Patent ID: 11903550
Assignee: BISSELL INC.
Field: Furniture, games (Other fields)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 11:
12. A surface cleaning apparatus, comprising:
a housing mounted to a handle or wand assembly;
a suction source to produce a working airflow;
a filtration system to remove debris from the working airflow generated by the suction source;
a suction inlet;
a dirt container positioned in at least one of the handle, wand or housing;
a first agitator located on the housing in juxtaposition with a surface to be cleaned; and
a working air conduit extending from the suction inlet and the dirt container, wherein, when the suction source is active, the suction source draws debris through the suction inlet, along the working air conduit for collection into the dirt container, wherein a portion of the working air conduit forms an intermediate collection chamber, the intermediate collection chamber being removable from a stored position in the housing, wherein when the suction source is not active, manual movement of the housing over the surface being cleaned rotates the first agitator and transports debris removed from the surface being cleaned by the first agitator into the suction inlet and into the intermediate collection chamber.