformable flap, the at least one taper causing a height of the deformable flap in at least a portion of the end region to be less than a height of the deformable flap in a central region of the deformable flap, wherein the height of the deformable flap extends from a base of the deformable flap to a cleaning edge of the deformable flap, the base of the deformable flap is secured to the body.
A vacuum cleaner comprising:
- an agitator chamber including one or more ribs, wherein the one or more ribs are disposed at opposing distal ends of the agitator chamber;
- and
- an agitator disposed within the agitator chamber such that at least a portion of the agitator engages the one or more ribs, the agitator including:
- a body;
- and
- at least one deformable flap extending from the body, the deformable flap includes at least one taper, the at least one taper causing a cleaning edge of the deformable flap to approach the body.
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An agitator for a vacuum cleaner comprising:
- a body;
- and
- at least one deformable flap extending from the body, the deformable flap includes a first end region, a second end region opposite the first end region, a central region disposed therebetween, and at least one taper, the at least one taper causing a cleaning edge of the deformable flap to approach the body, wherein the at least one taper includes a first taper and a second taper disposed in the first and second end region of the deformable flap, respectively, wherein the first and the second taper each have a height that decreases as a distance from the central region increases.
An agitator for a vacuum cleaner comprising:
- a body;
- at least one deformable flap extending from the body, the deformable flap includes at least one taper, the at least one taper causing a cleaning edge of the deformable flap to approach the body;
- and
- at least one bristle strip, the at least one bristle strip extending substantially parallel to a corresponding deformable flap, wherein a length of the at least one bristle strip is less than a length of the corresponding deformable flap.
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A vacuum cleaner comprising:
- an agitator chamber including one or more ribs extending from an agitator cover, wherein the agitator cover is an end cap;
- and
- an agitator disposed within the agitator chamber such that at least a portion of the agitator engages the one or more ribs, the agitator including:
- a body;
- and
- at least one deformable flap extending from the body, the deformable flap includes at least one taper, the at least one taper causing a cleaning edge of the deformable flap to approach the body.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.