Patent ID: 6526623
Filing Date: 2003-03-04
Classification: A47L

Abstract:
A vacuum cleaner, comprising:a body; a separating apparatus housed in the body; a cleaner head rotatably mounted on the body; and a wand comprising a flexible hose having a first end and a second end, the first end of the flexible hose being fixedly connected to the body, and a rigid pipe portion having a first end and a second end, the second end of the flexible hose being slidably connected to said pipe portion, the rigid pipe portion formed by a straight, hollow tube having no internal bends, wherein the first end of the rigid pipe portion is releasably connected to the body such that the second end of the rigid pipe portion extends upwardly from the body so as to form a handle of the vacuum cleaner when the vacuum cleaner is used in a first mode, and wherein the first end of the rigid pipe portion is configured to be released from the body such that the second end of the rigid pipe portion forms an airflow inlet when the vacuum cleaner is used in a second mode.