US 12,256,882 B2
Upright vacuum cleaner
Wayne Ernest Conrad, Hampton (CA)
Assigned to Omachron Intellectual Property Inc., Hampton (CA)
Filed by Omachron Intellectual Property Inc., Hampton (CA)
Filed on May 13, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/320,059.
Application 17/320,059 is a continuation of application No. 16/106,229, filed on Aug. 21, 2018, granted, now 11,076,729.
Application 16/106,229 is a continuation of application No. 15/046,895, filed on Feb. 18, 2016, granted, now 10,076,217, issued on Sep. 18, 2018.
Application 15/046,895 is a continuation of application No. 14/036,818, filed on Sep. 25, 2013, granted, now 9,301,662, issued on Apr. 5, 2016.
Application 14/036,818 is a continuation of application No. 13/396,918, filed on Feb. 15, 2012, granted, now 8,567,006, issued on Oct. 29, 2013.
Application 13/396,918 is a continuation of application No. 11/954,310, filed on Dec. 12, 2007, granted, now 8,166,607, issued on May 7, 2012.
Claims priority of provisional application 60/869,586, filed on Dec. 12, 2006.
Prior Publication US 2021/0259486 A1, Aug. 26, 2021
Int. Cl. A47L 5/22 (2006.01); A47L 5/36 (2006.01); A47L 9/16 (2006.01); A47L 5/28 (2006.01); A47L 5/32 (2006.01)
CPC A47L 5/225 (2013.01) [A47L 5/365 (2013.01); A47L 5/28 (2013.01); A47L 5/32 (2013.01); A47L 9/1608 (2013.01); A47L 9/165 (2013.01)] 11 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method of providing a plurality of surface cleaning apparatuses, each of which has a different appearance, wherein the surface cleaning apparatus comprises a plurality of components including an air treatment member, a dirt collection chamber and a motor casing, the method comprising:
(a) providing a first version of the dirt collection chamber having a first appearance and providing a first version of the motor casing having a first motor casing appearance, the first version of the motor casing containing a first motor;
(b) providing a second version of the dirt collection chamber having a second appearance wherein the second appearance is different from the first appearance and providing a second version of the motor casing having a second motor casing appearance wherein the second appearance is different from the first appearance, the second version of the motor casing containing a second motor;
(c) producing a first surface cleaning apparatus which includes the first version of the dirt collection chamber and the first version of the motor casing; and,
(d) producing a second surface cleaning apparatus which includes the second version of the dirt collection chamber and the second version of the motor casing,
wherein each of the first version of the dirt collection chamber and the second version of the dirt collection chamber is assemblable with a remainder of the plurality of components whereby the first version of the dirt collection chamber is interchangeable with the second version of the dirt collection chamber,
wherein each of the first version of the motor casing and the second version of the motor casing is assemblable with a remainder of the plurality of components whereby the first version of the motor casing is interchangeable with the second version of the motor casing,
wherein, when the first surface cleaning apparatus is upright, the first version of the motor casing is at an elevation above the first version of the dirt collection chamber, and
wherein, when the second surface cleaning apparatus is upright, the second version of the motor casing is at an elevation above the second version of the dirt collection chamber, and
wherein, when the first surface cleaning apparatus is provided, the first version of the motor casing containing the first motor is fixedly connected at a relative position to the first version of the dirt collection chamber and, when the second surface cleaning apparatus is provided, the second version of the motor casing containing the second motor is fixedly connected at the same relative position to the second version of the dirt collection chamber.