A remote access duster with a body, a flexible duster cord loop that is configured to be propelled such that part of the loop moves outward from the body while another part moves inward toward the body, and a vacuum source that is configured to draw air over the cord.

A surface cleaner includes a base housing assembly defining an agitator chamber, and includes an end cap, a bearing disposed axially adjacent to the end cap, and an agitator rotatably supported on the bearing for rotation about an axis of rotation in the agitator chamber. The end cap and the agitator define an axial gap between an axial end of the agitator and the end cap. The surface cleaner includes a motor shaft spaced apart from the agitator, a drive belt operatively connecting the motor shaft and the agitator, and a motor connected with the motor shaft and operable to rotatably drive the agitator via the motor shaft and drive belt. The surface cleaner includes an impeller blower mounted on the motor shaft, and a conduit system at least partially defining an air channel directing air blown by the impeller blower into the axial gap.

A cleaner head for a vacuum cleaner includes a suction cavity having an opening through which debris enters the cleaner head, and an air outlet, and an agitator mounted in the suction cavity in a cantilevered manner for rotation relative thereto. The agitator is conical in shape and has a first, free end and a second end which has a larger diameter than the first end. The air outlet is located adjacent the free end of the agitator.

A cleaner includes a main body and a suction head connected to the main body to suck foreign objects into the main body therethrough, the suction head including a housing including a suction port, and a drum module disposed in the housing, and to be rotated to scatter the foreign objects to be sucked through the suction port so that the scattered foreign objects are drawn into the housing through the suction port, and the drum module including a drum body, a first blade coupled to outer circumference of the drum body, a second blade separated from the first blade in a circumferential direction of the drum body and having a mass greater than a mass of the first blade, and a mass compensation member arranged on the outer circumference of the drum body to compensate for a difference in mass between the first blade and the second blade.

A surface cleaning apparatus (10) includes a cleaning head (12) including housing, a brushroll (22) mounted in the housing, a motor (54) mounted in the housing, and a drive train (52) removably coupled to the housing. The housing includes a sidewall. The motor includes a motor shaft. The drive train includes a panel (100) removably coupled to the housing, a first coupler (102) mounted on the panel such that the first coupler is rotatable relative to the panel, a second coupler (106) mounted on the panel such that the second coupler is rotatable relative to the panel; and a belt extending between the first coupler and the second coupler to transmit rotation between the first coupler and the second coupler. When the drive train is coupled to the housing rotation of the motor shaft is transmitted through the drive train to the brushroll.

A vacuum cleaner including a surface cleaning head having a brushroll rotatable about an axis defining an axial direction, and a brushroll housing at least partially surrounding the brushroll. The brushroll housing includes an outlet port disposed at a first axial location, and a bottom housing. The bottom housing includes a front wall, a rear wall spaced from the front wall to define the suction inlet, and at least one rib disposed below the brushroll and extending across the suction inlet between the front and rear walls. Each rib includes a forward portion connected to the front wall, a rearward portion connected to the rear wall, and a central portion extending linearly orthogonal to the axial direction between the forward and rearward portions. The rearward portion is turned toward the first axial location of the outlet port to define a flow guide.

An attachment for a vacuum cleaner includes a head, a brush roll, an electric motor, and an attachment conduit. The head includes a suction opening, a brush roll cavity, and a battery cavity defined therein. The brush roll cavity is in fluid communication with the suction opening. The battery cavity has an elongate shape and a first longitudinal axis. The brush roll is rotatably coupled to the head. A majority of the brush roll is disposed within the brush roll cavity. The brush roll is rotatable about a rotational axis. The electric motor is disposed within the head. The electric motor drives the brush roll. The attachment conduit is in fluid communication with the suction opening. The attachment conduit is coupled to the head and has a second longitudinal axis. Each of the first longitudinal axis and the second longitudinal axis is angled relative to the rotational axis.

A cleaning head for a vacuum cleaner includes a brushroll chamber and defining an air path, an inlet into the brushroll chamber, and dual counterrotating brushrolls mounted in the brushroll chamber. The brushrolls have sets of tines that are timed to interfere with each other as the brushrolls rotate to pull pet hair and other debris into the air path.

A motorized suction head comprising a roller is provided, the roller being rotatable and being configured to rub the surface to be cleaned, an electric motor and a transmission for connecting the roller to the electric motor so as to rotate the roller, an on/off switch for starting and stopping the rotation of the motor, wherein the suction head further comprises a speed selector for selecting one of a plurality of rotation speeds of the electric motor.

A removable rotatable driven agitator is used in a surface cleaning head and is driven by a drive mechanism that axially engages a driven end of the agitator. The removable rotatable driven agitator may be located in an openable agitator chamber for purposes of removing debris and/or removing the agitator. The openable agitator chamber may be covered by an external cover that is movable between an open position and a closed position. The removable agitator may be secured in the agitator chamber by the external cover. The removable rotatable agitator may have an end cap mounted on a rotatable bushing at a non-driven end and may have a splined driven member at the driven end to engage a splined drive member on the drive mechanism.