US 11,925,303 B2
Agitator with debrider and hair removal
Daniel R. Der Marderosian, Westwood, MA (US); John Freese, Chestnut Hill, MA (US); Gordon Howes, Suzhou (CN); Wenxiu Gao, Suzhou (CN); David S. Clare, London (GB); Nathan Herrmann, Middlebury, VT (US); Hugh Jamie Croggon, London (GB); Nicholas Sardar, London (GB); Tyler Smith, Boston, MA (US); Ian Liu, Suzhou (CN); and Jiancheng Wang, Suzhou (CN)
Assigned to SharkNinja Operating LLC, Needham, MA (US)
Filed by SHARKNINJA OPERATING LLC, Needham, MA (US)
Filed on Feb. 22, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/182,090.
Application 17/182,090 is a continuation of application No. 15/917,598, filed on Mar. 10, 2018, granted, now 10,925,447.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/469,853, filed on Mar. 10, 2017.
Prior Publication US 2021/0169287 A1, Jun. 10, 2021
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. A47L 9/04 (2006.01); A46B 13/00 (2006.01); A46B 17/06 (2006.01); A47L 11/24 (2006.01); A47L 11/40 (2006.01)
CPC A47L 9/0477 (2013.01) [A46B 13/001 (2013.01); A47L 11/24 (2013.01); A47L 11/4041 (2013.01); A47L 11/4094 (2013.01); A46B 17/06 (2013.01); A47L 2201/00 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
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1. A surface cleaning apparatus comprising:
a body defining an agitator chamber;
an agitator partially disposed within the agitator chamber and configured to rotate about a pivot axis, the agitator comprising:
an elongated body having a first and a second end; and
a flap having a flap height extending outward from the elongated body and a flap width perpendicular to the pivot axis; and
a first end cap disposed at the first end of the elongated body, the first end cap including a recess having first and second sidewalls defining an opening configured to receive a portion of, the flap the recess having a recess width perpendicular to the pivot axis, the recess width being greater than the flap width wherein at least one of the first and second sidewalls of the recess is spaced from the flap.
 
20. A surface cleaning apparatus comprising:
a body defining an agitator chamber;
an agitator partially disposed within the agitator chamber and configured to rotate about a pivot axis, the agitator comprising:
an elongated body having a first and a second end; and
a flap extending outward from the elongated body, the flap disposed between the first and the second ends;
a first end cap disposed at the first end of the elongated body, the first end cap including a recess, wherein the flap extends into the recess; and
a debrider at least partially disposed within the agitator chamber;
wherein the debrider comprises a plurality of teeth disposed within a central region and a first and a second lateral region, wherein a length of the teeth in at least the first lateral region is smaller than a length of the teeth in the central region.