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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 03, 2026
Filed:
Sep. 21, 2023
Techtronic Floor Care Technology Limited, Tortola, VG;
John Morphey, Concord, NC (US);
Gregory J. Kowalski, Cornelius, NC (US);
Techtronic Floor Care Technology Limited, Tortola, VG;
Abstract
A vacuum cleaner including a surface cleaning head having a brushroll rotatable about an axis defining an axial direction, and a brushroll housing at least partially surrounding the brushroll. The brushroll housing includes an outlet port disposed at a first axial location, and a bottom housing. The bottom housing includes a front wall, a rear wall spaced from the front wall to define the suction inlet, and at least one rib disposed below the brushroll and extending across the suction inlet between the front and rear walls. Each rib includes a forward portion connected to the front wall, a rearward portion connected to the rear wall, and a central portion extending linearly orthogonal to the axial direction between the forward and rearward portions. The rearward portion is turned toward the first axial location of the outlet port to define a flow guide.