US 7,555,811 B2
Floor cleaning apparatus equipped with removable half-plenum
Raymond P. Dudderar, Stanford, Ky. (US)
Assigned to Panasonic Corporation of North America, Secaucus, N.J. (US)
Filed on Jul. 28, 2005, as Appl. No. 11/191,735.
Prior Publication US 2007/0022566 A1, Feb. 01, 2007
Int. Cl. A47L 9/22 (2006.01)
U.S. Cl. 15—339  [15/412] 18 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A floor cleaning apparatus, comprising:
a nozzle assembly having a suction inlet;
a canister assembly having a housing including a dirt vessel receiver, a wall and a compartment, said wall including an airpath opening;
a dirt collection vessel held in said receiver;
a suction generator held in said compartment;
a plenum connecting said airpath opening in said wall with said suction generator, said plenum including a first section that removably connects to said housing and a light source support.