US 12,453,450 B2
Surface cleaning device with odor management
Ryan M. Copeland, Watertown, MA (US); Samuel J. Levine, Needham, MA (US); Justin G. Riley, Needham, MA (US); Daniel R. Der Marderosian, Westwood, MA (US); Qiang Liu, Suzhou (CN); Peng Fei Liu, Needham, MA (US); Kui Liu, Suzhou (CN); Bo Gao, Needham, MA (US); Jiancheng Wang, Suzhou (CN); and Jeremy McDaniel, Boston, MA (US)
Assigned to SharkNinja Operating LLC, Needham, MA (US)
Filed by SHARKNINJA OPERATING LLC, Needham, MA (US)
Filed on Nov. 30, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/525,522.
Application 18/525,522 is a continuation of application No. 17/846,829, filed on Jun. 22, 2022, granted, now 11,857,138.
Application 17/846,829 is a continuation of application No. 17/843,692, filed on Jun. 17, 2022.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/228,905, filed on Aug. 3, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2024/0090718 A1, Mar. 21, 2024
Int. Cl. A47L 7/04 (2006.01); A47L 5/30 (2006.01); A47L 7/00 (2006.01); A47L 9/04 (2006.01); A61L 9/04 (2006.01); A61L 9/12 (2006.01)
CPC A47L 7/04 (2013.01) [A47L 5/30 (2013.01); A47L 7/0061 (2013.01); A47L 9/0411 (2013.01); A47L 9/0477 (2013.01); A61L 9/042 (2013.01); A61L 9/12 (2013.01)] 19 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A vacuum system comprising:
a housing including a dirty air inlet;
a debris collector configured to be coupled to the housing;
a suction motor configured to be coupled to the housing, the suction motor configured to draw air from the dirty air inlet to the debris collector; and
an odor dial assembly including:
a fragrance puck including a fragrance body and a passageway extending through the fragrance body has been added after the word; and
a dial body configured to be removably coupled to the housing, the dial body at least partially defining a fragrance cavity configured to at least partially receive the fragrance puck and a fragrance passageway extending therethrough, wherein the fragrance puck is configured to be received within the fragrance cavity and secured to the dial body such that the passageway of the fragrance body is aligned with the entrance and the outlet of the one or more sidewalls to form at least a portion of the fragrance passageway has been added after the word;
wherein the housing includes a tray configured to receive at least a portion of the odor dial assembly, the tray including an odor inlet and an odor outlet, the odor inlet configured to be in fluid communication with atmospheric air; and
wherein the fragrance puck and the dial body of the odor dial assembly is moveable relative to the tray between a first and at least a second position to adjust an amount of air flowing through the fragrance passageway and an amount of fragrance particles released by the fragrance puck into the debris collector.
 
17. A vacuum system comprising:
a housing including a dirty air inlet;
a debris collector configured to be coupled to the housing;
a suction motor configured to be coupled to the housing, the suction motor configured to draw air from the dirty air inlet to the debris collector; and
an odor dial assembly including:
a fragrance puck including a through hole; and
a dial body configured to be removably coupled to the housing, the dial body at least partially defining a fragrance cavity configured to at least partially receive the fragrance puck and a fragrance passageway extending therethrough, wherein the dial body defines an entrance and an exit of the fragrance passageway axially aligned with the through hole of the fragrance puck has been added after the word;
wherein the housing includes a tray configured to receive at least a portion of the odor dial assembly, the tray including an odor inlet and an odor outlet, the odor inlet configured to be in fluid communication with atmospheric air; and
wherein the entire odor dial assembly is configured to be rotated relative to the housing to adjust an alignment of the entrance and exit relative to the odor inlet and odor outlet to define, at least in part, an amount of air flowing through the fragrance passageway and an amount of fragrance particles released by the fragrance member.