Patent ID: 11969133
Assignee: OMACHRON INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY INC.
Field: Furniture, games (Other fields)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 0:
1. A hand vacuum cleaner having a front end, a rear end, an upper side and a lower side, the hand vacuum cleaner comprising:
(a) an air flow passage extending from a dirty air inlet provided at the front end to a clear air outlet provided at the rear end;
(b) a cyclonic unit comprising a first cyclonic stage, the first cyclonic stage comprising a first stage cyclone having a front end, a rear end, a cyclone axis of rotation extending between the front and rear ends of the cyclone and an axially extending cyclone wall which extends to the front end of the first cyclonic stage, the front end comprising a front door that is moveable between a closed position and an open position;
(c) the cyclonic unit further comprising a second cyclonic stage downstream of the first cyclonic stage, the second cyclonic stage comprising a plurality of cyclones, wherein the cyclone axis of rotation extends through a central portion of the second cyclonic stage;
(d) a vacuum cleaner body comprising a suction motor that is positioned in the air flow passage;
(e) a handle; and,
(f) a latch securing the front door in the closed position,
wherein the front door has a first portion which is rotatably mounted to a front end of the cyclone unit wall and a second portion angularly spaced around the front door from the first portion, the second portion having the latch.