Vacuum cleaner with a removable cyclone array

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2011-04-26

2011-04-26

Greene, Jason M (Department: 1775)

Gas separation

Multiple separators, each with discrete and longitudinally...

Combined serial and parallel arrangement

C055S345000, C055S346000, C055S349000, C055S429000, C055SDIG030

Reexamination Certificate

active

07931717

ABSTRACT:
A surface cleaning apparatus comprising a dirt inlet, a handle, a first cyclonic cleaning stage, a second cyclonic cleaning stage comprising a plurality of cyclones in parallel and a plurality of dirt collection chambers that are emptied concurrently, and the first cleaning stage is removed from the second cleaning stage prior to emptying the plurality of dirt collection chambers and, an air flow motor.

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