Patent ID: 9138114
Filing Date: 2015-09-22
Classification: A47L

Abstract:
1. An upright surface cleaning apparatus comprising: (a) a surface cleaning head having a front end and a rear end and a dirty air inlet, the surface cleaning head moveable across a surface in a forward direction in which the rear end follows the front end; (b) a support structure moveably mounted to the surface cleaning head, the support structure comprising a first portion defining a first longitudinal axis and a second portion having a handgrip portion and defining a second longitudinal axis, the first portion having a first end moveably coupled to the surface cleaning head and a second end rotatably coupled to the second portion about an axis that is generally transverse to the forward direction and is in a fixed position forward of the first longitudinal axis when the support structure is in an upright position, whereby, when the second portion is rotated so that the first longitudinal axis is generally parallel to the second longitudinal axis, the second longitudinal axis is offset from the first longitudinal axis in the forward direction; (c) a cleaning unit comprising a suction motor and an air treatment member, the cleaning unit being removably mounted to the support structure; and, (d) an air flow conduit extending from the surface cleaning head to the cleaning unit.