Patent ID: 6883202
Filing Date: 2005-04-26
Classification: A47L

Abstract:
1. An assembly comprising: a vacuum cleaner; a housing defining a chamber containing said vacuum cleaner, said housing including a base and a lid hingedly connected to said base for movement between open and closed conditions, said lid having a manually engageable handle to facilitate carrying of said assembly when said lid is in the closed condition; and a tray to hold items in said base, said items being removable from said tray when said lid is in the open condition; said handle is movable relative to said lid between a stored condition and a carrying condition, said handle being disposed in a recess in said lid when said handle is in the stored condition, said handle being at least partially disposed outside of said recess in said lid when said handle is in the carrying condition, said handle includes projections to hold an electrical power cord on said handle when said handle is in the carrying condition.