Patent ID: 9591953
Date: 2017-03-14
CPC Classifications: A47L

Claim:
1. The upright surface cleaning apparatus comprising: a) a surface cleaning head comprising, a brush driven by a brush motor, a dirty air inlet and a cleaning head air outlet; b) an upper portion moveably mounted to the surface cleaning head between a storage position and a floor cleaning position; c) a surface cleaning unit removably mounted to the upper portion, the surface cleaning unit comprising a suction motor operable by a power source and an air treatment member having an air treatment member air inlet; d) an air flow path extending from the cleaning head air outlet to the air treatment member air inlet and comprising a flexible electrified air flow conduit wherein the brush motor is electrically connected to the surface cleaning unit by a circuit that includes the flexible electrified air flow conduit; e) a handle assembly drivingly connected to the surface cleaning head; and, g) a light source on the handle assembly, wherein the light source is automatically powered when the handle assembly is electrically disconnected from the surface cleaning head.