Patent ID: 9320399
Filing Date: 2016-04-26
CPC Classification: A46B,A46D,A47L

Claim Text:
1. A rotatable agitator for a surface treating appliance, the agitator comprising an agitator body having an axis, and a bristle strip carried on the agitator body and extending along a central region of the agitator body and an end region of the agitator body, wherein the bristle strip comprises a plurality of bristles aligned in a row, wherein bristles associated with the end region of the agitator extend in a direction that defines an acute angle with the longitudinal axis of the agitator, and wherein the agitator is configured such that a first strip portion of the bristle strip extends in a direction that is substantially parallel to or diverges outwardly away from the axis and a second strip portion of the bristle strip extends in a direction which converges inwardly on the axis.