CPC A47L 11/4088 (2013.01) [A47L 5/225 (2013.01); A47L 5/24 (2013.01); A47L 5/30 (2013.01); A47L 5/32 (2013.01); A47L 5/36 (2013.01); A47L 5/38 (2013.01); A47L 7/0004 (2013.01); A47L 7/009 (2013.01); A47L 7/0009 (2013.01); A47L 7/0014 (2013.01); A47L 7/0023 (2013.01); A47L 7/0028 (2013.01); A47L 7/0038 (2013.01); A47L 7/02 (2013.01); A47L 9/0633 (2013.01); A47L 9/122 (2013.01); A47L 9/127 (2013.01); A47L 9/165 (2013.01); A47L 9/1608 (2013.01); A47L 9/1625 (2013.01); A47L 9/1641 (2013.01); A47L 9/1666 (2013.01); A47L 9/1683 (2013.01); A47L 9/18 (2013.01); A47L 9/242 (2013.01); A47L 9/248 (2013.01); A47L 9/2826 (2013.01); A47L 9/2847 (2013.01); A47L 9/2857 (2013.01); A47L 11/201 (2013.01); A47L 11/202 (2013.01); A47L 11/30 (2013.01); A47L 11/302 (2013.01); A47L 11/34 (2013.01); A47L 11/4005 (2013.01); A47L 11/4013 (2013.01); A47L 11/4016 (2013.01); A47L 11/4027 (2013.01); A47L 11/4036 (2013.01); A47L 11/4041 (2013.01); A47L 11/4044 (2013.01); A47L 11/4083 (2013.01); A47L 11/4091 (2013.01); A47L 11/4094 (2013.01); B01D 29/35 (2013.01); B01D 36/003 (2013.01); B01D 45/16 (2013.01); B04C 3/06 (2013.01); B04C 9/00 (2013.01); B01D 45/08 (2013.01); B01D 45/12 (2013.01); B01D 50/20 (2022.01); B01D 2279/55 (2013.01); B04C 2003/006 (2013.01); B04C 2009/002 (2013.01); B04C 2009/008 (2013.01)] | 8 Claims |
1. A surface cleaning apparatus comprising:
(a) an air flow path extending from a dirty fluid inlet to a clean air outlet;
(b) a first treatment stage;
(c) a second treatment stage positioned in the air flow path downstream from the first treatment stage, the second stage having an inlet passage, the second treatment stage comprising a plurality of cyclones, each cyclone having a plurality of air inlets, an air outlet and a dirt outlet, the plurality of air inlets are downstream from the inlet passage; and
(d) a suction motor positioned in the air flow path downstream from the second treatment stage,
wherein, when the surface cleaning apparatus is used to clean a surface, the plurality of inlets and the air outlets of the cyclones are at a lower end of the cyclone and the dirt outlets are at an upper end of the cyclones.
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