Patent ID: 9072416
Filing Date: 2015-07-07
Classification: A47L

Abstract:
1. A vacuum cleaner comprising: a base; an agitator rotatably mounted to the base; a motor operatively associated with the base and configured to rotate the agitator; an agitator cleaner mounted adjacent the agitator and movable between a first position in which the agitator cleaner is spaced from the agitator and a second position in which the agitator cleaner engages the agitator while the agitator is being rotated by the motor to remove debris from the agitator; a first support assembly and a second support assembly configured to collectively support the base on a surface to be cleaned, wherein the first support assembly is movable between a raised position in which the agitator is proximal to the surface and a lowered position in which the agitator is spaced from the surface; and an actuator mounted on the base to be movable between an idle position and an operative position, the actuator comprising: