Patent ID: 9456721
Filing Date: 2016-10-04
CPC Classification: A47L

Claim Text:
1. An surface cleaning apparatus having comprising: (a) a surface cleaning head having a dirty air inlet; (b) an upper portion moveably mounted to the surface cleaning head between an upright storage position and an inclined floor cleaning position; (c) a portable surface cleaning unit comprising a suction motor and an air treatment member removably mounted to the upper portion; (d) an air flow path extending from the dirty air inlet and including a flexible air flow conduit forming at least part of an air flow path from the dirty air inlet to the surface cleaning unit; (e) a portable surface cleaning unit lock having a locked position in which the portable surface cleaning unit is secured to the upper portion and an unlocked position in which the portable surface cleaning unit is removable from the upper portion; and, (f) a retaining member removably supporting the portable surface cleaning unit on the upper portion when the portable surface cleaning unit lock is in the unlocked position wherein the portable surface cleaning unit lock is automatically moved to the unlocked position when the upper portion is moved to the floor cleaning position.