Cleaning apparatus with backlit debris receptacle and method of illuminating dirt collection
AssigneeTechtronic Floor Care Technology Limited
InventorPaul Moshenrose
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Abstract
The principles and embodiments of the presently claimed invention relate to selectively illuminating a debris receptacle while it is collecting debris, obscuring the view of the collected debris when the cleaning activity is concluded, and supplying power and/or electrical signals to a debris receptacle, where the light sources are provided with electricity over electrical paths between the main body of the cleaning apparatus and a selectively detachable debris receptacle through electrical contacts that form a physical connection when the debris receptacle is inserted in the cleaning apparatus.
Claims21
1-17. (canceled)
A surface cleaning apparatus comprising:
- a handle;
- a power source electrically connected to at least one electrical component of the cleaning apparatus and a suction source for providing suction;
- a main body including a main body electrical contact;
- a debris receptacle removably secured to the main body, the debris receptacle comprising
- an air ingress for receiving debris-laden air;
- an air egress for discharging cleaned air from the receptacle;
- a receptacle wall that forms a peripheral boundary of the receptacle;
- at least one receptacle electrical contact disposed on the receptacle wall, corresponding to the main body electrical contact and forming an electrical connection when the debris receptacle is operatively engaged with the main body;
- at least one illumination source electrically connected to the receptacle electrical contact;
- and
- a suction base unit in fluid communication with the suction source.
A surface cleaning apparatus comprising:
- a power source;
- a suction source for providing suction electrically connected to the power source;
- a main body comprising
- a recess;
- and
- at least one main body electrical contact disposed within the recess;
- a debris collecting device removably secured to the main body, the debris collecting device comprising
- a debris receptacle;
- and
- at least one receptacle electrical contact disposed on the debris receptacle and corresponding to the at least one body electrical contact when the debris collecting device is operatively engaged in the recess of the main body;
- and
- a suction base unit in fluid communication with the suction source.
A surface cleaning apparatus comprising:
- a handle;
- at least one electrical component;
- a suction source;
- a power source electrically connected to the at least one electrical component of the cleaning apparatus and the suction source for providing suction;
- a main body;
- a debris receptacle removably secured to the main body, the debris receptacle comprising
- an air ingress for receiving debris-laden air;
- an air egress for discharging cleaned air from the receptacle;
- and
- a receptacle wall that forms a peripheral boundary of the receptacle;
- at least one illumination source introducing light into the interior of the debris receptacle;
- and
- a suction base unit in fluid communication with the suction source.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.