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US 9,775,484 B2Granted
Surface cleaning apparatus
AssigneeOmachron Intellectual Property Inc.
InventorWayne Ernest Conrad
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Abstract
A surface cleaning apparatus, wherein the suction motor is operable using current supplied from an energy storage member when the power cord is removed and operable using current supplied from an external source when the power cord is in electrical communication with the suction motor.
Claims21
A surface cleaning apparatus comprising:
- (a) a surface cleaning head,
- (b) a fluid flow path extending from a dirty fluid inlet to a clean air outlet of the surface cleaning apparatus;
- (c) an upper portion moveably mounted to the surface cleaning head and a portable cleaning unit that is removably mountable on the surface cleaning apparatus, the portable cleaning unit comprises an air treatment member and a suction motor provided in the fluid flow path;
- and,
- (d) a power cord that is attachable to each of the portable cleaning unit and a portion of the surface cleaning apparatus other than the portable cleaning unit, whereby, in a first configuration, the power cord is attached to the portable cleaning unit and the suction motor is operable using power supplied by the power cord and, in a second configuration, the power cord is removed from the portable cleaning unit and is attached to the portion of the surface cleaning apparatus other than the portable cleaning unit and the suction motor is operable using power supplied by the power cord;
- (e) an energy storage member;
- and,
- whereby the suction motor is operable using current supplied from the energy storage member when the power cord is removed and operable using current supplied from an external source when the power cord is in electrical communication with the suction motor.
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A surface cleaning apparatus comprising:
- (a) a fluid flow path extending from a dirty fluid inlet to a clean air outlet;
- and
- (b) an air treatment member and a suction motor provided in the fluid flow path;
- (c) a surface cleaning unit housing the suction motor;
- and,
- (d) a power cord reel comprising a power cord wherein the power cord reel is configured to automatically wind or unwind the power cord based on at least one operating condition of the surface cleaning apparatus wherein the power cord reel is a separate unit that is positioned to be stationary when the suction motor is moved during a cleaning operation of the surface cleaning apparatus, and the power cord reel communicates wirelessly with the surface cleaning unit.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.