Patent ID: 9591951
Date: 2017-03-14
CPC Classifications: A47L

Claim:
1. A vacuum cleaner comprising: a suction source; a base assembly including an air inlet; a handle assembly pivotally coupled to the base assembly for movement relative to the base assembly between an upright position and an inclined position; an airflow path extending from the air inlet to the suction source; a valve including a link engaging the lever, the link movable in a first direction to open the valve and movable in a second direction to close the valve; and at least one of the lever and the link having a deformable portion, wherein the deformable portion is resiliently deformable to permit additional movement of the link when the valve body is stopped in the closed position or the open position, wherein the link further includes a follower and the handle assembly includes a cam engageable with the follower to move the link in the second direction; wherein the air inlet is a first air inlet, the vacuum cleaner further comprising a wand removably coupled to the handle assembly, the wand having a second air inlet in fluid communication with the sunction source; further comprising a seal engageable with the wand to substantially inhibit airflow through the second air inlet when the wand is coupled to the handle assembly; and further comprising a bypass valve in fluid communication with the suction source, the bypass valve being configured to open to provide a third air inlet when the valve is in the closed position and the seal is engaged to the wand.