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US 8,607,407 B2Granted
Configuration of a hand vacuum cleaner
AssigneeG.B.D. Corp.
InventorWayne Ernest Conrad
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Abstract
A hand vacuum cleaner comprises at least one cyclone and at least one dirt collection chamber. The dirt collection chamber has an openable door positioned at the front end of the vacuum cleaner.
Claims25
A hand vacuum cleaner comprising:
- a) a front end having a front wall and a rear end;
- b) an air flow passage extending from a dirty air inlet to a clean air outlet;
- c) a first cyclone unit positioned in the air flow passage, the first cyclone unit comprising at least one cyclone and at least one dirt collection chamber external to the cyclone chamber;
- d) the cyclone and the dirt collection chamber having an openable door, the front wall comprising the openable door, whereby, when the door is in an open position, both the cyclone and the dirt collection chamber are opened;
- and,
- e) a suction motor positioned in the air flow passage.
3 more elements
A hand vacuum cleaner comprising:
- a) a front end having a front wall and a rear end;
- b) an air flow passage extending from a dirty air inlet to a clean air outlet;
- c) a first cyclone unit positioned in the air flow passage, the first cyclone unit comprising at least one cyclone and at least one dirt collection chamber;
- d) the dirt collection chamber having an openable door, the front wall comprising the openable door;
- and,
- e) a suction motor positioned in the air flow passage
- wherein the door is openable when the dirt collection chamber is mounted
- to the hand vacuum cleaner.
5 more elements
A hand vacuum cleaner comprising:
- a) a front end having a front wall and a rear end;
- b) an air flow passage extending from a dirty air inlet to a clean air outlet;
- c) a first cyclone unit positioned in the air flow passage, the first cyclone unit comprising at least one cyclone and at least one dirt collection chamber;
- d) the dirt collection chamber having an openable door, the front wall comprising the openable door;
- and,
- e) a suction motor positioned in the air flow passage
- wherein the
- openable door covers an end of the dirt collection chamber.
5 more elements
A hand vacuum cleaner comprising:
- a) a front end having a front wall and a rear end;
- b) an air flow passage extending from a dirty air inlet to a clean air outlet;
- c) a first cyclone unit positioned in the air flow passage, the first cyclone unit comprising at least one cyclone and at least one dirt collection chamber;
- d) the dirt collection chamber having an openable door, the front wall comprising the openable door;
- and,
- e) a suction motor positioned in the air flow passage
- wherein the dirt collection chamber has a rear end and the rear end is non-removably mounted to the first cyclone unit.
4 more elements
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.