Abstract: During an evacuation mode of operation of a hand vacuum cleaner, an evacuation air flow path extends from an evacuation air inlet through at least the debris separator to the docking station. A return air path extends from the docking station air outlet to the suction motor of the hand vacuum cleaner whereby, in an evacuation mode when the hand vacuum cleaner is docked with a docking station air outlet port, air travels from the docking station air outlet port to the return air path. A valve is operable between a closed position in which the hand vacuum cleaner is operable to clean the surface and an evacuation position in which the return air flow path is in air flow communication with the motor and fan assembly. The motor and fan assembly and the return air path are provided at a lower end of the hand vacuum cleaner.

Abstract: A hand vacuum cleaner has an upper end, a lower end, an air flow passage, a main body with a handle, an air treatment chamber and a suction motor. The air treatment chamber has an air outlet, the air outlet comprising a rigid porous member and a filter media that is removably positionable in the rigid porous member. The air treatment chamber is moveable to an open position in which the air treatment chamber is emptyable, and the rigid porous member is moveable within the air treatment chamber to an open position in which the filter media is removable.

Abstract: An apparatus comprising a surface cleaning apparatus and a docking station is provided. The surface cleaning apparatus comprises a surface cleaning apparatus air flow path; a suction motor; and an air treatment member. The air treatment member comprises a first stage air treatment chamber, a stationary portion and a moveable portion. The moveable portion is moveably mounted by a mount between a closed position in which the first stage air treatment chamber is closed and an open position in which the first stage air treatment chamber is open. The docking station comprises a docking station air flow path and a docking interface. The docking interface comprises wall portions and a docking interface perimeter extending around the wall portions. When the air treatment member is docked with the docking station, the docking interface perimeter contacts the stationary portion of the air treatment member and a closed volume is provided.

Abstract: A hair dryer has a body having a hair dryer electrical contact. An accessory tool, which has an accessory tool having an accessory electrical contact, is removably mountable to the body. An electrically operable heating element provided in the accessory tool, whereby, when the accessory tool is mounted to the body and the hair dryer is actuated, the electrically operable heating element is energized using power provided by the hair dryer electrical contact.

Abstract: A hand vacuum cleaner has a cyclone with a cyclone chamber having upper and lower ends and a cyclone air outlet extending downwardly from the upper end. A dirt outlet is provided at the lower end of the cyclone chamber. When the upper end of the cyclone chamber is oriented above the lower end, the cyclone air outlet has a lower end that is below an upper end of the dirt outlet.

Abstract: A hand vacuum cleaner has a momentum separator comprising an air treatment chamber having a first end, an axially opposed second end, a longitudinal axis intersecting the first and second ends, an air inlet at the first end and an air outlet comprising a porous dirt separator, the porous dirt separator extending axially from the second end of the air treatment chamber towards the first end of the air treatment chamber. A pre-motor physical filter media is provided on a downstream side of the porous dirt separator wherein the physical filter media is separable from the porous dirt separator after the air treatment chamber is opened and wherein the air treatment chamber is opened in a first direction and the physical filter media is removable in a second direction that is at an angle to the first direction.

Abstract: A docking station has a first separation stage comprising an air treatment chamber. When the docking station is positioned on a horizontal surface in an in-use position, the air treatment chamber has a lower wall that comprises a bottom openable door. A pre-motor filter is downstream from the first separation stage and laterally positioned beside the first separation stage. When the docking station is positioned on a floor in an in use position, a horizontal plane extends through the first separation stage and the pre-motor filter. In operation, air travels laterally from the upper end of the first separation stage to the upper end of the pre-motor filter. When the first separation stage is removed from the docking station, the bottom openable door is openable, and the bottom openable door is unopenable when the first separation stage is positioned in the air flow path.

Abstract: A surface cleaning apparatus has an air flow path with an expandable conduit that is adjustable from a first configuration, which has a first cross-sectional area, to a second configuration, which has the second cross-sectional area that is different to the first cross-section area.

Abstract: A hand vacuum cleaner has an upper end, a lower end, an air flow passage, a main body with a handle, an air treatment chamber and a suction motor. The air treatment chamber has an air outlet, the air outlet comprising a rigid porous member and a filter media that is removably positionable in the rigid porous member. The air treatment chamber is moveable to an open position in which the air treatment chamber is emptyable, and the rigid porous member is moveable within the air treatment chamber to an open position in which the filter media is removable.

Abstract: A hand vacuum cleaner has an airflow path from a dirty air inlet to a clean air outlet and an air treatment member provided in the airflow path. The air treatment member has a front end, a rear end, and a centrally positioned longitudinal axis extending between the front and rear ends. The hand vacuum cleaner further has a pistol grip handle and a motor and fan assembly. The motor and fan assembly has a volume and a motor axis of rotation. At least 50% of the volume is positioned in the pistol grip handle.

Abstract: A hand vacuum cleaner has an air treatment chamber comprising an air inlet, an air outlet, a front end comprising a front door and a rear end. The front door is moveable between an open position in which the air treatment chamber is opened and a closed position. The air treatment chamber further comprises a stationary portion and a moveable portion, the moveable portion is moveable with respect to the stationary portion between an open position in which the air treatment chamber is opened and a closed position.

Abstract: A multimode an upright section moveably mounted to a surface cleaning head between an upright storage position and a reclined floor cleaning position. A hand vacuum cleaner is removably mounted to the upright section. The upright section has an auxiliary air treatment chamber, an auxiliary suction motor and an upright section clean air outlet. In a first upright mode of operation, the multimode surface cleaner is operable with the auxiliary air treatment chamber removed from the upright section, and the hand vacuum cleaner is in airflow communication with the dirty air inlet. In a second upright mode of operation, the multimode surface cleaner is operable with the auxiliary air treatment chamber mounted to the upright section whereby air travels through the auxiliary air treatment chamber, the auxiliary suction motor and exits the multimode surface cleaning apparatus through the upright section clean air outlet.

Abstract: A hand vacuum cleaner has an air treatment member positioned in the air flow path downstream of a dirty air inlet. A motor and fan assembly produces an air flow through the air flow path. A handle is moveable between a first use position and a second use position.

Abstract: A hand vacuum cleaner has an air flow path extending from a nozzle having a dirty air inlet. The hand vacuum cleaner has a forward portion and a rearward portion, the forward portion comprises an air treatment chamber and the rearward portion comprises the suction motor. The forward portion is rotationally mounted with respect to the rearward portion.

Abstract: A wet/dry surface cleaner has a surface cleaning head and an upright section moveably mounted to the surface cleaning head between an upright storage position and a reclined surface cleaning position. A solid and liquid separation stage is removably positionable on the upright section. The solid and liquid separation stage has a solid and liquid collection chamber that has a liquid porous divider provided therein. A liquid collection region is located below the divider and solid material collects on the liquid porous divider. An inlet conduit extends upwardly through a lower wall of the solid and liquid collection chamber and an internal wall partially surrounds an outlet end of the inlet conduit.

Abstract: A wet/dry surface cleaner has a surface cleaning head and an upright section moveably mounted to the surface cleaning head between an upright storage position and a reclined surface cleaning position. A solid and liquid separation stage has a solid and liquid collection chamber. A liquid porous divider is provided in the solid and liquid collection chamber. The solid and liquid collection chamber has a lower region comprising a liquid collection region that is located below the liquid porous divider and solid material collects on the liquid porous divider. A baffle is provided in the liquid collection region below the liquid porous divider.

Abstract: A robotic surface cleaner includes a cleaning member and at least one suction member. The robotic surface cleaner can move autonomously between different regions of the underlying surface to be cleaned. The suction member can be adjusted between an anchor condition in which the suction member is secured to the surface and a release condition in which the suction member is disengaged from the underlying surface. In the anchor condition, the suction member can maintain contact between the cleaning member and the underlying surface being cleaned to ensure the cleaning member remains in contact with the underlying surface while performing a cleaning action. The suction member may also allow the cleaning member to clean the underlying surface more vigorously, for instance to clean soiled or stained surface regions.

Abstract: An evacuation station for a surface cleaning apparatus comprises a stationary base portion and an removable portion comprising an air treatment assembly that is moveably mounted to the stationary base portion. A pre-motor filter is exposed when the removably portion is removed from the stationary portion.

Abstract: A hand vacuum cleaner has front end having a dirty air inlet, a handle positioned rearward of the dirty air inlet and a rear end. An air flow path extends from the dirty air inlet to a clean air outlet. An air treatment assembly is provided in the air flow path, the air treatment assembly comprises an air treatment chamber, the air treatment assembly has a front end comprising a front end wall, an axially opposed rear end comprising a rear end wall, an air treatment chamber axis extending in an axial direction from the front end wall to the rear end wall and a sidewall extending in the axial direction between the front and rear ends. The air treatment assembly has a first clam shell portion and a second clam shell portion, the first clam shell portion is rotatably mounted with respect the second clam shell portion by a rotational mount between a closed position and an open position in which a dirt collection region of the air treatment assembly is open.

Abstract: A docking station for a vacuum cleaner has a first separation stage comprising an air treatment chamber having an air treatment chamber air inlet. A second separation stage is provided downstream from the first separation stage and laterally positioned beside the first separation stage wherein, when the docking station is positioned on a floor in an in use position, a horizontal plane extends through the first and second separation stages and the second separation stage has an upper end. In operation, air travels laterally from the upper end of the first separation stage to the upper end of the second separation stage. A bottom openable door of the air treatment chamber is unopenable when the first separation stage is positioned in the air flow path.