Abstract: A surface cleaner has a cyclone chamber wherein the air outlet comprises a screen. The screen is removably receivable in an expandable screen holder.

Abstract: A humidifier for a fan coil wherein the fan coil having an air flow path extending from a return air inlet port to a treated air outlet port with a heat exchange unit positioned in the air flow path, the heat exchange unit in thermal communication with a heat source.

Abstract: A hand vacuum cleaner has an airflow path from a dirty air inlet to a clean air outlet with a motor and fan assembly positioned in the air flow path. The motor and fan assembly have a motor axis of rotation. An air treatment chamber is positioned in the airflow path. The hand vacuum cleaner further has a handle and a finger guard positioned forward of the handle. In use, a first energy storage member is positioned at least partially in the finger guard.

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 a cyclone unit and a pistol grip handle. The cyclone unit comprises a cyclone chamber with a cyclone axis of rotation and a dirt collection chamber. A cyclone sidewall extends between the cyclone chamber and a first portion of the dirt collection chamber that is radially positioned from the cyclone chamber. The dirt outlet comprises an opening in the cyclone sidewall that opens into the first portion of the dirt collection chamber. The dirt outlet has a perimeter defined by a plurality of walls including the cyclone sidewall, and one or more walls defining a first part of the perimeter of the dirt outlet are moveable relative to one or more walls defining a second part of the perimeter of the dirt outlet from a closed position to an open position in which a size of the dirt outlet is increased.

Abstract: A surface cleaner has a front end having a dirty air inlet, a rear end positioned rearward of the front end in a longitudinal direction, first and second laterally opposed sides. The surface cleaner has a cyclone positioned in the air flow path. The cyclone having a cyclone first end, a cyclone second end, a cyclone axis of rotation extending through the cyclone from the first end of the cyclone to the second end of the cyclone and a cyclone sidewall extending between the cyclone first end and the cyclone second end. When the dirty air inlet faces forwardly and the cyclone axis of rotation extends generally horizontally, the cyclone axis of rotation extends generally transverse to the longitudinal direction. A portion of the cyclone sidewall is moveable between a closed position in which the upright surface cleaner is operable to clean a surface and an open position in which the cyclone is opened.

Abstract: A surface cleaning head has a rotatably mounted brush, which is provided at a front end of the surface cleaning head, a cleaning solution delivery system and a removable liquid collection reservoir, which is provided in the surface cleaning head rearward of the brush. The cleaning solution delivery system comprises a pump, a liquid reservoir and a fluid flow path extending from the liquid reservoir to at least one delivery nozzle, wherein the at least one delivery nozzle is provided in the surface cleaning head and is configured to deliver a liquid drawn from the liquid reservoir to a portion of the brush that is located internal of the surface cleaning head.

Abstract: A series of vacuum cleaner is produced using common components and one or more interchangeable components, including a cyclone casing and/or a motor casing.

Abstract: An HVAC system for a single unit in a multi-unit building, the multi-unit building having a riser stack wherein a closed loop fluid flow path thermally connects the HVAC system in thermal communication with the riser stack, the single unit having a first room and a second room, the HVAC system comprises a first heat exchanger in thermal communication with the closed loop fluid flow path, the first heat exchanger provides temperature modulation to the first room and a second heat exchanger in thermal communication with the closed loop fluid flow path, the second heat exchanger provides temperature modulation to the second room.

Abstract: A surface cleaning apparatus comprises a cyclone chamber having a cyclone bin assembly comprising a cyclone chamber positioned in the air flow path, the cyclone chamber has a cyclone air inlet, a cyclone air outlet, a cyclone chamber front end, a cyclone chamber rear end, a cyclone chamber sidewall extending between the front and rear ends of the cyclone chamber and a cyclone axis of rotation that extends in a forward/rearwards direction. The front end of the cyclone chamber has a front height in a direction transverse to the cyclone axis of rotation that is less than a rear height of the cyclone chamber in the direction transverse to the cyclone axis of rotation.

Abstract: A hand vacuum cleaner has a cyclone assembly comprising a cyclone and a dirt collection chamber. The cyclone assembly has a cyclone assembly axis extending centrally between a front end of the cyclone assembly and a rear end of the cyclone assembly. The cyclone has a horizontally extending cyclone axis and the dirt collection chamber has a lower end which is at a lower elevation than a lower end of the cyclone chamber. A line that extends in a common direction with the cyclone assembly axis intersects the dirt collection chamber at an elevation below the cyclone chamber, a pre-motor filter and a handle of the hand vacuum cleaner.

Abstract: A surface cleaning apparatus has a cyclone chamber having a longitudinal cyclone axis of rotation wherein the dirt outlet is defined by a gap between the sidewall of the cyclone and a plate positioned at the dirt outlet end of the cyclone.

Abstract: A surface cleaner has an air treatment chamber with an openable lid. The openable lid houses a debris separator that is positioned downstream from the air treatment chamber. The openable lid has a handle provided having a hand grip portion that extends longitudinally between first and second opposed ends of the handle. The suction motor is positioned in the air flow path downstream of the debris separator. The motor axis of rotation is transverse to the longitudinal axis and is longitudinally spaced from the air treatment chamber axis. The motor axis of rotation may extend through the first end of the handle, and the air treatment chamber axis may extend through the second end of the handle.

Abstract: A garbage can has an inlet port that is closable about a dirt collection region of a vacuum cleaner such that the inlet port is substantially sealed around the dirt collection region. The garbage can also has a suction motor to draw dirt out of the dirt collection region.

Abstract: A system comprising a vacuum cleaner and an apparatus for receiving dirt from a dirt collection region of the vacuum cleaner. The apparatus has an air flow passage from an inlet port to a clean air outlet, wherein the dirt collection region of the vacuum cleaner is positionable in air flow communication with the inlet port. The apparatus also has an air treatment member positioned in the air flow passage downstream from the inlet port wherein the air treatment member comprises an apparatus dirt collection region. When the apparatus is standing on the floor, the apparatus has an upper end which has the inlet port, and the dirt collection region of the vacuum cleaner is moved in a downward direction to an emptying position in which the dirt collection region of the vacuum cleaner is in air flow communication with the inlet port.

Abstract: An attachment for a hair dryer has a cylindrical body having an inlet end, an opposed closed end, a body axis extending centrally through the cylindrical body between the inlet end and the opposed close end and an axially extending cylindrical sidewall. An air flow path extends from an inlet port provided at the inlet end to a plurality of air outlets provided at the axially extending cylindrical sidewall. The air outlets are angularly spaced around the attachment. A diverting member is rotatably mounted with respect to the cylindrical body about a diverting member axis that is coaxial with the body axis. In operation, rotation of the diverting member alters a direction of air exiting the air outlets.

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: An LED light source comprises a hollow longitudinally extending member which has a longitudinal axis that extends between the lower end and the upper end; a longitudinally extending member positioned internal of the hollow longitudinally extending member, the longitudinally extending member having an upper end through which light is receivable internal of the longitudinally extending member and a longitudinally extending outer surface wherein light is transmissible through the longitudinally extending outer surface; and, a light source that is moveable in a plane transverse to the longitudinal axis between a first position in which the light source is spaced from the upper end of the longitudinally extending member and an operating position in which the light source is located at the upper end of the longitudinally extending member.

Abstract: A hand vacuum cleaner has an airflow path from an air inlet to a clean air outlet with an air treatment member and a fan and motor assembly in the air flow path. The hand vacuum cleaner has a cyclone chamber with a plate positioned at the front end of the cyclone chamber. A dirt collection chamber is external to and connected in flow communication with a cyclone chamber by a gap located between the plate and the sidewall of the cyclone chamber. The gap is located only at an upper portion of the plate and/or is larger at the upper portion of the plate.

Abstract: A surface cleaning apparatus has a dirt inlet, a rotatable brushing member, and a brush motor. The brushing member has first and second longitudinally opposed ends and a brushing member rotational axis extending longitudinally between the first and second opposed ends. The brushing member has a member cavity thereby defining an inner member volume and the brush motor is at least partially disposed within the inner member volume. The brush motor is drivingly connected to the rotatable brushing member. A thermally conductive fill is provided within the inner member volume and extends between the brush motor and the inner surface to promote heat transfer therebetween.