Patent ID: 11918170
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 having a dirty air inlet, a rear end, a clean air outlet, an upper end and a bottom, the hand vacuum cleaner comprising:
(a) a body comprising an upper end, a lower end, a front end, a rear end and a driving handle, the body housing a suction motor and fan assembly, the suction motor and fan assembly having a suction motor axis of rotation wherein the driving handle has a hand grip portion having a first end and a second end, an end of the driving handle is provided on a sidewall of the body and extends outwardly from the sidewall of the body; and,
(b) an air treatment member comprising a chamber, the air treatment member having an openable door provided at a front end of the air treatment member and forming a front face of the hand vacuum cleaner, and an openable door lock comprising a door release actuator,
wherein the door release actuator comprises an axially extending member having a front end and a rear end, the axially extending member moveable between a first position in which the door is in a closed portion and a second position in which the openable door is openable, and the door release actuator is rotationally mounted and, in use, the door release actuator is rotated and the axially extending member is movable to the second position whereby the door is unlocked and openable.