AGITATOR FOR A SURFACE TREATMENT APPARATUS AND A SURFACE TREATMENT APPARATUS HAVING THE SAME
An example of an agitator for a vacuum cleaner may include a body and at least one deformable flap extending from the body. The deformable flap may include at least one taper. The at least one taper causes a cleaning edge of the deformable flap to approach the body.
1 . An agitator for a vacuum cleaner comprising:
a body; and
at least one deformable flap extending from the body, the deformable flap includes at least one taper, the at least one taper causing a cleaning edge of the deformable flap to approach the body.
2 . The agitator of claim 1 , wherein the at least one taper extends in an end region of the at least one deformable flap.
3 . The agitator of claim 1 , wherein the at least one taper includes a first taper and a second taper, each taper extending in a corresponding end region of the deformable flap.
4 . The agitator of claim 3 , wherein the first taper has a first slope and the second taper has a second slope, the first slope measuring differently from the second slope.
5 . The agitator of claim 1 , wherein the deformable flap comprises a woven material.
6 . The agitator of claim 5 , wherein the deformable flap includes a selvedge along the cleaning edge.
7 . The agitator of claim 6 , wherein the deformable flap includes a mounting edge, the mounting edge having a plurality of segments that, when mounted to the body, cause the taper to be formed within the deformable flap.
8 . The agitator of claim 1 , wherein the at least one deformable flap includes a plurality of deformable flaps, each deformable flap extending helically around the body, and, wherein, a length of each deformable flap measures less than a length of the body.
9 . The agitator of claim 8 , wherein each deformable flap extends from an end region of the body to a central region of the body.
10 . The agitator of claim 1 further comprising at least one bristle strip, the at least one bristle strip extending substantially parallel to a corresponding deformable flap.
11 . The agitator of claim 10 , wherein a length of the at least one bristle strip measures less than a length of the corresponding deformable flap.
12 . A vacuum cleaner comprising:
an agitator chamber including one or more ribs; and
an agitator disposed within the agitator chamber such that at least a portion of the agitator engages the one or more ribs, the agitator including:
a body; and
at least one deformable flap extending from the body, the deformable flap includes at least one taper, the at least one taper causing a cleaning edge of the deformable flap to approach the body.
13 . The vacuum cleaner of claim 12 , wherein the one or more ribs are disposed at opposing distal ends of the agitator chamber.
14 . The vacuum cleaner of claim 13 , wherein the at least one taper includes a first taper and a second taper, the first and second tapers extending within opposing end regions of a corresponding deformable flap.
15 . The vacuum cleaner of claim 12 , wherein the ribs extend from an agitator cover.
16 . The vacuum cleaner of claim 15 , wherein the agitator cover is an end cap.
17 . The vacuum cleaner of claim 12 wherein the agitator further comprises at least one bristle strip, the at least one bristle strip extending substantially parallel to a corresponding deformable flap.
18 . The vacuum cleaner of claim 17 , wherein a length of the at least one bristle strip measures less than a length of the corresponding deformable flap.
19 . The vacuum cleaner of claim 12 , wherein the at least one taper includes a first taper and a second taper, each taper extending in a corresponding end region of the deformable flap.
20 . The vacuum cleaner of claim 12 , wherein the body includes a taper that extends towards a central region of the body.