US 12,144,485 B2
Evacuation station for a 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 Jun. 13, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/334,322.
Application 18/334,322 is a continuation of application No. 16/933,199, filed on Jul. 20, 2020, granted, now 11,717,124.
Prior Publication US 2023/0329497 A1, Oct. 19, 2023
Int. Cl. A47L 9/28 (2006.01); A47L 9/12 (2006.01); A47L 9/14 (2006.01)
CPC A47L 9/149 (2013.01) [A47L 9/12 (2013.01); A47L 9/2873 (2013.01); A47L 2201/022 (2013.01); A47L 2201/024 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An evacuation station for a surface cleaning apparatus, the evacuation station comprising:
(a) an air flow path extending from an evacuation station air inlet and an evacuation station air outlet;
(b) a housing comprising first and second opposed walls which define a channel therebetween; and,
(c) an air treatment assembly comprising an air treatment member, the air treatment assembly moveable from an in use position in which the air treatment member is positioned in the air flow path and a second position in which the air treatment member is disconnected from the air flow path,
wherein the first and second opposed walls limit movement of the air treatment assembly to a lateral direction as the air treatment assembly is moved from the in use position to the second position.