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(11) EP 4 501 195 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
09.04.2025 Bulletin 2025/15

(43) Date of publication A2:
05.02.2025 Bulletin 2025/06

(21) Application number: 24218913.2

(22) Date of filing: 05.08.2020
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
A47L 9/32(2006.01)
(52) Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC):
A47L 5/24; A47L 9/322; A47L 9/2884; A47L 9/1608; A47L 9/1666
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR

(30) Priority: 15.08.2019 US 201916541749
15.08.2019 US 201916541791

(62) Application number of the earlier application in accordance with Art. 76 EPC:
20851992.6 / 4013278

(71) Applicant: Omachron Intellectual Property Inc.
Hampton, Ontario L0B 1J0 (CA)

(72) Inventors:
  • CONRAD, Wayne Ernest
    Hampton, Ontario, L0B 1J0 (CA)
  • INNES, Daniel
    West Roxbury, Massachusetts, 02132 (US)
  • BROWN, Andre D.
    Natick, Massachusetts, 07160 (US)
  • THORNE, Jason Boyd
    Dover, Massachusetts, 02030 (US)

(74) Representative: Savi, Massimiliano et al
Notarbartolo & Gervasi S.p.A. Viale Achille Papa, 30
20149 Milano
20149 Milano (IT)

   


(54) HANDHELD SURFACE CLEANING APPARATUS


(57) A hand vacuum cleaner has an air flow path extending from a dirty air inlet to a clean air outlet. An air treatment member and suction motor are positioned in the air flow path. The hand vacuum cleaner includes an onboard energy storage unit and has a pistol grip handle. When the hand vacuum cleaner is oriented with its upper end above its lower end, the pistol grip handle is located at the rear end of the hand vacuum cleaner, the energy storage unit is located at the lower end of the hand vacuum cleaner with the suction motor located above the front end of the energy storage unit and the pistol grip handle located above the rear end of the energy storage unit. A finger grip area may be provided between the handle and the suction motor above the energy storage unit.







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