US 11,986,145 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 Aug. 22, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/892,551.
Application 16/590,972 is a division of application No. 16/156,006, filed on Oct. 10, 2018, granted, now 10,478,030, issued on Nov. 19, 2019.
Application 17/892,551 is a continuation of application No. 17/830,529, filed on Jun. 2, 2022.
Application 17/830,529 is a continuation of application No. 17/351,943, filed on Jun. 18, 2021.
Application 17/351,943 is a continuation in part of application No. 16/590,972, filed on Oct. 2, 2019, granted, now 11,389,038, issued on Jul. 19, 2022.
Application 16/156,006 is a continuation of application No. 15/088,876, filed on Apr. 1, 2016, granted, now 10,219,662, issued on Mar. 5, 2019.
Application 15/088,876 is a continuation of application No. 14/822,211, filed on Aug. 10, 2015, granted, now 9,888,817, issued on Feb. 13, 2018.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/093,189, filed on Dec. 17, 2014.
Prior Publication US 2022/0395152 A1, Dec. 15, 2022
Int. Cl. A47L 5/22 (2006.01); A47L 5/24 (2006.01); A47L 5/28 (2006.01); A47L 9/16 (2006.01); A47L 9/32 (2006.01)
CPC A47L 5/225 (2013.01) [A47L 5/24 (2013.01); A47L 5/28 (2013.01); A47L 9/16 (2013.01); A47L 9/1608 (2013.01); A47L 9/1625 (2013.01); A47L 9/1641 (2013.01); A47L 9/1683 (2013.01); A47L 9/1691 (2013.01); A47L 9/322 (2013.01); A47L 9/325 (2013.01)] 19 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An apparatus comprising:
(a) a hand vacuum cleaner comprising:
(i) an air flow path extending from a dirty air inlet to a clean air outlet;
(ii) a main body comprising an upper end, a lower end, a front end, a rear end and a main body axis that extends between the front and rear ends, the main body housing a suction motor and fan assembly, the suction motor and fan assembly having a suction motor axis of rotation; and,
(iii) an air treatment assembly positioned in the air flow path, the air treatment assembly having a dirt collection region which has an openable door, the openable door is moveable from a closed vacuuming position to an open dirty emptying position; and,
(b) a floor standing unit having a dirt collection chamber and a dirt inlet port,
wherein the hand vacuum cleaner is dockable with the floor standing unit and, when the hand vacuum cleaner is docked with the floor standing unit and the openable door is opened, dirt collected in the dirt collection region is transferrable to the dirt collection chamber of the floor standing unit, and
wherein the hand vacuum cleaner further comprises a pistol grip handle and an inlet conduit extending from the dirty air inlet to an air treatment chamber of the air treatment assembly and, when the inlet conduit is oriented horizontally and the pistol grip handle extends upwardly and forwardly, the openable door is located below the inlet conduit.