Agitator for a surface treatment apparatus and a surface treatment apparatus having the same

An agitator for a vacuum cleaner comprising:

• an agitator body;
• and
• a resiliently deformable flap extending outwardly from the agitator body, the resiliently deformable flap including:
• a front face;
• a rear face;
• one or more projections extending outwardly from the front face, wherein the one or more projections includes a raised portion that extends outwardly from the front face and a recessed portion that extends inwardly from the front face;
• and
• a facing layer coupled to a backing layer, the facing layer forming the front face and the backing layer forming the rear face.

An agitator for a vacuum cleaner comprising:

• an agitator body;
• and
• a resiliently deformable flap extending outwardly from the agitator body, the resiliently deformable flap including:
• a front face;
• a rear face;
• one or more projections extending outwardly from the front face, wherein the one or more projections includes a raised portion that extends outwardly from the front face and a recessed portion that extends inwardly from the front face;
• and
• a facing layer coupled to a backing layer by way of one or more intermediate layers, wherein at least a portion of the intermediate layer is melted to at least partially form the one or more projections.