Surface cleaning apparatus having an energy storage member and a charger for an energy storage member
AssigneeOmachron Intellectual Property Inc.
InventorWayne Ernest Conrad
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Abstract
A surface cleaning apparatus includes a floor cleaning unit and a portable surface cleaning unit. The floor cleaning unit includes a surface cleaning head and an upper section moveably mounted to the surface cleaning head between an upright storage position and a rearwardly inclined floor cleaning position. The portable surface cleaning unit is connectable to the floor cleaning unit, and includes a portable surface cleaning unit air inlet connectable in air flow communication with the floor cleaning unit, a main body, an air treatment member, a suction motor, a handle and a capacitor. A remote charger is provided wherein the capacitor is rechargeable at a rate of at least 4 C.
Claims19
A surface cleaning apparatus kit comprising:
- (a) a surface cleaning apparatus comprising:
- (i) floor cleaning unit comprising a surface cleaning head and a rigid air flow conduit having an upper end and a lower end moveably mounted to the surface cleaning head between an upright storage position and a rearwardly inclined floor cleaning position;
- and,
- (ii) a portable surface cleaning unit removably mounted to the rigid air flow conduit, the portable surface cleaning unit comprising a main body, an air treatment member, a suction motor, a handle and a capacitor;
- and,
- (b) a charger positionable remote from the surface cleaning apparatus and electrically connectable to a stationary power supply,
- wherein, when the capacitor is electrically connected to the charger, the capacitor is recharged at a rate of at least 4° C.
A surface cleaning apparatus kit comprising:
- (a) a surface cleaning apparatus comprising:
- (i) floor cleaning unit comprising a surface cleaning head and a rigid air flow conduit having an upper end and a lower end moveably mounted to the surface cleaning head between an upright storage position and a rearwardly inclined floor cleaning position;
- and,
- (ii) a portable surface cleaning unit removably mounted to the rigid air flow conduit, the portable surface cleaning unit comprising a main body, an air treatment member, a suction motor, a handle and an energy storage member;
- (b) a charger positionable remote from the surface cleaning apparatus and electrically connectable to a stationary power supply;
- and,
- (c) a thermal cooling unit thermally connected to the charger.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.