Abstract
Reporters obtained the following quote from the background information supplied by the inventors:“The following is not an admission that anything discussed bel ow is part of the prior art or part of thecommon general knowledge of a person skilled in the art.“Various types of surface cleaning apparatus are known, including upright surfac e cleaning apparatus,canister surface cleaning apparatus, stick surface cleanin g apparatus, central vacuum systems, and handcarriable surface cleaning apparat us such as hand vacuums. Further, various designs for cyclonic handvacuum clean ers, including battery operated cyclonic hand vacuum cleaners, are known in the art.
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