Patent ID: 9232878
Filing Date: 2016-01-12
CPC Classification: A47L

Claim Text:
1. An upright type vacuum cleaner, comprising: a body having a changeable angle of disposition with respect to a target surface to be cleaned; a suction nozzle rotatably coupled to the body to be movable along the target surface to be cleaned for cleaning the target surface; a supporting assembly provided under the body for seating the body thereon that supports a load of the body and guides movement of the body with respect to the target surface to be cleaned when the suction nozzle moves along the target surface and cleans the target surface, wherein the supporting assembly supports the load of the body (a) when the body is in a tilted position with respect to the target surface to be cleaned and the suction nozzle moves along the target surface and cleans the target surface, and (b) when the body is in an upright position for storing the cleaner; and a holding unit rotatably coupled to the supporting assembly, wherein the holding unit is configured to be brought into contact with the body to maintain the upright position and to hold the body in position against the supporting assembly, wherein the supporting assembly includes: