Patent ID: 9119513
Filing Date: 2015-09-01
Classification: A47L

Abstract:
1. A surface cleaning apparatus comprising: a) a wheeled based; b) a surface cleaning head moveable independently of the wheeled base and comprising a first dirt fluid inlet; c) a portable cleaning unit removably mounted on the wheeled base and comprising at least one cyclonic separation stage and a suction motor; and, d) a first fluid flow path extending from the first dirty fluid inlet to a clean air outlet of the surface cleaning apparatus, the first fluid flow path comprising an upstream portion that extends from the first dirty fluid inlet to the at least one cyclonic separation stage and the at least one cyclonic separation stage and the suction motor are positioned in the first fluid flow path; e) wherein the cyclonic separation stage comprises a cyclone chamber and a material collection chamber, the material collection chamber is removable from the portable cleaning unit while the portable cleaning unit is mounted on the wheeled base.