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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 29, 2014
Filed:
Sep. 14, 2012
Bengt Ivar Anders Ivarsson, Bearwood, GB;
Glen Matusz, Cuyahoga Falls, OH (US);
Reuben Proud, Worcester, GB;
Sergey V. Makarov, Solon, OH (US);
Bengt Ivar Anders Ivarsson, Bearwood, GB;
Glen Matusz, Cuyahoga Falls, OH (US);
Reuben Proud, Worcester, GB;
Sergey V. Makarov, Solon, OH (US);
Techtronic Floor Care Technology Limited, Tortola, VG;
Abstract
An upright vacuum cleaner includes a housing having a suction airstream inlet and a suction airstream outlet. A dirt container is selectively mounted to the housing for receiving and retaining dirt and dust separated from the suction airstream and includes a first cyclonic air-flow chamber and a second cyclonic airflow chamber. The chambers are spaced apart and are each approximately vertically oriented and arranged in a parallel relationship. An air manifold is disposed at a top portion of the dirt container. The air manifold includes an inlet section through which dirty air passes and an outlet section. The inlet section directs a flow of dirty air into two separate inlet conduits leading to a respective one of the first and second airflow chambers. The outlet section collects a flow of cleaned air from both of the chambers and merges the flow of cleaned air into a single outlet conduit.