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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 05, 2025
Filed:
Feb. 07, 2024
Sharkninja Operating Llc, Needham, MA (US);
Daniel R. Der Marderosian, Westwood, MA (US);
John Freese, Chestnut Hill, MA (US);
Gordon Howes, Suzhou, CN;
Wenxiu Gao, Suzhou, CN;
David S. Clare, London, GB;
Nathan Herrmann, Middlebury, VT (US);
Hugh Jamie Croggon, London, GB;
Nicholas Sardar, London, GB;
Tyler Smith, Boston, MA (US);
Ian Liu, Suzhou, CN;
Jiancheng Wang, Suzhou, CN;
SharkNinja Operating LLC, Needham, MA (US);
Abstract
A surface cleaning apparatus including a body defining an agitation chamber, an agitator partially disposed within the agitation chamber and configured to rotate about a pivot axis, and a debrider at least partially disposed within the agitation chamber. The agitator includes an elongated body having a first and a second end, a sidewall extending radially outward from the elongated body extending between the first and the second ends, and a plurality of bristles extending radially outward from the elongated body. The plurality of bristles are arranged in at least one row adjacent to the sidewall. The debrider includes a plurality of teeth configured to contact a portion of the sidewall as the agitator rotates about the pivot axis.