US 11,998,157 B2
Upright surface treatment apparatus having removable pod
Scott B Niedzwecki, East Walpole, MA (US); Andre D. Brown, Natick, MA (US); Mingshun (Aaron) Su, Suzhou (CN); Robert Yang, Suzhou (CN); Lee M. Cottrell, Newton, MA (US); and Patrick Cleary, Allston, MA (US)
Assigned to SharkNinja Operating LLC, Needham, MA (US)
Filed by SharkNinja Operating, LLC, Needham, MA (US)
Filed on Aug. 1, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/878,693.
Application 17/878,693 is a continuation of application No. 16/528,212, filed on Jul. 31, 2019, granted, now 11,399,675.
Application 16/528,212 is a continuation in part of application No. 16/270,078, filed on Feb. 7, 2019, granted, now 11,617,482.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/712,634, filed on Jul. 31, 2018.
Prior Publication US 2023/0115062 A1, Apr. 13, 2023
Int. Cl. A47L 5/22 (2006.01); A47L 5/36 (2006.01); A47L 9/00 (2006.01)
CPC A47L 5/225 (2013.01) [A47L 5/36 (2013.01); A47L 9/0018 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A pod for a reconfigurable surface treatment apparatus comprising:
a suction motor assembly cavity;
a battery cavity being configured to receive a filter, wherein the battery cavity includes a battery protrusion configured to transition from a rigid state to a depressible state in response to the battery cavity receiving the filter; and
a dust cup cavity configured to receive a dust cup.