Surface cleaning apparatus

A hand vacuum cleaner having a front end having a dirty air inlet, a rear end, a clean air outlet, an upper end and a bottom, the hand vacuum cleaner comprising:

• (a) a body comprising an upper end, a lower end, a front end, a rear end and a driving handle, the body housing a suction motor and fan assembly, the suction motor and fan assembly having a suction motor axis of rotation wherein the driving handle has a hand grip portion having a first end and a second end, the handle is provided on a sidewall of the body and extends outwardly therefrom, a hand grip portion axis extends through the hand grip portion from the first end of the hand grip portion to the second end of the hand grip portion and the hand grip portion axis intersects the suction motor and fan assembly;
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• (b) an air treatment member comprising a chamber having a central portion, the chamber having an openable door provided at a front end thereof and forming a front face of the hand vacuum cleaner, the air treatment member having an inner hollow member that occupies all of the central portion of the chamber between the front end of the chamber and a rear end of the chamber;
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• (c) an openable door lock comprising a door release actuator wherein the door is moveable to an open position in which the chamber is opened when the door release actuator is actuated.