Patent ID: 6256833
Filing Date: 2001-07-10
Classification: A47L

Abstract:
An upright vacuum cleaner having a base module and a handle pivotally mounted thereto for pivotal movement about a pivot axis between an upright stored position and a reclining use position;the base module having a suction nozzle at a forward portion thereof;at least one pair of wheels supporting the base for movement along a surface to be cleaned;a filter bag mounted to the handle for recovering dirt from dirty air;a suction motor mounted to one of the handle and the base and having an inlet connected to the suction nozzle and to the filter bag for drawing air from the suction nozzle, through a working air conduit and to the filter bag;a lamp housing on the lower portion of the handle;a lamp assembly mounted in the lamp housing and a lens mounted to a front portion of the lamp housing to project light from the lamp forwardly in front of the base module during use;the base module including a shroud adjacent the lamp housing; the improvement which comprises:the pivot axis of the handle with respect to the base is positioned so that the lens is positioned behind the shroud and thus not substantially visible to a user when the handle is in the upright stored position and the lens is positioned above the shroud and thus visible when the handle is in the reclining use position.