Surface treating appliance

Claim 1

IN A SURFACE TREATING APPLIANCE, A BODY, A SURFACE ENGAGING MEMBER MOVABLY MOUNTED ON SAID BODY, A MOTOR FOR DRIVING SAID MEMBER AND HAVING AN AIR EXHAUST OUTLET, FAN MEANS OPERATED BY SAID MOTOR TO PROVIDE AN AIR STREAM FOR COOLING SAID MOTOR AND PASSING THROUGH SAID EXHAUST OUTLET, A CONTAINER MOUNTED ON SAID BODY FOR STORING MATERIAL TO TREAT THE SURFACE, MEANS DEFINING AN AERATING CHAMBER, MEANS CONVEYING THE MATERIAL FROM SAID CONTAINER TO SAID AERATING CHAMBER, A COVER FOR SAID AERATING CHAMBER, SAID COVER MOVABLY MOUNTED WITH RESPECT TO SAID AERATING CHAMBER TO UNCOVER THE LATTER FOR ACCESS THERETO, CONDUIT MEANS INCLUDING SAID COVER CONDUCTING SAID AIR STREAM FROM SAID EXHAUST OUTLET TO SAID CHAMBER FOR AERATING THE MATERIAL CONVEYED TO SAID CHAMBER FROM SAID CONTAINER, AND MEANS DEFINING AN OPENING FOR DISCHARGING THE AERATED MATERIAL FROM SAID CHAMBER ONTO THE SURFACE TO BE TREATED.