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Techtronic Floor Care Technology Limited

Techtronic Industries Company Limited

Richard David Waters

Darren David Holmes

Matthew James Ward

Steven James Rogers

Anna Jaanus

Guy Lawrence Newsom

Jose Casella

Simon Matthew Pougher

Simon Pougher

Thomas Williams

Simon Matthew Rougher

Kevin Wolfe

Steve Davis

Yu-Jin Song

Francis McGovern

James David Reynolds

Pougher Simon

Philip Grove

Vacuum cleaner

A surface cleaning apparatus is described including a housing supporting a suction source, a dirt collection container, and a cyclonic separation device for separating dirt from the airflow passing through the apparatus. The apparatus further includes a ducting member having an inlet in communication with an outlet from the cyclonic separation device and an outlet in communication with a passage leading to the suction source. The ducting member is removably connected to the housing or the dirt collection container and is rotatably moveable between locked and unlocked positions, and rotational movement of the ducting member from its unlocked position to its locked position aligns the outlet of the ducting member with the passage leading to the suction source.

Surface cleaning apparatus

A surface cleaning apparatus includes a housing having an elongate axis (H) and supports a suction source, and a dirt separation device having an elongate axis (A). The dirt separation device includes a separator for separating dirt from dirt-laden air, and a dirt collection chamber for receiving separated dirt. The dirt separation device or a part of the dirt separation device is releasably connected to the housing. A passage member that transports dirt-laden air to the dirt separation device has an elongate axis (B). The dirt separation device is pivotally moveable relative to the housing to effect release of the dirt separation device.

A dirt separation device for a surface cleaning apparatus including: a separator for separating dirt from dirt-laden air; an inlet through which dirt-laden air is drawn into the separator; an outlet through which cleaner air exits the separator; a dirt collection chamber for receiving separated dirt; a cover member movable between a first position in which the cover member inhibits access to the dirt collection chamber and a second position in which the cover member permits access to the dirt collection chamber; an actuator device coupled to the cover member for effecting movement of the cover member from the first position to the second position, wherein the actuator device is rotationally movable, or an engagement part operably connected to the actuator device is rotationally movable, to effect movement of the closing member from the first position to the second position.

Dirt separation device

A tool for a surface cleaning apparatus, including a floor head including a floor facing surface which defines an inlet for receiving dirt-laden air, which inlet is generally positioned in a first plane P; a passage for carrying dirt-laden air from the floor head to the apparatus; a connecting member for connecting the tool to a surface cleaning apparatus, wherein the floor head and connecting member are pivotally connected about an axis A; and a blocking device for inhibiting pivotal movement of the connecting member about axis A. The blocking device is moveable to a blocking condition in which pivotal movement of the connecting member downwardly outside of a pre-determined use condition is inhibited.

Tool for a surface cleaning apparatus

A cyclonic separator device for removing dust or debris from dirt-laden air, the device having a separating chamber, an inlet, an outlet, and a shroud that is connected to the separating chamber at one end, and provides a plurality of openings for the passage of air to the outlet. The device further includes a dirt collection chamber in communication with the separating chamber. The separating chamber includes an airflow directing formation which is connected to an inner surface of a generally cylindrical portion and which extends inwardly towards a central axis of the generally cylindrical portion. The airflow directing formation provides a surface which follows a substantially helical path that extends away from the inlet as it extends circumferentially around the inner surface of the generally cylindrical portion.

Cyclonic separation device

A cyclonic separator device for removing dust or debris from dirt-laden air includes a first separating chamber, a first dirt collection chamber in communication with the first separating chamber, a shroud, a second separating chamber positioned generally within the shroud, and a second dirt collection chamber in communication with the second separating chamber. The second separating chamber includes a generally frusto-conical portion that has an end part in communication with the second dirt collection chamber through which fine dust or debris exits therethrough into the second dirt collection chamber. A first portion of the second dirt collection chamber surrounds an outer surface of the end part of the generally frusto-conical portion to define a space Stherebetween and said first portion of the second dirt collection chamber extends into a space Sdefined by the inner surface of the generally cylindrical portion of the shroud having said openings therein.

Cyclonic separator device

A suction cleaner comprising a source of suction, for creating a suction airflow and a separator upstream of the source of suction, for separating and retaining entrained matter from the suction airflow, wherein the separator is adapted for separation of wet material from the suction airflow, the cleaner has a reservoir for liquid and there is a liquid delivery device for delivering the liquid into the suction airflow which enters the separator.

Suction cleaner

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Birmingham, United Kingdom

Richard David Waters