Patent ID: 8813305

Claim:
A hand carryable surface cleaning apparatus comprising: (a) a main housing defining an interior; (b) a handle disposed on the main housing whereby a user can carry the surface cleaning apparatus; (c) an air flow passage extending from a dirty air inlet to a clean air outlet; (d) a suction motor positioned within the interior of the main housing and in the air flow path, the suction motor positioned within a motor housing; and (e) at least one cyclone chamber positioned within the interior of the main housing and in the air flow passage and an associated dirt collection chamber provided as a volume within the interior of the main housing, the dirt collection chamber being exterior to the cyclone chamber and extending at least partially along the length of the cyclone chamber, wherein at least a portion of the dirt collection chamber is positioned between the cyclone chamber and the suction motor and the dirt collection chamber has a non-circular cross section, wherein the dirt collection chamber is bounded by an outer wall and a portion of the outer wall forms part of the main housing.