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(11) EP 1 541 078 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
03.05.2006 Bulletin 2006/18

(43) Date of publication A2:
15.06.2005 Bulletin 2005/24

(21) Application number: 04257527.4

(22) Date of filing: 03.12.2004
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
A47L 11/00(2006.01)
A47L 11/33(2006.01)
 A47L 11/24(2006.01)
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU MC NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR
Designated Extension States:
AL BA HR LV MK YU

(30) Priority: 09.12.2003 GB 0328561
10.11.2004 GB 0424759

(71) Applicant: Grey Technology Limited
Whittington, Worcester WR5 2RQ (GB)

(72) Inventor:
  • Grey, Nicholas Gerald
    Crowle, Worcestershire WR7 4BH (GB)

(74) Representative: Jackson, Derek Charles 
Derek Jackson Associates The Old Yard Lower Town
Claines Worcester WR3 7RY
Claines Worcester WR3 7RY (GB)

   


(54) Motorised surface cleaning apparatus


(57) A surface cleaning apparatus comprising a cleaning body (1) and collection means (29) for accumulating debris retrieved from a surface to be cleaned. The collection means (29) is provided solely at a first end portion of the cleaning body (1) of the surface cleaning apparatus. A handle means (49) is connected by pivot means (54) to a second end portion (51) of the cleaning body (1) of the surface cleaning apparatus opposite the first end portion. The pivot means (54) is arranged to permit the first end portion of the cleaning body (1) to pivot relative to the handle means (49) from a first orientation to a second, depending orientation. A rotatable elongate brush arrangement (17) is provided between the collection means (29) and the second end portion (51) and is adapted to retrieve the debris from the surface to be cleaned and to direct the debris into the collection means (29). A motor (5) is provided between the brush arrangement (17) and the second end portion (51) of the cleaning body (1) and is arranged to rotate the brush arrangement (17).







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