Surface cleaning apparatus with an adjustable handle
AssigneeSharkNinja Operating LLC
InventorDan Bilger
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Abstract
A reconfigurable upright surface cleaning apparatus may include a cleaning unit including an air treatment member, a suction motor and a clean air outlet. The cleaning unit may be detachably connected to the surface cleaning apparatus. A reconfigurable air flow passage may include at least one portion that is alternatively configurable between a surface cleaning mode and an auxiliary cleaning mode. An adjustable handle may be provided on the cleaning unit and may be drivingly connected to the surface cleaning head. The handle may include a grip portion having at least one grip member and may be moveable between an extended position, in which the grip portion is spaced apart from the cleaning unit, and a retracted position, in which the grip portion is positioned proximate the cleaning unit.
Claims23
A reconfigurable upright surface cleaning apparatus comprising:
- (a) a surface cleaning head having a first dirty air inlet;
- (b) a cleaning unit comprising an air treatment member, a suction motor and a clean air outlet;
- (c) the cleaning unit is movably connected to the surface cleaning head between an upright storage position and an inclined in use position, the cleaning unit is detachably connected to the surface cleaning apparatus;
- (d) a reconfigurable air flow passage comprising at least one portion that is alternatively configurable between
- i. a surface cleaning mode in which the cleaning unit is connected to the surface cleaning apparatus and an air flow passage extends between the first dirty air inlet and the clean air outlet;
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- ii. an auxiliary cleaning mode in which the cleaning unit is detached from the surface cleaning apparatus, the air flow passage extends from a second dirty air inlet to the clean air outlet and a position of the second dirty air inlet is adjustable relative to the cleaning unit;
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- (e) an adjustable handle extending from an upper surface of the cleaning unit and drivingly connected to the surface cleaning head, the handle comprising a grip portion having at least one grip member and being moveable between an extended position, in which the grip portion is spaced apart from the cleaning unit, and a retracted position, in which the grip portion is positioned proximate the cleaning unit.
A reconfigurable upright surface cleaning apparatus comprising:
- (a) a surface cleaning head having a first dirty air inlet;
- (b) a cleaning unit comprising an air treatment member, a suction motor and a clean air outlet;
- (c) the cleaning unit is movably connected to the surface cleaning head between an upright storage position and an inclined in use position, the cleaning unit is detachably connected to the surface cleaning apparatus;
- (d) a reconfigurable air flow passage comprising at least one portion that is alternatively configurable between
- i. a surface cleaning mode in which the cleaning unit is connected to the surface cleaning apparatus and an air flow passage extends between the first dirty air inlet and the clean air outlet;
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- ii. an auxiliary cleaning mode in which the cleaning unit is detached from the surface cleaning apparatus, the air flow passage extends from a second dirty air inlet through a tangential inlet in a sidewall of the cleaning unit to the clean air outlet and a position of the second dirty air inlet is adjustable relative to the cleaning unit;
- and,
- (e) an adjustable handle provided on the cleaning unit and drivingly connected to the surface cleaning head, the handle comprising a grip portion having at least one grip member and being moveable between an extended position, in which the grip portion is spaced apart from the cleaning unit, and a retracted position, in which the grip portion is positioned proximate the cleaning unit.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.