Vax Limited

Philip Grove

Gavin Burnham

Reuben Proud

Mohammed Irfan

Bengt Ivar Anders Ivarsson

A wet type suction cleaner comprising a tank () having an inlet () for suction-induced air flow and an outlet leading to a fan for creating the suction: and a float valve assembly () including a housing () and a float member movable relative to the housing () to cause closure of the outlet; wherein the inlet () directs the suction air flow to impinge on a part () of the housing (), and the housing () has an opening () leading to the outlet which opening () is at a part of the housing () facing away from the inlet (), the housing () further comprising deflecting means () for deflecting impinged matter away from the opening ().

Wet type suction cleaners

A cyclonic separator assembly for a vacuum cleaner, the assembly including a first cyclonic separator for effecting a first stage of dust separation from the suction airflow of the cleaner, and at least one further cyclonic separator for further separation of dust from the air flow following the first separator, and a receptacle for separated dust, the receptacle including respective receiving portions for receiving dust separated by the first separator and the further separator(s), wherein the respective portions of the dust receptacle are able to be emptied separately from one another.

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West Midlands, United Kingdom

Philip Grove