Surface cleaning apparatus
AssigneeG.B.D. Corp.
InventorWayne Ernest Conrad
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Abstract
An upright surface cleaning, apparatus comprises an upper section moveably mounted to the surface cleaning head between a floor cleaning position, in which the upright surface cleaning apparatus is useable for cleaning a floor, and a storage position, the upper section also being rotatably coupled to the surface cleaning head whereby rotation of the upper section relative to the surface cleaning head is enabled. The upright surface cleaning apparatus further comprises an anti-rotation locking mechanism inhibiting rotation of the upper section when the upper section is in the storage position and a cleaning unit that is removably mounted to the upper section and is removable while the upper section is in the storage position.
Claims19
An upright surface cleaning apparatus having a front, a rear and opposed lateral sides and comprising:
- a) a surface cleaning head having a dirt inlet;
- b) an upper section moveably mounted to the surface cleaning head between a floor cleaning position, in which the upright surface cleaning apparatus is useable for cleaning a floor, and a storage position, the upper section also being rotatably coupled to the surface cleaning head whereby rotation of the upper section relative to the surface cleaning head is enabled;
- c) a cleaning unit removably mounted to the upper section, the cleaning unit comprising an air treatment member, a suction motor and a clean air outlet;
- d) an air flow path extending from the dirt inlet to the clean air outlet and comprising the air treatment member and the suction motor;
- e) an anti-rotation locking mechanism inhibiting rotation of the upper section when the upper section is in the storage position;
- wherein the cleaning unit is removable while the upper section is in the storage position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.