Patent ID: 11896184
Assignee: SHARKNINJA OPERATING LLC
Field: Furniture, games (Other fields)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 14:
15. A vacuum cleaning device comprising:
a wand having a first end configured to be coupled to a vacuum unit and a second end configured to be coupled to a surface cleaning head, the wand defining an air passage extending from the first end to the second end, the wand comprising:
a first and a second rigid wand segment defining a first and a second portion of said air passage;
a bendable wand joint comprising a hinge pivotally connecting said first and said second rigid wand segments together in multiple configurations, said multiple configurations comprising:
an extended position in which said first and said second rigid segments are axially aligned relative to each other during use; and
a storage configuration in which said first and said second rigid segments are axially offset relative to each other during use; and

a flexible air passage along at least a portion of the wand between said first and said second rigid segments defining a flexible air portion of said air passage; and

a locking mechanism including a first locking arm, a second locking arm, a first locking position, and a second locking position, wherein when the locking mechanism is in the first locking position, the first locking arm locks the first and the second rigid wand segment in the extended position and the second locking arm is disengaged, and wherein when the locking mechanism is in the second locking position, the second locking arm locks the first and the second rigid wand segment in the storage configuration and the first locking arm is disengaged; and
a single actuator for actuating both the first and second locking arms.