Cleaner head

A cleaner head for a vacuum cleaner, the cleaner head being configured to apply suction to a horizontal surface to be cleaned by the vacuum cleaner, wherein the cleaner head comprises:

• first and second agitator elements each being mounted for rotation about a respective axis, and wherein:
• each agitator element comprises a first, free end and a second end,
• each agitator element has a shape which tapers towards the first end in a direction along the axis of rotation,
• the first and second agitator elements are cantilevered from opposing sides of a hub portion of the cleaner head at their respective second ends, and
• each agitator element is arranged such that when the cleaner head is engaged with the horizontal surface, the position of the axis at the first end of the agitator element is closer to the surface than the position of the axis at the second end of the agitator element, at least part of the upper portions at the second ends of the agitator elements are spaced apart from one another and, wherein at least part of the lower portions at the second ends of the agitator elements are touching one another.