Patent ID: 9265395
Filing Date: 2016-02-23
CPC Classification: A47L

Claim Text:
1. A surface cleaning apparatus comprising: (a) an air flow passage extending from a dirty air inlet to a clean air outlet; (b) a suction motor positioned in the air flow passage and having an inlet end, an outlet end and a suction motor axis wherein the suction motor axis projects through the inlet end of the suction motor; (c) at least one cyclone chamber positioned in the air flow passage laterally spaced from the suction motor, the cyclone chamber having an associated dirt collection chamber, a cyclone air inlet and a cyclone air outlet; and, (d) a pre-motor filter positioned downstream of the cyclone chamber and upstream of the suction motor, the pre-motor filter having a radial outer portion, an upstream side and a downstream side, wherein the pre-motor filter overlies at least a portion of the suction motor and the cyclone chamber and wherein the radial outer portion is uncompressed wherein the cyclone air outlet extends through the pre-motor filter to the upstream side of the pre-motor filter and the inlet end of the suction motor faces the downstream side of the pre-motor filter; and wherein the cyclone chamber and the suction motor have generally parallel central longitudinal axes and the central longitudinal axes are laterally spaced apart.