Patent ID: 9456723
Filing Date: 2016-10-04
CPC Classification: A47L

Claim Text:
1. A surface cleaning head for a vacuum, the surface cleaning head comprising: a cleaning head housing having a front end portion, a rear end portion, laterally disposed sides, an upper portion and a bottom portion; an agitator chamber located in the front end portion of the cleaning head housing, the agitator chamber having a top opening through the upper portion of the cleaning head housing and a bottom opening through the bottom portion of the cleaning head housing; an external cover pivotably mounted to the cleaning head housing for covering the top opening of the agitator chamber, the external cover being pivotable between a closed position and an open position, wherein the agitator chamber is covered when the external cover is in the closed position and accessible through the top opening when the external cover is in the open position; and a rotatable driven agitator removably mounted within the agitator chamber such that the agitator is configured to contact a surface through the bottom opening and configured to be removed through the top opening, the rotatable driven agitator including a driven end and a non-driven end, wherein the external cover engages the non-driven end of the agitator in the closed position to hold the agitator in the agitator chamber and wherein the external cover disengages from the non-driven end of the agitator when moved to the open position, and wherein the agitator is accessible and removable through the top opening when the external cover is in the open position.