Patent ID: 6591447
Filing Date: 2003-07-15
Classification: A47L

Abstract:
A vacuum cleaner comprising:an agitator housing including an agitator chamber opening into a suction nozzle inlet area for operative engagement with a surface to be cleaned such as carpet; an agitator mounted within said agitator chamber; a main body pivotally supporting said agitator housing over the surface to be cleaned with said agitator housing being pivotally connected thereto so that the height of the suction nozzle relative to the surface to be cleaned may be varied; a nozzle height selector mounted on said main body and capable of being moved laterally thereon through a plurality of positions for varying the height of said agitator housing relative to the surface to be cleaned; a spring member in operative engagement with said nozzle height selector and said agitator housing for biasing said agitator housing away from said main body for urging said agitator housing and said agitator mounted therein toward the surface to be cleaned or into the carpet pile.