Patent ID: 8528160

Claim:
A surface cleaning apparatus comprising: (a) an air flow path extending from a dirty air inlet to a clean air outlet and including an air treatment member and a suction motor; (b) a main body comprising a front end, a rear end, first and second opposed sidewalls and a suction motor housing, the first opposed sidewall has a suction motor access opening, an openable suction motor housing grill covering the suction motor access opening when the suction motor housing grill is in a closed position, and the suction motor is positioned laterally inwardly of the first opposed sidewall; (c) an outer wall positioned laterally outwardly of the first opposed sidewall and generally parallel to the first opposed sidewall; (d) a treated air flow passage extending from an outlet of the air treatment member to the suction motor and positioned between the first opposed sidewall and the outer wall; and, (e) a pair of side wheels wherein one of the side wheels is positioned laterally of the treated air flow passage.