US 12,213,640 B2
Surface cleaning apparatus
Wayne Ernest Conrad, Hampton (CA)
Assigned to Omachron Intellectual Property Inc., Hampton (CA)
Filed by Omachron Intellectual Property Inc., Hampton (CA)
Filed on Oct. 11, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/379,069.
Application 18/379,069 is a continuation of application No. 17/531,062, filed on Nov. 19, 2021.
Application 17/531,062 is a continuation in part of application No. 17/196,380, filed on Mar. 9, 2021, granted, now 11,622,659, issued on Apr. 11, 2023.
Application 17/196,380 is a continuation of application No. 15/931,973, filed on May 14, 2020.
Application 15/931,973 is a continuation of application No. 16/022,902, filed on Jun. 29, 2018, granted, now 11,330,944, issued on May 17, 2022.
Application 16/022,902 is a continuation of application No. 15/012,783, filed on Feb. 1, 2016.
Application 15/012,783 is a continuation of application No. 14/874,544, filed on Oct. 5, 2015, granted, now 9,826,868, issued on Nov. 28, 2017.
Application 14/874,544 is a continuation of application No. 13/255,875, granted, now 9,204,769, issued on Dec. 8, 2015, previously published as PCT/CA2010/000342, filed on Mar. 9, 2010.
Application 17/531,062 is a continuation in part of application No. 17/342,299, filed on Jun. 8, 2021, granted, now 11,737,621, issued on Aug. 29, 2023.
Application 17/342,299 is a continuation of application No. 16/900,465, filed on Jun. 12, 2020.
Application 16/900,465 is a continuation of application No. 15/642,781, filed on Jul. 6, 2017.
Claims priority of application No. 2658372 (CA), filed on Mar. 13, 2009.
Prior Publication US 2024/0081588 A1, Mar. 14, 2024
Int. Cl. A47L 5/24 (2006.01); A47L 5/22 (2006.01); A47L 5/28 (2006.01); A47L 5/32 (2006.01); A47L 9/02 (2006.01); A47L 9/10 (2006.01); A47L 9/16 (2006.01); A47L 9/28 (2006.01); A47L 9/32 (2006.01)
CPC A47L 5/24 (2013.01) [A47L 5/225 (2013.01); A47L 5/28 (2013.01); A47L 5/32 (2013.01); A47L 9/02 (2013.01); A47L 9/106 (2013.01); A47L 9/1608 (2013.01); A47L 9/1666 (2013.01); A47L 9/1683 (2013.01); A47L 9/1691 (2013.01); A47L 9/322 (2013.01); A47L 9/2884 (2013.01)] 19 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A hand vacuum cleaner having a front end, a rear end, an upper end and a lower end, the hand vacuum cleaner comprising:
(a) an air flow path extending from a dirty air inlet to a clean air outlet, wherein the dirty air inlet comprises an inlet conduit;
(b) a main body housing a suction motor that is positioned in the air flow path, the suction motor having a motor axis of rotation;
(c) a cyclone unit comprising a cyclone provided in the air flow path, the cyclone comprising a cyclone chamber having a cyclone air inlet, a cyclone air outlet, a cyclone chamber front end, a cyclone chamber rear end, a cyclone axis of rotation extending between the front and rear ends of the cyclone chamber, and a sidewall located between the cyclone chamber front end and the cyclone chamber rear end;
(d) a pre-motor filter housing which, in operation, houses a pre-motor filter, the pre-motor filter housing is positioned rearward of the cyclone chamber wherein, in operation, the pre-motor filter faces the cyclone air outlet;
(e) an energy storage member pack containing a plurality of energy storage members wherein, in operation, the plurality of energy storage members extend in a row that extends generally transverse to the cyclone axis of rotation and the energy storage member pack is positioned rearward of the pre-motor filter and,
(f) a pistol grip handle provided on an axially extending wall of the main body, wherein, when the hand vacuum cleaner is oriented with the cyclone axis of rotation extending horizontally, the pistol grip handle is provided on a lower side of the main body and the pistol grip handle extends upwardly from a lower end of the pistol grip handle to an upper end of the pistol grip handle, and
wherein, in operation when the hand vacuum cleaner is oriented with the cyclone axis of rotation extending horizontally, a first axis that extends in a common direction with the cyclone axis of rotation extends through the cyclone chamber, the pre-motor filter housing and the suction motor and exterior to the energy storage member pack.