US 12,390,062 B2
Hand carryable surface cleaning apparatus
Wayne Ernest Conrad, Hampton (CA); Nina Conrad, Hampton (CA); and Dave Petersen, Bowmanville (CA)
Assigned to Omachron Intellectual Property Inc., Hampton (CA)
Filed by Omachron Intellectual Property Inc., Hampton (CA)
Filed on Feb. 14, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/441,355.
Application 18/441,355 is a continuation in part of application No. 18/381,569, filed on Oct. 18, 2023, granted, now 12,075,962.
Application 18/381,569 is a continuation of application No. 17/549,726, filed on Dec. 13, 2021, granted, now 11,826,007, issued on Nov. 28, 2023.
Application 17/549,726 is a continuation of application No. 16/990,245, filed on Aug. 11, 2020, granted, now 11,229,334, issued on Jan. 25, 2022.
Application 16/990,245 is a continuation of application No. 15/492,742, filed on Apr. 20, 2017, granted, now 10,791,889, issued on Oct. 6, 2020.
Application 15/492,742 is a continuation in part of application No. 15/143,697, filed on May 2, 2016, granted, now 9,962,047, issued on May 8, 2018.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/276,510, filed on Jan. 8, 2016.
Prior Publication US 2024/0180373 A1, Jun. 6, 2024
Int. Cl. A47L 5/22 (2006.01); A47L 1/05 (2006.01); A47L 5/24 (2006.01); A47L 5/30 (2006.01); A47L 7/00 (2006.01); A47L 9/04 (2006.01); A47L 9/10 (2006.01); A47L 9/12 (2006.01); A47L 9/16 (2006.01); A47L 9/24 (2006.01); A47L 9/28 (2006.01); A47L 9/32 (2006.01); A47L 13/22 (2006.01); H02J 7/00 (2006.01)
CPC A47L 5/225 (2013.01) [A47L 1/05 (2013.01); A47L 5/24 (2013.01); A47L 5/30 (2013.01); A47L 7/0085 (2013.01); A47L 9/0466 (2013.01); A47L 9/106 (2013.01); A47L 9/122 (2013.01); A47L 9/127 (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 9/248 (2013.01); A47L 9/28 (2013.01); A47L 9/2857 (2013.01); A47L 9/2884 (2013.01); A47L 9/322 (2013.01); A47L 13/22 (2013.01); H02J 7/0013 (2013.01); H02J 7/0045 (2013.01); H02J 2310/22 (2020.01)] 29 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A hand vacuum cleaner having an upper end, a lower end, a front end having a dirty air inlet and a rear end, the hand vacuum cleaner comprising:
(a) an air flow path extending from the dirty air inlet to a clean air outlet, the air flow path comprising an inlet conduit that is positioned at the upper end of the hand vacuum cleaner, the inlet conduit having a conduit axis;
(b) a cyclone assembly positioned in the air flow path, the cyclone assembly comprising a cyclone having a front end, a rear end and a cyclone axis of rotation that extends between the front and rear ends of the cyclone;
(c) a main body housing a suction motor, the suction motor is positioned in the air flow path and is positioned downstream of the cyclone, the suction motor has an axis of rotation;
(d) a pistol grip handle located at the rear end of the hand vacuum cleaner wherein a finger grip area is positioned forward of the pistol grip handle and rearward of the main body, and wherein the cyclone axis of rotation extends through the pistol grip handle, and wherein the pistol grip handle is substantially perpendicular to the cyclone axis of rotation; and,
(e) a first energy storage unit located at a lower end of the pistol grip handle;
wherein the suction motor is located at the lower end of the hand vacuum cleaner and forward of the first energy storage unit.