US 12,064,775 B2
Surface cleaning apparatus, cyclonic air treatment member and surface cleaning apparatus including the same
Wayne Ernest Conrad, Hampton (CA)
Assigned to Omachron Intellectual Property Inc., Hampton (CA)
Filed by Omachron Intellectual Property Inc., Hampton (CA)
Filed on Sep. 5, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/242,357.
Application 18/242,357 is a continuation of application No. 18/113,309, filed on Feb. 23, 2023, granted, now 11,786,918.
Application 18/113,309 is a continuation of application No. 17/971,743, filed on Oct. 24, 2022, granted, now 11,642,681, issued on May 9, 2023.
Application 17/971,743 is a continuation of application No. 17/471,041, filed on Sep. 9, 2021, granted, now 11,524,306, issued on Dec. 13, 2022.
Application 17/471,041 is a continuation of application No. 16/806,726, filed on Mar. 2, 2020, granted, now 11,219,906, issued on Jan. 11, 2022.
Application 16/806,726 is a continuation in part of application No. 16/447,308, filed on Jun. 20, 2019, granted, now 10,966,583, issued on Apr. 6, 2021.
Application 16/447,308 is a continuation in part of application No. 16/254,918, filed on Jan. 23, 2019, granted, now 10,828,649, issued on Nov. 10, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2023/0405612 A1, Dec. 21, 2023
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. B04C 5/08 (2006.01); A47L 9/16 (2006.01); B04C 5/187 (2006.01); B04C 9/00 (2006.01); A47L 9/10 (2006.01); A47L 9/12 (2006.01); A47L 9/20 (2006.01); A47L 9/32 (2006.01)
CPC B04C 5/08 (2013.01) [A47L 9/1608 (2013.01); A47L 9/1691 (2013.01); B04C 5/187 (2013.01); B04C 9/00 (2013.01); A47L 9/106 (2013.01); A47L 9/122 (2013.01); A47L 9/1625 (2013.01); A47L 9/165 (2013.01); A47L 9/1675 (2013.01); A47L 9/1683 (2013.01); A47L 9/20 (2013.01); A47L 9/325 (2013.01); B04C 2009/005 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A vacuum cleaner comprising:
(a) an air flow path extending from a dirty air inlet to a clean air outlet;
(b) a cyclone chamber comprising a cyclone air inlet, a cyclone air outlet, a cyclone axis of rotation, an axially extending cyclone chamber sidewall extending between first and second axially opposed ends; and,
(c) a suction motor provided in the air flow path, wherein the cyclone chamber sidewall has a first sidewall portion that is axially moveably mounted with respect to a second sidewall portion of the cyclone chamber sidewall between a closed position in which the cyclone chamber is closed and an open position in which the cyclone chamber is opened.