Patent ID: 9596968
Date: 2017-03-21
CPC Classifications: A47L

Claim:
1. A floor care appliance in the form of a brush vacuum cleaner having a brush set facing the floor for receiving a driven brush roller, comprising: a filter housing attachable to a handle having a hand grip via corresponding connections, the brush set being connected to the filter housing via a pivotable connecting element in the form of a connecting piece for an attachable filter housing to a handle in the form of a hand grip via corresponding connections and the brush set accommodating at least one electric motor for a suction fan and for the drive of the brush roller and having a switch for switching the motor on and off, a control surface for actuation of the switch being disposed on a side wall of the brush set as a lateral flank of the brush set, configured and arranged for foot operation, the external control surface projecting outwardly with respect to the side wall of the brush set in a switched-off position and in a switched-on position, the external control surface is positioned without any overhang relative to the side wall.